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Orge Castellano

Orge Castellano

Orge Castellano is a journalist and social scientist reporting from Spain on topics ranging from technology to culture, religion and food.

The Portuguese parliament building is seen in Lisbon, Oct. 25, 2019. (Photo/Carlos Costa-JTA-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Portugal moves to end Sephardic citizenship law

Orge Castellano by Orge Castellano October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

(JTA) — Portugal’s parliament has advanced a bill that would end the country’s citizenship law for descendants of Sephardic Jews who were expelled during the Spanish Inquisition. The bill, which […]

Bottles of Lunardelli Wine with labels depicting Nazi leader Adolf Hitler are displayed on a shelf in a wine shop near Venice, Sept. 12, 2003. (Photo/JTA-Giuseppe Cacace-Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Italian company that has long produced Hitler wines says it will stop next year

Orge Castellano by Orge Castellano and JTA August 23, 2022
A guard climbs stairs by the entrance to the Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, or former Jewish Ghetto, in Venice. (Photo/JTA-Orge Castellano)
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Venice’s frayed, shrinking 500-year-old Jewish Ghetto is planning a renaissance

Orge Castellano by Orge Castellano and JTA April 22, 2022
A ceremony at Spain's Royal Palace in Madrid marked the passing of a law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews, Nov. 30, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Juan Naharro Gimenez-WireImage-Getty Images)
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Spain is suddenly turning down many Jews who apply for citizenship. Why?

Orge Castellano by Orge Castellano and JTA August 24, 2021August 24, 2021

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