Church records tell of a Jewish woman's 1688 confession to admiring Queen Esther, who also hid her Jewish identity. Her community prepared special foods for 'St. Esther's Feast'

Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry validates identity, while an online ancestral database of 45,000 Sephardic family names makes searching for roots easier

After months of threatening to derail the 2015 nationality law with draconian requirements, Socialist Party says it will instead insist on applicants showing a 'genuine connection'

Film 'Children of the Inquisition' examines forced conversion of Sephardim from the Iberian Peninsula 500 years ago and why their descendants still feel ripple effects

While some apply for Portuguese and Spanish citizenship to celebrate their family's roots, most look to economic opportunity and a future that an European passport can offer