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The Alhambra Decree was a royal edict that expelled Jews from Spain in 1492, following the Reconquista of Granada. It was a result of the anti-Jewish policies of the Catholic Monarchs and the Church, and led to the migration of many Jews to other regions.
A service in a Spanish synagogue, from the Sister Haggadah (c. 1350). The Alhambra Decree would bring Spanish Jewish life to a sudden end. The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: Decreto de la Alhambra, Edicto de Granada) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the ...
Eastern Sephardim are a sub-group of Sephardic Jews who were exiled from Iberia in the 15th century and settled in the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond. Learn about their history, language, literature, relationship with other Sephardic communities and migration patterns.
A comprehensive list of historical events that affected Jews, including expulsions, refugee crises and other forms of displacement. The web page covers the period from the Assyrian captivity to the modern era, but does not mention the expulsion of Jews from England in 1290.
Sepharad is the Hebrew term for the region of Spain and Portugal, especially in relation to the Jewish communities before their expulsion in 1492. The word appears in the Bible and has various translations and meanings in different languages and contexts.
Learn about the two-thousand-year history of Jewish presence and persecution in Europe, from ancient times to the Holocaust and beyond. Find out how Jews migrated, settled, and adapted to different regions and cultures, and how they faced antisemitism and discrimination.
Learn about the history and causes of the expulsion of the Moriscos, the descendants of Spain's Muslim population who converted to Christianity, in the 17th century. Find out how many Moriscos were expelled, where they went, and how they influenced Spain's culture and identity.
Learn about the ancient and modern Jewish communities in Egypt, their origins, languages, religions, and challenges. See images of Hebrew inscriptions, documents, and artifacts from different periods of Jewish history in Egypt.