Inquisition
ANU to screen documentary on plight of crypto-Jews
Israel must rise to challenge of welcoming millions of potential Jews and Israel supporters.
1,000 Portuguese students visit Porto's Jewish Museum for Inquisition Memorial Day
Kol Nidre: A light of Jewish survival for 600 years - opinion
Porto’s Jewish community unveils memorial to 842 local victims of Portuguese Inquisition
Are tarot cards a secret tool for Jewish education?
Stav Appel is convinced that the artists of the Jean Noblet Tarot de Marseille were crypto-Jews who created a tool to preserve Jewish traditions in a manner that would elude detection.
What was Jewish life in Spain, Portugal before, during the Inquisition?
Genie Milgrom, a Miami-based genealogist, seeks to make documents of Jewish life in Spain and Portugal before and during the Inquisition available to the public on her website.
Crypto-Jews: What is the history of secret Jews? - explainer
Crypto-Jews are Jews who practice Judaism in secret while professing another religion publically. They are an ancient phenomenon but are largely associated with Sephardi Jews from Spain and Portugal.
Arab airlines to screen film about the Portuguese Inquisition
The film “1618” is a project produced by the Jewish community of Porto in an effort to combat antisemitism.
Manuscript discovered detailing Inquisition trials against Jews in Portugal
The 60-page document lists the dates and locations of autos-da-fé along with the number of victims at each trial.
Portugal to adjust law that let Abramovich get citizenship, minister says
An inquiry into the granting of citizenship to Abramovich was opened in January by the Portuguese prosecutor's office and his citizenship could be stripped depending on its outcome.
Jews forcibly converted in Spanish, Portuguese Inquisition are coming back
Yaffah Batya daCosta: Fear instilled by the Inquisition has left a painful legacy of isolation and fear.
Meet Portugalis, the company helping Jews claim Portuguese citizenship
Portugal has a rich and tragic Jewish history. What are the benefits of obtaining Portuguese citizenship?
Italian comic Dago meets famous female Jewish Renaissance figure
Created in 1980 by Robin Wood, Dago has been one of the pillars of the weekly Lanciostory since 1983 and one of the best-known comic characters in Italy.
Portugal nixes citizenship amendments after pressure from Jewish groups
Over a hundred thousand Jews, mainly from Turkey and Israel applied for citizenship through this policy, out of which, about 20 thousand have so far received a Portuguese Passport, according to Ynet.
Portugal declares official commemoration day for inquisition of Jews
“Hopefully, this day will create greater awareness of this dark chapter of Jewish and Portuguese history, which still casts a giant shadow across the world."
