The long and complex history of Spanish Jewry is reflected in the current daily life of Madrid’s small community of approximately 3,500 Jews in a city of 3.4 million people. While they are a recognized and respected community, they are a miniscule minority who by necessity remain somewhat insular with spiritual and social life focused on the few synagogues and the single Jewish Community Center. While they flourished under the Moors, after their expulsion in 1492 during the Catholic Inquisition, there …More