Tag: Portugal
Jewish Museum of Oporto opens permanent exhibit on historic Entebbe raid
The Jewish Museum of Oporto in Portugal on July 19 opened a permanent exhibit dedicated to “Operation Thunderbolt,” Israel’s historic 1976 hostage-rescue raid in Entebbe, B’nai B’rith International announced.
“The is aimed at educating...
Jews of Portugal and their recent rebirth
Experts in global Jewish history believe that highlighting minority voices within the Jewish community has the power to honor its nuances and interconnectedness. JNS’s new series highlighting Jewish ethnic minorities aims to elevate their...
Former Portugal leader sends anti-Jewish COVID tweet, Nazi salutes on Portuguese TV
A leader of Portugal’s 1974 revolution is being criticized after he posted anti-Semitic tweets earlier this week about the COVID-19 vaccine. The criticism comes just days after a contestant in a Portuguese TV show...
January 20, 1496: Decree of Expulsion Issued for Portuguese Jews
Following the death of King Joao of Portugal in 1494, his son King Manuel I ascended the throne. When his legitimacy as heir to the throne was challenged, Manuel wished to marry Princess Isabel...
Holocaust museum to be inaugurated in Oporto, Portugal
Oporto, the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon, plans to inaugurate a new Holocaust museum. It will be the city’s first museum of this kind.
Oporto Jewish community president Dias Ben-Zion and the mayor of...
Jewish organization applauds Portuguese commemoration of Spanish Inquisition victims
Jewish organization Reconectar applauded the recent passing of a law in the Portuguese Parliament that established March 31 as the official date to commemorate victims of the Inquisition.
Ashley Perry (Perez), president of Reconectar, which...
Jews and chocolate: 500 years of sweetness
Sephardic Jews who were expelled in the late 15th century from Portugal and Spain learned about cocoa and the production of chocolate from the indigenous peoples of Central and South America and the Caribbean. Keeping...
Portugal becomes 34th International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance member
Portugal became the 34th full member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on Wednesday.
The IHRA posted the announcement on Twitter: “Congratulations to Portugal, which has now become a full member of the IHRA! #IHRAinLuxembourg.”
The...
Iran an issue, Netanyahu sets out for meeting with Pompeo in Portugal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Portugal on Wednesday for a working dinner with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The two were originally scheduled to meet in London on the sidelines of the...
Jewish museum in Portugal’s oldest synagogue reopens
A museum inside Portugal’s oldest synagogue reopened on Tuesday following a two-year renovation.
The Interpretive Center of Tomar Synagogue and Abraão Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum in Tomar, Portugal—a little more than an hour-and-a-half from the country’s...