“Grandpa’s family was originally from Spain,” my Grandma Thelma would begin her story with these words. “They left Spain because they did not want to convert. They were court Jews and could have stayed. But their Judaism was more important.” I thought this was a ‘bubba meiser,’ just a myth and a bedtime story. And … Continue reading As Spain Welcomes Back Jews Expelled in the 1400’s, I Share my Spanish Roots