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ILLUSTRATIVE: Man holds Spanish passport, June 9, 2009. (LEON NEAL / AFP)
July 1, 2025, 3:38 pm
Spain uncovers ring of fraudsters behind fake Sephardic citizenship applications
Multi-million-dollar fraud scheme allegedly exploited Spain’s ‘law of return,’ which grants citizenship to Jews who can trace their roots to pre-Inquisition Iberia
By Orge Castellano
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, left, speaks during a parliamentary session on a no confidence motion at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, on January 5, 2023. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
October 18, 2023, 7:29 am
Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law
Bill terminating country’s citizenship law passes first reading amid heated debate, may take effect January 1, 2024
By Orge Castellano
A French riot policeman stands guard outside the Paris Synagogue, two days after security measures were reinforced near Jewish temples and schools, in central Paris, on October 9, 2023. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
October 11, 2023, 4:10 pm
Synagogue security in Europe raised as Jews brace for antisemitism after Hamas assault
European Jewish communities prepare for reverberations far from the frontlines
By Shira Li Bartov, Alice D'Oleon, Orge Castellano and Jacob Judah
Then-mayoral candidate Jaume Collboni speaks at the Socialist Party of Catalonia's headquarters in Barcelona on May 28, 2023, after the local and regional elections in Spain. (Lluis Gene/AFP)
September 5, 2023, 8:06 pm
Barcelona mayor renews ‘sister city’ ties with Tel Aviv, reversing predecessor’s move
Jewish federation of Spain welcomes decision by Jaume Collboni, who says he’s not endorsing Israel and that his first official mayoral trip will be to West Bank
By Orge Castellano
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau speaks on May 28, 2023, after the local and regional elections held in Spain. (Joseph Lago/AFP)
June 2, 2023, 8:27 am
Barcelona mayor who cut ties with Tel Aviv loses reelection bid
Ada Colau, who generated backlash with her move to end twin city agreement, defeated by former mayor she unseated in 2015
By Orge Castellano
Bottles of Lunardelli Wine with labels depicting Nazi leader Adolf Hitler are displayed on a shelf in a wine shop near Venice, Sept. 12, 2003. (Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images via JTA)
August 24, 2022, 1:30 am
Vine Kampf: Italian company says it’ll stop producing Hitler wines
Heir to Vini Lunardelli winery admits he is fed up with all the controversy over its ‘historical line’ of bottles featuring figures such as German Nazi leader and Mussolini
By Orge Castellano
A sign in Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain, was found vandalized with antisemitic spray paint, August 3, 2022. (Courtesy/Lorenzo Rodriguez via JTA)
August 4, 2022, 11:32 pm
Spanish town formerly named Fort Kill the Jews vandalized with antisemitic graffiti
Mayor of tiny village says he believes neo-Nazis wrote ‘Auschwitz’ on billboard after hearing a Jewish family may move to the community
By Orge Castellano
Xerta, a restaurant in Barcelona, sits in the L'Antiga Esquerra de l'Eixample neighborhood of the city. (Courtesy of Xerta/ via JTA)
August 2, 2022, 9:54 am
Hungry for Jewish tourism, Barcelona gets world’s 1st kosher Michelin-starred eatery
The city is rolling out the red carpet and seeking to brand itself as a destination for Jews interested in exploring their heritage
By Orge Castellano
Fuente Latina CEO Leah Soibel with Raúl De Molina, co-host of the Univision Network, who has endorsed the Latin-Jewish Alliance. (Courtesy of Fuente Latina via JTA)
July 27, 2022, 5:48 am
Latin-Jewish alliance to use star power to combat media antisemitism, misinformation
New effort by Fuente Latina, a pro-Israel Spanish-language media group, aims to combat racist ideas and conspiracy theories, and prevent them from seeping into community discourse
By Orge Castellano
Alon Beker and Michal Meron pose inside their art gallery in Venice. (Orge Castellano/JTA)
April 23, 2022, 4:22 am
Venice’s frayed, shrinking 500-year-old Jewish Ghetto is planning a renaissance
Down from a pre-Holocaust peak of 5,000, the city’s 450 remaining Jews face numerous struggles, including rising water levels. They’re launching a grassroots revitalization effort
By Orge Castellano
Photos of the mikvah at the Synagogue of Water in Úbeda, Spain. (Joaquín Fruiz/ via JTA)
February 1, 2022, 4:44 am
Spanish towns unearth ancient synagogues to bring back Jewish history — and tourists
Expelled in 1492, the once-prosperous Sephardic Jews left a striking medieval architectural legacy. Now, landowners are digging it up, along with a possible gold mine of tourism
By Orge Castellano
A sign in Castilla Mota de Judios was defaced with graffiti restoring the town's name from 1627 to 2015, which translates to Fort Kill the Jews. (Courtesy Lorenzo Gutierrez via JTA)
December 8, 2021, 3:31 am
Spanish town until recently called Fort Kill the Jews hit with antisemitic graffiti
Mayor of small town has made efforts in recent years to preserve town’s original heritage as a place of refuge for Jews
By Orge Castellano
Anne Aletá, left, and Moisés Cohen on their Clos Mesorah Estate Winery in 2018. (David Silverman/Getty Images/ via JTA)
November 19, 2021, 7:15 am
500 years after the Inquisition, Spain’s kosher wine industry is taking off
Before their expulsion, Jews played a major role in wine production in Spanish-speaking lands for centuries; now a resurgence sees bottles flying off the shelves at home and abroad
By Orge Castellano
Vandals used a sharp object to attack a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust in Oviedo, Spain, November 12, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain via JTA)
November 18, 2021, 8:08 am
Vandals deface Holocaust memorial in northern Spain
Monolith in Oviedo punctured and scraped with sharp object; local Jewish community chief says he will report incident to police and international groups fighting antisemitism
By Orge Castellano
The Oct. 24, 2021 edition of Chile's El Mercurio newspaper featured an article on Hermann Göring. (Screenshot via JTA)
October 26, 2021, 2:28 am
Chilean newspaper draws outrage with tribute to Nazi leader Hermann Göring
Jewish organizations call article marking 75 years since his death ‘an apology for Nazism’; political leaders also condemn newspaper, express solidarity with community
By Orge Castellano
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