Dr. Aviad Moreno's book, 'Entwined Homelands, Empowered Diasporas: Hispanic Moroccan Jews and Their Globalizing Community,' explores the history and identity of the Spanish-speaking Jewish minority in northern Morocco. The book won one of this year's National Jewish Book Awards. The Jewish community in northern Morocco maintained a deep cultural connection to Spain, reinforced by the Judeo-Spanish dialect Haketia. The community's ties with Spain were further strengthened during the Franco era, as the regime supported the narrative of Jewish Moroccans' return to Sepharad. The book also highlights the complex identity of the community and its multi-layered and dispersed nature today.