A Sephardi renaissance is underway - opinion
While these nations have become increasingly vocal about welcoming the return of Jews, they have painful histories of violence.
BEIT HARAV dedication ceremony a century ago, on 12 Sivan, 5683 / May 27, 1923. Seated on the dais is Rav Abraham Isaac Kook wearing his fur spodek; to his L are Harry Fischel, Herbert Samuel, and Sephardi chief rabbi Yaakov Meir. (photo credit: Courtesy Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq., administrator, Harry and Jane Fischel Foundation)