Sephardic Jews
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Film & TV How a Kentucky-raised comic dodged a beer can and became a Jewish star
Comedian Ariel Elias dished on her new special and how to skip the line at her favorite cooldown spot
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Fast Forward Fraudsters sold fake Sephardic citizenship for cash, say Spanish police
Six people in Málaga were accused of exploiting a law intended for genuine descendants of Jews expelled from Spain
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Culture Why Ladino is having a big moment — both in New York and the rest of the world
Ladino Day celebrates the Judeo-Spanish language that has made it to Netflix and the New Yorker's crossword puzzle
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Fast Forward Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers say
New research uses DNA analysis to add to longtime speculation about the explorer’s identity
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Fast Forward NYC officially recognizes Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654
Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, 23 Sephardic Jews arrived in New York and established the first Jewish community
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Culture A small town in Spain is finally embracing its Jewish history — but is any of that history true?
In Hervás, a rural hamlet of 4,000, an invented Jewish heritage has become a point of pride and a marketing tool
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Yiddish World Did you know that baklava is part of Ashkenazi culinary history?
This article is in response to the claim that baklava isn’t part of the Eastern European Jewish tradition
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Yiddish World Asian descendants of hidden Jews maintain their languages
The work of Kristang language activists has something in common with that of the Yiddishists
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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