SEPHARDI RENAISSANCE

In every issue of JR you'll find this unique seven-page section of Sephardi Renaissance. Read interviews with those from places such as Sudan, Morocco and Egypt and hear about their colourful traditions. Learn about ancient Jewish culture across the Islamic world; listen to the voices of young Sephardim today; and uncover the culture of communities stretching from Shanghai, to Bukhara to Venezuela.

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Summer 2026

Spring 2026

The long balancing act of Iran's Jews

As Iran's Jewish population navigates a precarious path in the wake of the war with Israel and the US, Daniel Amir draws on a history of newspapers, poetry and political writing to trace how the community has forged a distinctive identity at the intersection of nationalism, religion and Zionism © Getty Images

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Three love stories

After her grandmother's death, Sonia Chocrón found a stash of letters in an old iron box and her family stories came spilling out. Here she traces the journeys of relatives who travelled across the world to find new - and in Venezuela. Translated by Julia Kornberg © Efrén Hernández Arias

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