Portugal Becomes 34th Member of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Aaron Bandler
December 4, 2019
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Film About Porto’s Jewish Community Raises Questions About Its Funding
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November 26, 2019
New citizenship law has Jews worldwide flocking to tiny Portugal city
Jewish Journal
February 11, 2016
Five years ago, this city’s tiny Jewish community was so strapped for cash it couldn’t afford to fix the deep cracks in its synagogue’s moldy ceiling.
Portugal open to citizenship applications by descendants of Sephardic Jews
Jewish Journal
March 3, 2015
The government of Portugal published its procedure for handling applications for citizenship based on the country’s law of return for descendants of Sephardic Jews.
EU boss: Jews exemplify cultural integration
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2013
During a visit to the Dutch capital’s Portuguese Synagogue, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said European Jews “exemplify cultural integration.”
U.N. Security Council states condemn Israel over housing
Jewish Journal
December 21, 2011
Members of the U.N. Security Council criticized Israel\’s decision to construct additional housing in the settlements and the United States for blocking a vote to condemn the action.
What’s Portuguese for Cohen?
Marcus Moraes
April 29, 2004
A major new tool can help Brazilians learn about their possible Iberian Jewish origins: the "Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames," a 528-page tome featuring some 17,000 surnames of Sephardic Jewish families from Portugal, Spain and Italy and their descendants.
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