Netherlands: 400-year-old Jewish library survived Hitler and the Inquisition
Founded in 1616 by Jews fleeing persecution in Spain and Portugal, Livraria Ets Haim is the world’s oldest functioning Jewish…
Portugal: Looks to offer citizenship to descendants of expelled Jews
Following Spain, Portugal prepares to grant citizenship to descendants of those expelled or forced to convert to Christianity.
Portugal: 2nd country to adopt a Jewish law of return
Portuguese politician Jose Ribeiro e Castro spearheaded the bill after connecting on Facebook with several Sephardic Jews, descendants of a…
Portugal: Hebrew inscription provides oldest evidence of Jews in Iberia
The recent discovery of a marble plate bearing the Hebrew inscription "Yehiel" in Portugal serves as the oldest archaeological evidence…