Communities - The Portuguese Jewish News - The Portuguese Jewish News https://portuguesejewishnews.com/communities/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:35:22 GMT en-US The Jewish Community of Lisbon Miriam Assor https://portuguesejewishnews.com/communities/the-jewish-community-of-lisbon/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://portuguesejewishnews.com/communities/the-jewish-community-of-lisbon/ In 1143, when King D. Afonso Henriques received recognition of Portugal as an independent kingdom, the Jews had been present on the Iberian Peninsula for over a millennium.