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Portas do Sol
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University of Coimbra
3004-531 Coimbra University of Coimbra (uc.pt)
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Statue of Amato Lusitano
Largo do Municipio, Castelo Branco
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House of the Memory of Jewish presence
R. das Olarias 43, 6000-183 Castelo Branco
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Ancient synagogue of Castelo Branco
10 Rua da Misericordia, Castelo Branco
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Building of 10 rua D’Ega
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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 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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Castelo 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
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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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)
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Jewish cemetery of Faial
9900-163 Horta
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Jewish cemetery of Terceira
Caminho Novo 9700, Angra do Heroísmo
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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 from 1935 to 1955 and the help they received.
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