72,000 Sephardic Jews Reclaim Spanish Citizenship Centuries After Expulsion

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2 months ago

72,000 Sephardic Jews Reclaim Spanish Citizenship Centuries After Expulsion

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Spain has granted citizenship to 72,199 descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled in 1492, following the passage of a 2015 law aimed at rectifying a historical injustice, according to a new report released Monday • Read More

Europe

10 months ago

After 532 Years, Historic Siyum Sefer Torah in Valencia, Spain

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In the shadow of growing anti-Semitism, a historic combined Siyum Sefer Torah and Bar Mitzvah was held in Valencia by longtime Shluchim Rabbi Shalom Ber and Devorah Binshtock for the first time in half millennia • Full Story, Photos

BD''H

2 years ago

Levaya of Madrid Shliach Rabbi Yitzchock Goldstein Passes 770

Photos by Dov Ber Hechtman for Chabadinfo

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A full crowd attended the levaya of Rabbi Yitzchock Goldstein, OBM, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Madrid, as it passed by 770 on its way to burial at Montefiore cemetery • Photos, Video

BD''H

2 years ago

Rabbi Yitzchock Goldstein, 72, OBM

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We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Yitzchock Goldstein OBM, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Madrid, Spain. He passed away on Wednesday, the 29th of Av, 5783 • Full Story

News

2 years ago

Historic Event Unites 230 European Bar Mitzvah Boys in Israel

Photos By Mendi Kurant

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A historic event of 230 Bar Mitzvah boys hailing from across Europe, celebrated their Bar Mitzvah in Israel at a magnificent event held by the Rabbinical Cener of Europe (RCE) • Full Story, Photos

InFocus

6 years ago

Madrid, Spain Through Lubecki’s Lens

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Photographer Mordechai Lubecki, who has been traveling around the world for the past few weeks and documenting via photography what he grasps, recently visited Madrid, the capital of Spain, where he documented the life of the city, the kosher restaurant and of course the Chabad House, directed by Rabbi & Mrs. Shneur Zalman Goldstein • Photos