The project was led by a Venezuelan artist from the local Jewish community who coordinated a team of Portuguese and foreign colleagues.
15 November, 2025
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Jewish Community of Oporto
The concert at the Holocaust Museum will feature songs in Ladino and Yiddish, performed together by Taybelekh and the Mekor Haim Choir.
The PJN spoke with David Hayes, the promoter of the events, who shared his personal connection to klezmer music and his motivation for organising this initiative.
The museum has welcomed up to a thousand students at once during special educational visits.
More than 150 Portuguese students took part in the tribute, which encouraged reflection on the importance of education in promoting tolerance and combating hatred.
The library is located inside the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue and brings together tens of thousands of publications, in 13 different languages.
