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Mazel tov to the first Spanish-born rabbi since 1492 (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — February 24, 2016
(RNS) Haim Casas grew up in a Catholic family in Cordoba but believes he descends from “converso” Jews who continued practicing Jewish rituals in secret.
Spanish Muslims, or Moriscos, seek parity with Jews expelled from Spain
By Gil Shefler — June 5, 2014
RABAT, Morocco (RNS) Like Sephardic Jews, Muslims were an integral part of Spain’s society before being painfully uprooted by Christian rulers. Many were forced to convert. A large number perished at sea.
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