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Groundbreaking DNA Study Identifies Columbus as a Sephardic Jew
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 ...
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Columbus Was A Sephardic Jew From Western Europe
MADRID, (REUTERS) – The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish ...
Experts advise caution about report Columbus was Jewish
For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was ...
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Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary
A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific ...
Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
Theories have ranged from the 15th-century explorer being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British.
El País in English2d
Study finds Christopher Columbus’s DNA ‘compatible’ with Sephardic Jewish origins
A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western ...
Daily Sabah3d
DNA analysis confirms Columbus's heritage as Sephardic Jewish
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Western European Sephardic Jewish person, the group of people who were ...
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After months of disarray, Israel elects a Sephardic chief rabbi
RNS is an independent, nonprofit, and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, and culture. Founded in ...
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New top Sephardic rabbi backs rulings that soldiers in combat must eat on Yom Kippur
Seeking to allay concerns of ultra-Orthodox troops in Gaza, David Yosef notes existing protocols barring them from fasting, ...