Spanish Inquisition
First synagogue in 500 years to open in Sicily
By Josephine McKenna — January 11, 2017
ROME (RNS) At an official ceremony to be held Thursday (Jan. 12), the Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo will transfer to the Jewish community a chapel, the Oratory of Santa Maria al Sabato.
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.
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