Tag: Jewish
Sao Tome & Principe Virtual Jewish History Tour
Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism. Read More
New Portuguese Holocaust museum receives 10,000 visitors in first month –
The museum has generated political and diplomatic interest in multiple countries, with visits from the embassies of Israel, the United States, Russia, France, Sweden,...
Portugal finally recognizes consul who saved thousands from Holocaust –
Eighty years ago a Portuguese consul gave visas to thousands fleeing the invading Nazis in France. Read More
Museum inside Portugal’s oldest Jewish synagogue reopens | The Times of...
Reopening comes after 2 years of renovations at the Tomar Synagogue, which was built in the 15th century and abandoned for years until the...
New York Times cartoon ban leads to a world where we...
In a world where political cartoonists are routinely jailed, the paper should show more courage... Read More
The surprising reason you might qualify for citizenship in these five...
In the year 1492, at a port city about 50 miles south of where Columbus was preparing to set sail for the New World,...
Fall River, Massachusetts: Jewish cemetery vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
The anti-Semitic incident in Fall River took place just days after the March 15 attack at two Muslim mosques in New Zealand.
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Portuguese Jewish heritage exists beyond Lisbon
The exciting conclusion of Toby Saltzman's Portugal travel series. Read More
In the footsteps of Portugal’s Jewish history
Special to the CJN, Toby Saltzman documents her recent sightseeing trip to Portugal. Read More