Commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1992

Remembering the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain that took place in Ottawa in 1992. Sepharad’92 commemoration in Ottawa included art exhibits, a film festival, music and dance, conferences, a photo exhibit and a Shabbaton, among many other events. The Ottawa Committee Sepharad’92 was comprised of the Sephardi Association of Ottawa, the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa Vaad Ha’ir, the Jewish Community Centre, the Ottawa Branch of the Canadian Friends of Beth Hatefusoth, and the Canadian Jewish Congress. We are sharing here the posters and logo created by the artist Maxime Benhaim, and several other documents related to the different activities, including those dedicated to commemorate the foundation of Istanbul and the settlement of the expelled Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire.