In 2015, both Portugal and Spain passed laws enabling descendants of Sephardi Jews to obtain citizenship, an historic offer of reconciliation for Jews who were forced to undergo conversions or expelled from Iberia nearly half a millennia ago. Drawing on the memory of the expulsion from Sepharad, the scholarly and personal essays in Reparative Citizenship for Sephardi Descendants analyze the impact ofreconciliation laws on descendants andcontemporary forms of citizenship.
Introduction: Sephardi Jews, Citizenship, and Reparation in Historical Context
págs. 1-36
págs. 37-52
Beyond Reparatory Justice: The Portuguese “Law of Return” as Nation Branding
págs. 53-72
págs. 73-93
Personal Essay: Passport to the Past, Passport to the Future
págs. 94-106
págs. 107-136
págs. 137-152
Personal Essay: The Story of a Spanish Dönme
págs. 153-164
Moriscos-Andalusíes: Historical Reparation, Reconciliation, and the Duty of Memory
págs. 165-182
Negotiating Historical Redress: The Spanish Law of Nationality for Sephardi Descendants and Spain’s Jewish Communities
págs. 183-201
págs. 202-212
Personal Essay: Sefarad Postponed
págs. 213-222
“La Nostalgia de Sefarad Tira Mucho, Pero No Tanto” Attachment, Sentiment, and the Ethics of Refusal
págs. 223-237
págs. 238-256
Descendants of Conversos in the Americas: The Ancestral Past, Sephardi Identity, and Citizenship in Spain and Portugal
págs. 257-276
págs. 277-294
Appendix Certifying Origins for Sephardic Descendants in Portugal: A Snapshot of the Evaluation Process
págs. 295-303
Personal Essay: The Fez in the Water—Exile and Return
págs. 304-314
Coda: Directions in Citizenship and Historical Repair
págs. 315-318
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