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Evora
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 ...
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Covilha
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 ...
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Coimbra
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 ...
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Beja
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 ...
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Almeida
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 ...
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Sha’ar HaShamaim Synagogue
R. do Brum 16, 9500-085 Ponta Delgada Tel : +351 508 646 0650 https://www.azoreansynagogue.org
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Holocaust Museum of Porto
Rua do Campo Alegre 790, 4150-171 Porto Museu | Museu do Holocausto do Porto | Porto (mhporto.com)
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Jewish Museum of Porto
R. de Guerra Junqueiro 325, 4150-389 Porto Início | Museu Judaico do Porto (mjporto.com)
News
Aid to Jewish refugees in Switzerland
15 March 2023 at the Jewish Museum of Switzerland A series of cultural events will be held on Wednesday mornings at the Museum. This one will deal with the fate of Jewish refugees in Switzerland ...