Alan Grabinsky

Alan Grabinsky is a writer and journalist based in Barcelona. He’s also coordinator of Sefer, Spain’s only Jewish Book Festival.

JUNE 2026 PRINT EDITION
The Deep End
A lifelong swimmer on the therapeutic ritual of immersion
byAlan Grabinsky
Spain’s Jewish Question
Pedro Sánchez’s anti-Israel policies are rooted in centuries of unresolved national history and myths about Jewish power
byAlan Grabinsky
The Epicurus of Mexico City
After a lifetime dedicated to expanding literacy, Daniel Goldin now wants to build public spaces for Mexicans of different backgrounds to read, rest, and play
byAlan Grabinsky
Nomads United
Craving unbridled freedom after finishing their military service, some Israelis are joining horse caravans through the wilderness of South America
byAlan Grabinsky
The Polish Museum of Puerto Vallarta
The Mexican beach town is the unexpected home to one of the world’s finest post-WWII Polish poster collections, curated by a Jewish expat from Brooklyn
byAlan Grabinsky
New Jewish Documentation Center, Containing 100 Years of Jewish Life in Mexico City, Opens This Week
The paper legacies of separate immigrant communities return under one roof after earthquake-induced exile
byAlan Grabinsky
A Family History of Mer-Kup, a Modernist Hub in Mexico City
How my great-grandmother, a Polish immigrant to Mexico, became a champion of artists like Mathias Goeritz, Sebastián, and José Luis Cuevas
byAlan Grabinsky
The Ghost Architect of Vienna
Thomas Feiger rebuilds what was lost in the Austrian capital
byAlan Grabinsky
Preserving Jewish History in Mexico City
Monica Unikel has been leading tours for 23 years. But she’s also helped to create a cultural center inside one of the oldest synagogues in the Mexican capital.
byAlan Grabinsky
Preservando la Historia Judía en Ciudad de México
Tablet en Español: Mónica Unikel ha guiado tours por 23 años. Pero además ayudó a crear un centro cultural dentro de una de las más antiguas sinagogas en la capital mexicana.
byAlan Grabinsky
Secret Crypto-Jewish Diaries Rediscovered in New York, Displayed in Mexico City
Ahead of Mexico’s Independence Day, the autobiographical writings of Inquisition victim Luis de Carvajal finally go home
byAlan Grabinsky
Mazal Tov! After 500 Years, Cordoba Gets a Rabbi
Move over, Maimonides: Haim Casas, native Cordoban, renews the city’s illustrious rabbinic tradition
byAlan Grabinsky
Trying to Save Ladino
Sephardic culture conference lands in Mexico City
byAlan Grabinsky
10,000 Hard-Boiled Eggs and the Art of Pedro Friedeberg
At 82, the Mexican artist isn’t done collecting junk in his irrational house
byAlan Grabinsky
Stories of Emancipation: Aztecs and Israelites
Growing up as a Jew in Mexico exposed me to two narratives of brutal oppression—and peoplehood
byAlan Grabinsky
The Non-Jewish Family That Serves ‘Kosher’ Quesadillas to Mexico City’s Jews
La Muertita, or the Little Dead Woman, is a family-run food stand that has been serving Mexico City’s Jewish community since 1958
byAlan Grabinsky
In Mexico, a Flailing President and a Bully Put on a Subdued Show
Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto welcomed Donald Trump to a country whose citizens despise the American candidate
byAlan Grabinsky
Mexican Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki Hits His Stride
Lubezki, who often partners with Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón, is up for a third straight Oscar for ‘The Revenant’
byAlan Grabinsky