His first time in Israel was 1948. Born and raised in the mellah (Jewish quarter) of Marrakesh, my father left Morocco for ...

a vibrant celebration of Sephardic culture, history and traditions. Sephardic Judaism includes the traditions and religious practices of Jews from Spain and Portugal before they were expelled in ...

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer is a French-Spanish scholar whose focus is medieval history and the history of food. Her meticulously ...

DeMota’s family in Santiago—the Dominican Republic’s vibrant second-largest city—was an experience of profound cultural ...

Author and HBI Research Associate Judy Bolton-Fasman is carrying out research for a continuing project on Jewish women in the Sephardic Diaspora. One of the primary objectives is to drill down and ...

Piñer points out that when Sephardic Jews left Spain for the Americas after the 1492 expulsion, they started using ingredients such as corn and chocolate, which didn’t yet exist in Europe.

the spiritual leader of the Sephardic Jewish community in Baku. One of the event’s organizers noted: “Prime Minister Netanyahu will receive a warm and deeply emotional welcome — not only ...

Down the centuries, women’s stories of integration, love, the rich cultural heritage of the Spanish peninsula and racial intolerance are played out to a soundtrack of plaintive Sephardic Jewish ...

When Jessica Yeroshalmi started her political science degree at Baruch College in New York six years ago, she was surprised to learn that some students in her classes had no idea there were Jews with ...

(credit: JEWISH COMMUNITY OF PORTO) The "New Christians" were mainly Sephardic Jews who had been ... of Porto has been active in promoting Jewish culture, history, and education over the past ...