Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew
Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary
A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.
Study finds Christopher Columbus’s DNA ‘compatible’ with Sephardic Jewish origins
A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western Mediterranean’
Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from the Iberian Levant, according to a DNA study
The broadcast of the documentary 'Colón DNA' about the research by forensic expert José A. Lorente has sparked a great debate. The genetic evidence pointing to the navigator not being Genoese and manipulating his origin has not yet been published.
DNA Test Reveals Christopher Columbus Was a Spanish Jew
DNA analysis reveals Christopher Columbus' true identity, uncovering his Spanish-Jewish roots and solving a centuries-old mystery.
Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals
A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their findings in a new documentary,
Groundbreaking DNA Study Identifies Columbus as a Sephardic Jew
A new study led by Spanish scientists has revealed that Christopher Columbus may have been of Sephardic Jewish origin, contradicting the long-held belief that he was from Genoa, Italy. DNA analysis of Columbus' remains,
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Their grandmothers’ notes became a Mexican Jewish cookbook
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Experts advise caution about report Columbus was Jewish
For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was ...
Centuries-old mystery of Christopher Columbus’s true origins revealed in study
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, ...
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New top Sephardic rabbi backs rulings that soldiers in combat must eat on Yom Kippur
In response to questions from Haredi combat soldiers fighting in Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, newly appointed Chief Sephardic Rabbi ...
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Spain and Portugal have naturalized more than 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews since 2015
(JTA) — At least 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews have become citizens of Portugal or Spain since 2015, when those countries passed laws offering a naturalization process for such applicants ...
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Was Columbus Jewish? And does it matter?
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23 EU countries have adopted national strategies to combat antisemitism
Many EU Member States now have national strategies to fight antisemitism and protect Jewish heritage and culture.