New cookbook features unique kosher dishes unwittingly prepared by generations of a Catholic Cuban-Spanish family with hidden Sephardic Jewish roots

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

Jews have had a profound impact on Spanish society over the centuries; now an Israeli has been voted into a three-year stint as head of the International Association of Hispanists

After 2015 law opens up opportunity for citizenship, Israelis soar to second place in list of nations requesting Portuguese passports

Especially after this year's political shenanigans, the chaotic, tribal electoral system gets a bad rap; it is also the source of Israel's strength, solidarity and democracy

Nearly 1 in 4 Israelis live in development towns and southern cities. The left simply doesn't speak their language, say experts and locals -- one reason it keeps losing elections