A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Rule of return
Spain’s government last week approved a bill, which was filed last month, that will “allow for granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews who chose to apply for it,” ” target=”_blank”>told Reuters. “Yes, we don't have 100 percent of justice but, of course, it contributes to the bilateral relations especially to the attitude of the Sephardim.” People were ” target=”_blank”>spiritual visit. “The Jewish infrastructure in Sochi is aimed not only at serving Jewish visitors but also at advertising what the Chabad-affiliated Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia calls a Jewish revival in the former Soviet Union. Boruch Gorin, a senior Chabad rabbi in Moscow, said the Jewish presence in Sochi is meant to function something like an embassy,” ” target=”_blank”>memorial for the 11 Israelis killed at the Summer Games in 1972 in Munich.
