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29 May 2025 at 4.30pm at the Museo Sefardi A number of complex themes are addressed in this colloquium, including the origin of the Conversos phenomenon (by Ricardo Izquierdo Benito), the turning point of 1449 with its rebellion (by Oscar Lopez Gomez), and judeoconversos in Spain from the 15th to the 18th century (by Enrique Soria Mesa, Ana Isabel Lopez-Salazar Codes and Felipe Vidales del ...
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29 and 30 March 2025 The Sephardic Museum is offering workshops to help you better understand Spanish Jewish history, particularly through the lives of different characters and eras. All in different forms: poetry, novel, prose, essay, history, tale, fable, myth, tragedy, comedy, etc. A variety of forms of expression, as varied as these stories and journeys over the centuries. With a desire ...
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From 20 January to 3 February 2025 at the Museo Sefardi From October 2024 to April 2025, the museum will be exhibiting some of the items stored in the prayer room warehouse. The aim is to give visitors the chance to discover rarely-seen pieces. The pieces have been selected by museum staff for their uniqueness and interest. Every Wednesday, they give a short presentation of that week’s ...
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16 January 2025, 6.30pm at the Museo Sefardi As part of the temporary exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Museo Sefardí, a series of lectures has been scheduled to enlighten participants on the history of the museum and that of Spanish Jewry since the 14th century. This January’s lecture will be given by Ventura Leblic García, a specialist in heraldic genealogy, who will ...
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Until April 2025 at the Museo Sefardi Numerous documents and objects owned by the museum are being brought out of storage to be presented at the museum as part of this thematic exhibition. Until 8 December, the ‘Inquisitorial Material’ room will be displaying a parchment from the late 16th century naming Juan Blasco Escribano as a relative of the Holy Office of Villamontilla. Sin reservas. La ...
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At the Museo Sefardi, from 5 to 7 April 2024 Following the success of the previous edition in 2023, the museum is offering to explore medieval Jewish theatre through the music, dance, mime, pantomime and costumes that accompanied these stage performances. The main focus is on satirical plays that mock both the Jews and the conditions in which they lived, which varied from place to place and ...
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The town of Vila Real, in northern Portugal, is famous for its ancient architecture, which has been blending influences since the Paleolithic period. It became a hotbed of Marranism following the Portuguese Inquisition, and has remained so over the centuries. This stability is largely due to its wine-growing activity, which has remained unaffected by political and religious pressures, as the ...
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The small town of Vila Nova de Foz Coa, in north-east Portugal, is famous for its Unesco World Heritage monuments, in particular its Palaeolithic stone carvings. The Jewish presence here goes back a long way, to at least the 14th century. At that time, the Jews worked mainly in the crafts. The community grew as a result of the Spanish Inquisition and the arrival of many refugees. The Jewish ...
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A town in north-west Portugal, Viana do Castelo is renowned for its crafts and costumes. Situated close to the River Lima and less than 60 kilometres from Porto, it quickly became an important maritime and commercial centre, with links to both South America and Northern Europe. This was followed by the development of the fishing industry and numerous craft-related activities. These were areas ...
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The small town of Torre de Moncorvo, in northeast Portugal, is famous for its Renaissance buildings and religious edifices and for its long-standing commercial importance, boosted in particular by the presence of the Marranos during the Inquisition. However, this did not prevent the Inquisition from bringing many cases to trial. The Jewish presence goes back much further, probably to the ...
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A very old town, dating back to Roman times, Santarem is known for its ruins and buildings marking the passage between conquerors and eras. Santarem became part of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1147, following the conquest by Dom Afonso Henriques. The Jewish quarter was located near the , inside the city walls. This long-standing presence of the Jewish community probably explains their ...
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A small town dating back to Roman times, Obidos is famous for its medieval castle, its ramparts, and the small streets that line them. The Jewish presence in Obidos goes back a long way. They lived mainly along the , close to the church of Santa Maria. The Jews practiced a wide variety of trades, particularly in the crafts, commerce and scientific fields. This diversity of activities and ...
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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 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 ...
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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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