Spanish village that dropped ‘Kill Jews’ name hit by antisemitic graffiti attack

Castrillo Mota de Judios' Sephardic centre was among four locations defaced in the cowardly' attack

The mayor of a Spanish village whose former name was an ugly reminder of the country's medieval persecution of its Jewish population has vowed to carry on with plans for a Sephardic memory centre despite an antisemitic graffiti attack this week.

Seven years ago, the 52 eligible residents of Castrillo Matajudios - Camp Kill Jews in English, voted in a referendum to change the village's name back to Castrillo Mota de Judios, which means Jews' Hill Camp.