Posts Tagged: Jews Portugal
Celebrating the Portuguese Nationality Act for Sephardic Jews
JNS.org - March 1 will mark seven years since the enactment of the law that allows Jews of Sephardic origin to acquire Portuguese nationality. This important...
Can Portugal Be Europe’s Model for Fostering Jewish Life?
JNS.org - The European Commission announced in early October that Jewish life will be fostered in a Europe that was home to 9.5 million Jews...
‘We Want a Jewish Presence in Portugal,’ Government Minister Declares
JNS.org - During a whirlwind tour that included dozens of visits to Jewish organizations in the United States, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Tourism urged Jews...
Jewish Tourists From US Bring Life, Prayer Back to Unused Portuguese Synagogue
A small synagogue in Portugal, that has remained largely unused for prayer services since the 1960s, was once again filled with congregants last month, when 33 Jewish...
Researchers Suspect Skeletons Found in Portugal Were Jewish Victims of Inquisition
JNS.org - Archaeologists digging at a site in Evora, Portugal, discovered a dozen bodies they believe to be Jews who were persecuted by the Inquisition and "unceremoniously...
Portugal to Offer Citizenship to Descendants of Jews Expelled, Forced to Convert to Christianity
NPR - Portugal's Cabinet approved a law Thursday that would offer citizenship to the descendants of Sephardic Jews who were expelled, burned at the stake...
