Portugal
On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion
In 1935, the International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Zagut for a lunar crater honoring Abraham ben Shmuel Zacuto. Modern astronomy has, literally, written his name on the Moon.
Rubio dismisses Amnesty criticism over Iran war, calls organization ‘a fraud’
In Europe’s gaze, October 7 risks becoming a footnote - opinion
Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war
Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
Portugal's colonial era, during which countries including Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, Cape Verde and East Timor as well as parts of India were subjected to Portuguese rule.
Porto Jewish community releases film about Lisbon 1506 massacre
In wake of October 7th massacre, film shows that pogroms do not “happen in a vacuum”.
Portugal urges Iranian ambassador to release container ship MSC Aries
It said Portugal had demanded the release of the crew "as explanations provided so far have not been considered consistent," and urged de-escalation in the Middle East.
1,000 Portuguese students visit Porto's Jewish Museum for Inquisition Memorial Day
The Porto Jewish community also operates a Holocaust Museum, which was opened in December 2020 and has already been visited by some 150,000 teenagers from schools in Portugal.
Portuguese festival: 'Zionism has no place on a dancefloor'
Portuguese Waking Life festival sparks debate after equating Zionism with racism on dancefloors. Controversy ensues.
Israeli ambassador to Portugal and B'nai B'rith president urge action against antisemitism
At the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, Israeli ambassador to Portugal Dor Shapira and B'nai B'rith president Gabriela Cantergi urged politicians to condemn antisemitism
Madeleine McCann case revelation: Prime suspect plotted to steal, sell a child - report
Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal, in 2007. Now, a chilling detail emerges, potentially a key to the long-unsolved mystery
‘Cleansing the world of Jews’: Porto housing protest turns antisemitic
Protesters drew inspiration from the Israel-Hamas war and anti-Israel narratives, instructing people “not to rent a house from Zionist murderers."
2,000 children in Portugal visit Porto's Holocaust museum to mark Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day
Among the exhibits at the site are a reproduction of sleeping cells from the Auschwitz death camp, artifacts and documents that belonged to survivors who fled the Nazis to Porto.
'Sefarad': A film presenting the story of the Portuguese Dreyfus
The film shows how the community was shaken by the news that there were descendants of Jews in Portuguese villages who still practiced Jewish rituals mixed with Catholicism, known as Marranos.
