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.

Portrait of Abraham Zacuto, by Eulogia Merle (2011).
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Rubio dismisses Amnesty criticism over Iran war, calls organization ‘a fraud’

A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026

In Europe’s gaze, October 7 risks becoming a footnote - opinion

Cattle graze in front of a row of some fifteen US Airforce KC-46 Pegasus tankers and one P-8 Poseidon tankers from the US Navy which are stationed at Lajes Air Base, Praia da Vitória, Terceira island, in the Azores archipielago in the Atlantic Ocean on February 23, 2026.

Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war


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Breakthrough at Israeli institute: Lifesaving treatment for world's deadliest cancer

Experts at Sheba Medical Center developed a new high-dose radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer pain, now included in US guidelines.

 Person receiving new radiation treatment at Sheba Medical Center in Israel.

France advances to Euro 2024 semifinals in penalty shootout victory over Portugal

France reached the Euro 2024 semifinals with a dramatic 3-5 penalty shootout win over Portugal, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's championship run without a goal.

 Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Quarter Final - Portugal v France - Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - July 5, 2024 Portugal and France players walk out before the match.

'A wake-up call': Young Jews speak on antisemitism, human rights abuses in new book collab.

“Those who were surprised by the events of October 2023 do not know their history," says one writer.

Ambassador Dor Shapira (speaking), Ambassador Manuela Franco (middle) and Dr. Luis Campos Ferreira (on the left)

Porto Jewish community to produce film on children kidnapped during inquisition

The film titled "The 2,000 Exiled Jewish Children" recounts the story of children who were taken from their homes and exiled to the island of Sao Tome.

  18th century manuscript, found in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People at the National Library of Israel, includes details from the first 130 years of the Portuguese Inquisition in Lisbon, including numbers of the victims, charges and sentences

Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA

A comet was seen flying over Spain and Portugal over the weekend as it impacted the atmosphere before burning up over the Atlantic Ocean.

 A comet fragment lights up the skies as seen from Caceres, Spain May 18, 2024 in this still image taken from social media video.

El Al resumes flights to second beloved destination in Portugal for less than $400

Following Lisbon, El Al will operate flights to Porto, operated by its subsidiary, Sun D'or. Prices start at $389 per ticket.


Portuguese Jewish orgs commemorate Christian figures who were kind to Jews

A nun who made kaddish for a Jewish man when no one else would was honored alongside the Bishop of Oporto, D. Manuel Linda. 

Luis Andrade, President of the International Observatory of Human Rights, Gabriela Cantergi, President of B'nai B'rith International Portugal, and the Bishop of Oporto, D. Manuel Linda.

Four people arrested for supposedly enslaving mentally disabled man for 17 years in Portugal

Four people were arrested in Portugal's northern Braganca region for enslaving a man for 17 years; the victim endured abuse, exploitation, and deprivation. Human trafficking concerns persist.

Nigerian Kehinde Avose wears chains on his neck while re-enacting the days of slavery for American visitors in the former slave port of Badagry town south-west Nigeria August 25, 2002. More than fifty black Americans, including seven mayors, are in Lagos for the Second Black Heritage Festival.

Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship to be released

He was quoted as saying the crew would be turned over to their ambassadors in Tehran. The reports did not say when this would occur.

 An official slides down a rope during a helicopter raid on MSC Aries ship at sea in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on April 13, 2024.