The Sassoons.
Sephardim were the first non-African group to adopt the local creole.
“A fearless exponent of traditional Judaism and Jewish nationalism.”
Asher ben Yeḥiel.
Abetted by the police.
Jonah of Girona.
A unique group descended from Jews forcibly converted by the Spanish church.
What have the sultans ever done for us?
A blend of Spanish, Berber, Arabic, and Hebraic influences.
The same man opened the first cacao-processing factory and the first synagogue on Martinique.
These Sephardi “romances” tell both personal and national stories.
András Koerner explains his native country’s cuisine.