Jewish community in Spain

CAM weekly antisemitism report – "Destroy Israel" banner unfurled at Spanish festival

9.4% rise in far-right antisemitic incidents monitored this week

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
Masked attackers in Basque region of Spain vandalize light rail trains destined for Israel in June 2026.
Pilar Rahola attends an autograph session for her latest book during Sant Jordi on April 23, 2017.

Spanish Jewish groups defend journalist Pilar Rahola amid hate speech complaint

Jewish organizations in Spain have rallied behind journalist Pilar Rahola after prosecutors opened preliminary proceedings over a complaint tied to her pro-Israel views.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A view of the skyline of Madrid, Spain January 5, 2026.

'Genocide, baby killers': Holocaust survivor, rather than harassers, kicked out of Madrid museum

The women, who were wearing Stars of David and carrying an Israeli flag, were expelled from the Reina Sofía National Museum of Art in Madrid on Sunday for "disturbing visitors."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Spanish socialists have now adopted the radical Left’s position that Israel itself is illegitimate

Spain: The first case of state antisemitism in the EU

What began as street-level hostility toward Jews has metastasized into the normalization of antisemitic and anti-Zionist rhetoric at the highest levels of government.

|ByELDAD BECK

On this Spanish island, Purim was the biggest holiday for persecuted Jews

MARCH 13, 2019ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
A Hebron citizen protests as Spain's Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiminez comes to visit, 2011.

National Review columnist defends the Spanish Inquisition

Here’s something no one expected: A reputable conservative magazine has published a column defending… the Spanish Inquisition.

JUNE 30, 2018ByBEN SALES/JTA
An illustration of a Spanish Jew before a Grand Inquisitor

Spanish Jewish history repeats itself

Daniella Levy’s debut novel tells the tale of two young Jewish women who lived 500 years apart

NOVEMBER 22, 2017ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
THE AUTHOR has created tales of religious and personal conflict in the 15th century and today.

Whither Catalonia?

The independence movement faces stiff opposition from Spain.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByJON IMMANUEL
Unistas at a Barcelona pro-union street rally on October 29

Catalans and Jews

Numbering between 10,000 and 15,000, Barcelona’s Jews are not of the same opinion when it comes to Catalan independence.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByRABBI STEPHEN BERKOWITZ
Several Jews were among those attending a unity march in Barcelona on October 29, with a sea of Spanish and Catalan flags in the background

Medieval Christians who embraced Judaism

They risked their lives to become Jews.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByELI KAVON
A painting by Moshe Maimon of a Passover Seder held by Marranos, or secret Jews, in Spain during the time of the Inquisition

President Rivlin in Madrid: 'Spain for us is one country'

President Rivlin and First Lady Nechama were guests of honor at a state dinner at the Royal Palace in Madrid hosted by Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
President Reuven Rivlin delivers remarks at a state dinner in Madrid, Spain, November 6, 2017.