In 1945, when released from the Mauthausen concentration camp, my grandfather Aaron discovered that he had lost his entire family in Auschwitz. His world ended there. He was left with a shred of hope...
29 June, 2022
Synagogues have come under armed attack from Muslim terrorists and white supremacists. However, the politicians and the police sees the synagogues as decorative museum pieces that are used for...
Some years ago, Portugal returned citizenship to Sephardic Jews without them needing to live in the country or speak Portuguese. There would be at least two million potential applicants, but until now...
Portugal is once again on the Jewish map. The variety of faces, geographies, professions and stories of these new Portuguese is remarkable. Rabbis and typically Jewish figures proudly show their...
"The Greatest Honor of My Life" New Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan"I humbly begin this role inspired and determined to continue to expand Holocaust commemoration, education, research and...
In December 2019, at the Luxembourg Plenary, Portugal was accepted as a full Member of IHRA, having been an Observer since 2009 and a Liasion Country for the previous year. One of the participating...