Orge Castellano is a journalist and social scientist from Spain. His works have appeared in The Forward, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, among many others. Follow him on Twitter: @orgecastellano.
Orge Castellano
By Orge Castellano
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Fast Forward Spain’s Balearic Islands officially recognize centuries of injustice against crypto-Jews on Majorca
Today, most chuetas on Majorca talk openly and proudly about their Jewish heritage, marking a significant change after a history of humiliation, fear and secrecy that lasted hundreds of years
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Fast Forward Stars of David spray-painted on Paris buildings remind Jews of 1930s, mayor says
Paris Jews are "scared of going out to shop," a kosher butcher said
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Fast Forward Milan’s Jews on high alert after death threats written in nightclub and chanted at pro-Palestinian rally
Some held signs with the image of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh, or Arabic scarf, at a large rally
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Fast Forward Spain-Israel tensions flare and multiple Spanish synagogues are hit with anti-Israel graffiti
Ione Belarra, Spain’s acting social rights minister, called to “urgently suspend diplomatic relations with the state of Israel”
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Fast Forward Portugal moves to end Sephardic Jewish citizenship law
Portugal’s justice minister said it was a “symbolic gesture intended to mark a recognition that has been fulfilled through a generous time window"
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Fast Forward France bans pro-Palestinian rallies as antisemitic incidents spike
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin cited “the heightened anxiety among our Jewish community"
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Fast Forward Chabad of Barcelona synagogue hit with anti-Israel graffiti on Israeli independence day
It’s the second such incident for a Barcelona synagogue in nine days
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Fast Forward Madrid offers to partner with Tel Aviv after Barcelona severs ‘twin city’ ties
The offer comes after Barcelona's mayor broke a 25-year partnership, citing Israeli "apartheid."
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