Editing Marrano (section)

==Today==
Late 20th century political and social changes in Spain caused reappraisal of Jewish and Muslim contributions to its culture. There has been much new scholarship on Sephardic Jews, Moors and the consequences of conversion and expulsion. In addition, there have been official governmental efforts to welcome tourists of both ancestries to Spain. Towns and regions have worked to preserve elements of Jewish and Moorish pasts.

In Spanish Civil Code Art. 22.1, the government created concessions to nationals of several countries and [[Sephardi Jews]] historically linked with Spain allowing them to seek citizenship after five years rather than the customary ten required for residence in Spain. Later it was dropped to two years. In November 2012, the residency requirement was eliminated.<ref>[http://civil.udg.edu/normacivil/estatal/CC/1T1.htm ''Código Civil''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220141200/http://civil.udg.edu/normacivil/estatal/CC/1T1.htm |date=2009-02-20 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> In October 2006, the [[Parliament of Andalusia]] asked the three parliamentary groups that form the majority to support an amendment that would similarly ease the way for nationals of [[Morisco]] descent to gain Spanish citizenship. The proposal was originally made by IULV-CA, the Andalusian branch of the [[United Left (Spain)|United Left]].<ref>[http://noticias.ya.com/local/andalucia/07/10/2006/mesa-propuesta-iu.html ''Propuesta de IU sobre derecho preferente de moriscos a la nacionalidad''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211014807/http://noticias.ya.com/local/andalucia/07/10/2006/mesa-propuesta-iu.html |date=2008-12-11 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>

In 2004, [[Shlomo Moshe Amar]] traveled to Portugal to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the [[Lisbon Synagogue]] "Shaare Tikvah". During his stay, Shlomo Moshe Amar met descendants of Jewish families persecuted by the Inquisition who still practice Judaism at the house of rabbi Boaz Pash. This was an historical meeting that had not happened between a Chief Rabbi and Portuguese Bnei Anusim in centuries. Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar promised to create a committee to evaluate the Halachic situation of the community. The delay of the Chief Rabbi to create the committee and help the descendants of [[Sephardi]] Jews in Portugal forced the creation of a second Jewish community in Lisbon, Comunidade Judaica Masorti Beit Israel, to ensure the recognition of the Bnei Anusim as Jews.