Jewish community in Spain

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rise 14.5% as watchdog warns hatred is being normalized

Antisemitic incidents in Spain increased in 2025, according to a report by Jewish groups that cited vandalism, harassment and other attacks while warning against the normalization of hate.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
A far-right Spanish nationalist demonstration brought together supporters and members linked to Vox, the People's Party (PP), and the neo-Nazi group Nucleo Nacional in Barcelona, on September 2, 2025.
People march during a pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, Spain, October 4, 2025

'Feared for my life': French Jew recalls antisemitic attacks in Barcelona when leaving synagogue

"For 40 minutes, hundreds of people humiliated us and spat on us. There was a huge crowd around us. We feared we would be murdered," Jimmy Zaghroun, a 41-year-old French Jew from Paris, said.

|ByALEX CARSON
The Rambam

A Maimonides statue in Córdoba was defaced. His writings have an answer to hate - opinion

When you deface a statue of Maimonides, it is about only one thing: Judaism.

|ByJEFFREY K. SALKIN/JTA
Members of the Guardia Civil USECIC guard migrants on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.

Spanish MEP appeals to Netanyahu to back Spain's sovereignty amid Ceuta border crisis

Tens of thousands crossed into a city of 84,000 in a matter of days, leaving at least 83 dead and raising questions about Morocco’s role, Spain’s sovereignty, and Israel’s response.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE

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.