How did Jewish “Columbus-mania” start? In 1892, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage, the American Jewish merchant Lazarus Straus and his diplomat son, Oscar Solomon ...

If Christopher Columbus turns out to have been Jewish — fine. I will include him in my posthumous much-more-than-a-minyan of great Jews. And, if he’s not really Jewish, we can live with that, too.

In connection to Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, media from the BBC and Fox to Reuters and Haaretz reported on new DNA evidence about the holiday’s original namesake. According to ...

Was Columbus, in fact, a Jewish hero? Experts say no. Or, at least, we can’t say with any certainty. Laurence Begreeen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages, said, “I don’t see in Columbus ...

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was Jewish. A new documentary that garnered worldwide press coverage ahead ...

Christopher Columbus was likely Jewish, Spanish researchers have announced in a splashy new documentary aired on Spain’s national broadcaster on Saturday. According to the documentary, the ...

Recent DNA evidence hints Columbus was of Sephardic Jewish heritage, likely from Spain, researchers said. James Messerschmidt. But attendees at the Columbus Day parade, where thousands draped ...

Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals. The 15th-century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal ...

U.S. President Benjamin Harrison instituted Columbus Day in 1892, initially as a one-time holiday. The event was meant to celebrate Italian American contributions to society – partly as an ...