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SEPHARDIC JEWS IN TURKEY 'SUBJECT TO HOSTILITY,' SPANISH MINISTER SAYS
19:52 * 20.03.14
Sephardic Jews are living under threat in Turkey and many will seek
Spanish passports due to new legislation that grants returners dual
citizenship, the Hurriyet Daily News reports, quoting Spanish Justice
Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon as saying.
Most of the demands for Spanish passports since the new law passed
have come from Turkey and Venezuela, Gallardon told the New York
Times on March 19.
Jews were expelled from the Spanish Peninsula by Queen Isabella and
King Ferdinand in 1492, with tens of thousands seeking refuge in the
Ottoman Empire. The new law seeks to repair was Gallardon described as
"the biggest mistake in Spanish history."
It is estimated that only 24,000 Sephardic Jews remain in Turkey,
mostly concentrated in Istanbul. Historically, they have spoken the
now-endangered Ladino language, a Judeo-Spanish dialect that is mostly
a derivation of Castellan with a few Turkish intonations.
Gallardon said most of Sephardic Jews "have not detached themselves"
from Spain.
"Instead of detaching from Spain and having hard feelings toward the
country that expelled them, they have become more attached to their
country, their language and their traditions," he said.
The new legal measure will also allow to Sephardic Jews to claim
heritage from their ancestry, with Gallardon claiming that the state
will help to ease the usually-complex process.
The law does not require that applicants renounce their existing
nationality.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
19:52 * 20.03.14
Sephardic Jews are living under threat in Turkey and many will seek
Spanish passports due to new legislation that grants returners dual
citizenship, the Hurriyet Daily News reports, quoting Spanish Justice
Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon as saying.
Most of the demands for Spanish passports since the new law passed
have come from Turkey and Venezuela, Gallardon told the New York
Times on March 19.
Jews were expelled from the Spanish Peninsula by Queen Isabella and
King Ferdinand in 1492, with tens of thousands seeking refuge in the
Ottoman Empire. The new law seeks to repair was Gallardon described as
"the biggest mistake in Spanish history."
It is estimated that only 24,000 Sephardic Jews remain in Turkey,
mostly concentrated in Istanbul. Historically, they have spoken the
now-endangered Ladino language, a Judeo-Spanish dialect that is mostly
a derivation of Castellan with a few Turkish intonations.
Gallardon said most of Sephardic Jews "have not detached themselves"
from Spain.
"Instead of detaching from Spain and having hard feelings toward the
country that expelled them, they have become more attached to their
country, their language and their traditions," he said.
The new legal measure will also allow to Sephardic Jews to claim
heritage from their ancestry, with Gallardon claiming that the state
will help to ease the usually-complex process.
The law does not require that applicants renounce their existing
nationality.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress