Sephardic Portugal Travel

27/01/2024

21/01/2020

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“And those captured by this army, the children of Israel, shall possess the Canaanites, until Zerepath; and those captivated by Jerusalem, which are in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.” Obadiah 20

31/12/2019

About the last crypto Jews of Portugal

04/04/2018

04/04/2018

31/03/2018

Happy Passover! Yesterday we had Seder with a group from Israel.

23/03/2018

23/03/2018

when you are eating something for the first time :)

20/03/2018

Former sephardic communities in Portugal were located in the region of Serra da Estrela, let´s go and explore!

19/03/2018

The Hillman Center For Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA - April 3, 2008 This track appears on the album "Amid the Jasmine": Get the album on iTunes: http://sm...

19/03/2018

I was able to snap this photo while visiting many former Jewish quarters in northern villages of Portugal last week. A walk down the streets of the historical center of Trancoso will reveal stone walls festooned with over 150 religious graffiti-like carvings from Jews and those forced to convert to become New Christians.

A few streets worth visiting are Alegria, Cavaleiros and Estrela where you will find Hebrew inscriptions and a cruciform mark with the Hebrew letter from the word “S’hadai”, and a branched cross representing the twelve tribes of Israel.

19/03/2018

Descendants of Jews who fled the Inquisition will get assistance proving their heritage in their bid for a Spanish or Portuguese passport

19/03/2018

Attempting to pin down the essence of the Sephardic spirit is akin to trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. Is it a religious outlook? A political viewpoint? An

19/03/2018

Fonte da Vila in Castelo de Vide, a fountain built probably in the XVI century, but may have existed long before, it was part of the Jewish Quarter of the town

19/03/2018

19/03/2018

Rossio Square memorial,Jewish Lisbon

19/03/2018

Depois da conversão forçada dos judeus portugueses (1498), durante o reinado de D.Manuel I, um grande número de cristãos novos passa a praticar, secretamente...

18/03/2018

Lets go to Linhares da beira, close to the spanish border, and find out what hidden treasures are there to see.

18/03/2018

Have you been to Belmonte already? A fascinating story of jewish traditions kept in secret for almost 500 years!
The town of Belmonte in Cova da Beira commands a broad view of the eastern slopes of the Serra da Estrela mountains and fully justifies its name. Tradition has it that the name Belmonte comes from its location (beautiful hill). Some say, however, that it comes from 'belli monte', the hill of war. A sunny place, with good people, endless vistas and centuries-old history.

18/03/2018

Most of the Portuguese people do not know that there were synagogues in Porto in the middle ages and that ther is one now: the biggest synagogue in the Iberic Pen*sula, Sinagoga Kadoorie Mekor Haim, definetly worth visiting

18/03/2018

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"Jewish Legacy" looks into the historical and cultural heritage of the Jewish people in Portugal and their descendants, who still preserve the Sephardic…

18/03/2018

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A trip to Portugal reveals growing interest in its Sephardic heritage. In Lisbon, Porto and small towns, where ancient Jewish quarters have been dormant for 500…