Posts Tagged: Portuguese Jews
Portuguese Town to Sponsor Country-Wide Initiative Marking Routes Taken by Jews Fleeing 15th Century Persecution
A town in Portugal will be the sponsor of a new initiative to mark the routes taken by 15th century Spanish and Portuguese Jews after...
Amid Ongoing Turmoil in Their Country, Thousands of Turkish Jews Reportedly Seeking Portuguese Citizenship
Amid the ongoing turmoil in their country, thousands of Turkish Jews are applying for Portuguese citizenship, an Israeli lawyer told The Guardian last week. “They are...
What Does New Citizenship Law Mean for Portuguese and World Jewry?
JNS.org - Five-hundred years after thousands of Jews were burned at the stake or forcefully converted, and many others expelled due to the Inquisition,...
Rededicated Burial Site Among ‘Beautiful Vestiges’ of Cape Verde’s Jewish Presence
JNS.org - There are just 10 Jewish graves at the Jewish burial site in the Cape Verde capital of Praia—several with Hebrew inscriptions, the oldest...
