For the first time since the expulsion of Jews from Spain in the 15th century, a rabbinical court was established here today under the presidency of Senor Coriat, former president of the Jewish Community of Ceuta, in Spanish Morocco. Establishment of the court was decided upon by the Community’s board of directors following a request from the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court.
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