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Sefarad means Spain in Hebrew, and the term refers to Jews of Spanish descent. But not a single employee of Toledo's Sephardic Museum is actually Jewish. Spanish Jews today number in the low tens ...
The best view of Spain’s ancient capital Toledo is from Mirador del Valle ... monastery and church stands in the heart of the Jewish Quarter and features Gothic and Mudejar architecture ...
The clock is ticking down on one of the world’s most unusual immigration proposals—Spain’s offer of citizenship to Jews whose families it expelled more than 500 years ago. In 1492, the year ...
As for Jewish museums, Spain’s most reputable one is probably the Sephardic Museum in Toledo, operated by the government and located inside the country’s most impressive former synagogue.
In 1995, it co-founded, along with four Spanish localities including Toledo and Córdoba, the Network of Jewish Quarters of Spain (La Red de Juderías) which promotes Jewish tourism in Spain.
In Toledo I visited the 14th-century El Transito ... Gerber “After 1492, centuries of wandering muted the separate identity of Spain’s Jewish offspring still further. The exiles of Jerusalem ...
Spain is known for its low cost of living, and Toledo is particularly good for budget travelers, such as backpackers, who can ...
An ancient Roman city once thought to be the holiest place in Spain, Toledo has been ruled by Christians ... was built by Islamic architects for Jewish use under a Christian ruler.