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Sydney’s eastern suburbs received almost a quarter of all federal arts funding over the past decade. If residents don’t want an art event, send it elsewhere.

The Holy Inquisitions of the Catholic Church began in the 12th century and were created to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and even the Americas. Spanning several hundred years and ...

Netflix 's television adaptation of the popular video game franchise Assassin's Creed has received a big update. Back in 2020 ...

Suzanna Murawski on “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” at the Jewish Museum, New York.

The Spanish Inquisition represents one of the darkest chapters in human history. Part of the wider Catholic Inquisition, the systematic persecution of Jews and Muslims began in the late 1400s and ...

Fraudsters sold fake Sephardic citizenship for cash, say Spanish police Six people in Málaga were accused of exploiting a law intended for genuine descendants of Jews expelled from Spain.

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(JTA) — MADRID — Spanish police dismantled a major criminal network that allegedly falsified thousands of citizenship applications under the country’s Sephardic nationality law, according to ...

By Hope Hamilton Growing up, best-selling author Leigh Bardugo always knew she wanted to be a writer, but didn’t know how to actually go about writing a book. Her early attempts at narrative began ...

After 53 years compiling The Observer’s beloved weekly Azed crossword, Jonathan Crowther is going monthly. He tells us about the art of the perfect clue and the community of puzzlers ...

Interestingly, she also owned one of the world’s largest emeralds—the 125-carat "Spanish Inquisition" emerald—set in a platinum necklace. Diane Richie Credit: Instagram ...