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Barcelona synagogue vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

The Ancient Synagogue of Barcelona was vandalized on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day when masked individuals sprayed the walls of the site with antisemitic graffiti.

Warsaw ghetto uprising exhibition opens in Madrid

An exhibition devoted to the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in which Warsaw's Jewish population rose up against the Nazis, opened in the government-run Centro Sefarad Israel institute.

Spanish Jews reject Barcelona’s decision to break with Tel Aviv and Israel

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE) rejected and regretted the decision of the Barcelona City Council to break the twinning with Tel Aviv and relations with the State of Israel.

Spanish government presents plan to fight antisemitism

The Spanish Government has approved in the Council of Ministers a National Plan to implement the European Strategy to Combat Antisemitism for 2023-2030, which will have a "specialised" protocol for reporting hate crimes.

Spanish Jews concerned over boycott of Barcelona twinning with Tel Aviv

The Federation of Spanish Jewish Communities has written an open letter to the Mayor of Barcelona raising their concern over the campaign to boycott the twinning between the Catalan capital and Tel Aviv.

Castrillo Mota de Judios inaugurates sephardi memory museum

The town of Castrillo Mota de Judíos (Burgos) has inaugurated a museum on sephardic memory that is set to become an international reference point for the promotion and dissemination of the Spanish-Jewish legacy.
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