Monsaraz is a village that has undergone many conquests and influences. It is known for the architectural richness of its ancient mansions and historic buildings dating back to the Middle Ages, as well as its castle. Stones dating back to the Neolithic period can still be found today. The Jewish quarter was located around , close to the Igreja de Santiago church. As with the rest of the old ...
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Leiria
Leiria is a very old town in the centre of the country, probably dating back to Roman times, and is known today for its medieval castle. The Jewish presence is quite old, probably dating back to the 13th century. The Jewish quarter was located between today’s and , named after two former kings. The former synagogue was probably located beneath the . This church now houses the Centre for ...
Plus d'infosLamego
Lamego is famous for its ancient foundations, dating back to Roman times, as well as its 13th-century castle and magnificent cathedral. It was here that the first Portuguese parliament was established. The Jewish presence is also quite old, dating back at least to the 14th century, when they lived between the castle and the church of Santa Maria. Those who lived there in the early 15th ...
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Guarda is known as the highest town in Portugal, situated at an altitude of 1060 metres. This medieval city boasts a number of buildings, such as the Sé Cathedral, which bear witness to a time when the Jewish presence was significant. This presence probably dates back to the 13th century, when they settled in Rua da Judiaria, now . A synagogue was inaugurated at that time. Later, they moved ...
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The capital of the Madeira archipelago, Funchal is known for its museums and beautiful architecture, from municipal monuments such as the Tower to its buildings and gardens set in the depths of the sea. Its name means “fennel”, a vegetable abundantly found in the area by Portuguese sailors on their discovery. The Jewish presence is relatively recent, dating back to the early 19th ...
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The volcanic islands of Madeira are rich in vegetation and very popular with European holidaymakers, especially in summer. While Portuguese Jewish life goes back a long way, to the height of the Middle Ages and the terrible days of the Inquisition, this region is linked to Portugal’s Jewish cultural heritage in a much more recent way, as in Funchal, where a community was established in ...
Plus d'infosAlgarve
The Algarve region is famous for its monuments illustrating the various historical conquests and local influences, such as the Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila and Silves Castle. Faro was a major printing centre, where Samuel Portera printed one of the first Portuguese books in 1481. Faro also became an important place for the conversos, following the Inquisition.
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This region of Portugal is particularly popular with visitors for its many vestiges of different eras and cultural influences, as well as its vast plains and olive groves. In the Alentejo region, you can wander through the old Jewish quarters of Monsaraz and Santarem, where traces of the past can still be seen. Or discover the vestiges of Jewish life of yesteryear at the Evora museum. Not ...
Plus d'infosFreixo de Espada-a-Cinta
Freixo de Espada-a-Cinta is a small town in north-east Portugal, on the Spanish border. A medieval town built in a complex natural environment, Freixo is best known for its 14th-century tower. The town was home to many Marranos driven out by the Spanish Inquisition, some of whom went on to become great explorers. Persecuted by the Portuguese Inquisition, they had to live out their faith ...
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Ancient synagogue of Castelo Branco
10 Rua da Misericordia, Castelo Branco
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The city is best known for its historic centre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Jewish presence is thought to go back a long way, with Evora boasting one of the largest Portuguese communities in the 15th century. It was also one of the seats of the Inquisition, with 9,500 cases investigated over the centuries. The Inquisitor’s Palace was located opposite the . The Jewish ...
Plus d'infosCovilha
Covilha is a town known as an important urban centre in the Portuguese interior. The Jewish presence probably dates back to the 12th century. There were three successive Jewish quarters in the town. The first, within the walls of the old town, near the . The second was adjacent to this quarter, but outside the walls. The third was near Refugio and Meia Legua. One of the main economic ...
Plus d'infosCoimbra
The city of Coimbra is famous for its historic sites and the first Portuguese university founded there in 1290. It was also an important centre of Portuguese Judaism until the Inquisition. During the Inquisition, they suffered numerous persecutions, being one of the seats of the Inquisition. More than 11,000 cases were tried here between 1541 and 1820. Marranism developed, making Coimbra an ...
Plus d'infosCastelo Branco
Castelo Branco is known, as the first part of its name suggests, for its medieval buildings. The Jewish presence dates back to at least the 14th century. An organised Jewish community existed in the town until the advent of the Inquisition. Old buildings in the town’s Jewish quarter bear traces of this presence, such as a in Rua d’Ega. A was apparently located at 10 Rua de la ...
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Beja is a town in southern Portugal, famous for the battles that have been fought there since the time of Julius Caesar. It was also known as one of the places where rabbinical institutions were based in the 15th century. The Jewish presence dates back to at least the 12th century. Some very old stelae have been found, from Jewish cemeteries. One of these dates back to the 14th century and ...
Plus d'infosAlmeida
A crossroads of exoduses, the town of Almeida, which brings together several former small medieval municipalities, has welcomed many refugees throughout its history. This was also the case during the Second World War. During the Spanish Inquisition, an estimated 35,000 Jews passed through the border villages grouped together in Almeida. At the time, there was a Jewish quarter in Castelo ...
Plus d'infosSha’ar HaShamaim Synagogue
R. do Brum 16, 9500-085 Ponta Delgada, Portugal https://www.azoreansynagogue.org
Plus d'infosHolocaust Museum of Porto
Rua do Campo Alegre 790, 4150-171 Porto Museu | Museu do Holocausto do Porto | Porto (mhporto.com)
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R. de Guerra Junqueiro 325, 4150-389 Porto Início | Museu Judaico do Porto (mjporto.com)
Plus d'infosExhibition “A child’s author, war stories”
Until 8 July 2024 This bold exhibition tackles the complex question of how to share the memory of the Second World War to children. The Museum invites parents and children to explore four stories imagined by four authors and illustrators of children’s books. The themes stories chosen to embody the different themes are On Resistance:”Le sac à dos” by Géraldine Alibeu; On ...
Plus d'infos“Jean Moulin, The ways to freedom” exhibition
At the CHRD in Lyon 80 years after the death of the Resistance leader, this exhibition at the CHRD provides an opportunity to learn more about the man through the eyes of those who knew or studied him. Testimonies from relatives, witnesses and supporters, as well as detractors. Photos and written documents take visitors through the stages of his life, from his childhood to his arrest. A film ...
Plus d'infosExhibition “Minor Remnants from Solna Street. Isaac Celnikier and the Holocaust Experience”
Until 16 June 2024 at the JHI This exhibition is devoted to the work of Isaac Celniker, born in Warsaw in 1923 and a survivor of the concentration camps during the Shoah. After the war, he studied painting and moved to Paris in 1957, where he died in 2011. The day before he left for France, he had created illustrations for Yiddish publications. These drawings, which have a strong ...
Plus d'infosJewish cemetery of Göteborg
Kålltorpsgatan, 416 52 Göteborg
Plus d'infosHolocaust Memorial of Bucharest
Sinagoga Mare, Strada Vasile Adamache 11, București 030167
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Komenského 148, 411 55 Terezín
Plus d'infosHolocaust Memorial of Kedainiai
Jubiliejaus g., 57142 Kėdainiai
Plus d'infosAlytus
Alytus is a town on the river Nemunas, crossed by the main roads linking the country’s major cities. Today, there are few traces left of Jewish life in Alytus. The , built with yellow and red bricks, dates from 1911. The choice of bricks, which differ from the country’s wooden synagogues, was made following a fire that destroyed the town’s wooden synagogue some time earlier. ...
Plus d'infosJoniskis
The town of Joniskis is quite old, dating back to the 16th century. The Jewish presence in Joniskis dates back to the 18th century. They lived mainly around the main synagogues. Before the Shoah, the town’s Jewish population represented almost half of its inhabitants. The vast majority were massacred, as in the rest of the country. There are no Jews left in Joniskis today, but the small ...
Plus d'infosKedainiai
The town of Kedainiai dates back to the 14th century, making it one of the oldest in the country. Under the Kishkis family, who ruled the town from 1490, Jewish merchants were invited to settle. The city became a Calvinist centre in the mid-16th century, and Jews were granted civil rights and freedom of worship. They worked in a wide range of sectors, reflecting this successful integration: ...
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