Sepharad

It is very heartening to see that the Jewish people are willing to give Spain another chance. Here is what we found on our walk around the old center of Madrid:

Casa Sefarad 1
Their Majesties the King and Queen and the President of the State of Israel inaugurated House of Sepharad on February 22, 2011

For now, the House of Sepharad offers a cultural center and a small museum open to the public.

Casa Sefarad 3

Casa Sefarad 2

 

After visiting the House of Sepharad, we walked over to the imposing Royal Palace (“Ah, at least all the killings and plunder served some purpose,” my Peruvian brother-in-law commented when he heard about the visit.) In front of the palace of the Spanish Kings a Latin American gentleman was playing “Hava Nagila” on an accordion.

Bandoneon

 

There is a great lesson of history here: you can oppress and persecute all you want but eventually you will end up on the trash heap of history while the oppressed will sing and dance on your grave.

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