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Should I Apply for Spanish Citizenship as Sephardic Jew?

JL;DR SUMMARY Spain's newly proposed law offers descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition in 1492 the chance to apply for citizenship. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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InquisitionSpainSephardic Jews1492 ExpulsionParliamentAncestrySpanish CitizenshipJewish Legal AuthoritiesEu PassportsSpanish Jewish Federation

Places mentioned

Spain
"The bill allows the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492 to apply for Spanish citizenship, even if they choose not to live in Spain."
United States
"a category that doesnt exist in the United States, where there are no state-recognized religious authorities."

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