MADRID, (REUTERS) – The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish ...

For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was ...

A new study led by Spanish scientists has revealed that Christopher Columbus may have been of Sephardic Jewish origin, contradicting the long-held belief that he was from Genoa, Italy. DNA analysis of ...

Persistent questions surrounding the identity of Christopher Columbus may finally have been solved, and let’s just say that ...

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific ...

Dozens of LGBTQ+ Jews like him have struggled to find support and acceptance within their Orthodox communities. Most were raised with little knowledge of what being gay or queer meant. They just ...

Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world.

This is particularly so for Jews, who have been scattered among alien cultures for countless generations. Their common faith and the ideal of a home — with specific focus on Israel — has ...