jewish law of return

A leather shop that used to be a synagogue in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Cnaan Liphshiz

For Mallorca’s Jews, their first ‘public’ sukkah is a triumph over the Spanish Inquisition

The island’s first sukkah made in tandem with local government represents a community’s steady resurgence.

Heba Nabil Iskandarani. (Courtesy of Iskandarani)

Palestinian refugee receives Spanish citizenship after discovering Jewish Sephardic roots

Seeking “a country to fall” back on, Heba Nabil Iskandarani discovered that the mother of her Jaffa-born paternal grandfather was likely a Jewish woman from the Tunisian island of Djerba.

Two Israeli women arrivng to Lisbon, Portugal on Feb. 15, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Portugal’s ruling party wants to limit Jewish law of return policy

The Socialist Party says the application process has turned into a business venture. The communities vetting the applications deny the claim.

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Brexit is pushing Jews to seek passports from countries that persecuted their ancestors

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Spain scraps language test for elderly applicants for Jewish law of return

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Spain, Portugal naturalize nearly 5,000 Sephardic Jews

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Portuguese mayor with Jewish roots: My election proves there’s no anti-Semitism here

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Portugal issues 1st passport under new law for descendant of Sephardic Jews

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Portugal poised to adopt Jewish return law

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