Posted on 03/10/2018 1:02:50 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Spain said Friday it would extend by one year a law that makes it easier for descendants of Jews who were forced to flee five centuries ago during the Inquisition to get citizenship.
The law - which aims to correct the "historical mistake" of sending Jews into exile in 1492, forcing them to convert to Catholicism or burning them at the stake - came into effect in October 2015 and was set to expire in October 2018.
But government spokesman Inigo Mendez de Vigo said Spain's cabinet had agreed to extend the measure by one year until October 2019.
So far 6,432 Jews with Spanish ancestry, who are known as Sephardic Jews, have obtained Spanish citizenship without having to give up their other nationality, he told a news conference following a weekly cabinet meeting.
The Spanish government had estimated when the law was passed that roughly 90,000 people would apply for citizenship, although officials said there was no precise way of knowing how many descendants meet the criteria.
Applicants do not have to be practicing Jews but they must have their Jewish heritage vetted by the Spanish Federation of Jewish Communities, a private umbrella organisation for Jewish groups, or by rabbis where they live.
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“I doubt Israel would take me without a conversion to Judaism...too goy!”
Yeah me too! But we have so many promises if we hold true to Christ.
John 14:2
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
We’ve got a future brighter than any man can even ponder.
As a secular Western nation, Israel has a somewhat normal immigration system for non-Jews in addition to preferential treatment for Jews.
Burned were Jews who faked conversion to stay in Spain but secretly remained practicing Jews.
Oh. Well, that's different. [/sarcasm]
Oh. Well, many intelligent people fail to see the difference. [/sarcasm]
I thought about it around fifteen years ago. Began seriously studying Hebrew but my health faltered and my language skills hit a wall. I would not want to live there without having a better working knowledge of the language and I kind of like living in a cooler climate. My daughter and her family love it there but she’s an amazing linguist and really has good family. Maybe in the future I’ll visit but no more than that unless something miraculous happens and I will not rule that out!
Yes, and somehow we’ll help with he war cry when Y’shua returns to establish His kingdom on earth. It will be amazing to see all that area blossoming and at peace!
Wouldn’t go back to Germany. Wouldn’t go back to Spain. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice... To Poland or Russia, only to visit the graves of Tzadikim, or my grandparents’ home towns.
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