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Jewish Community of Oporto

Anyone who walks through the streets of Porto could not imagine that in the middle of Rua Guerra de Junqueiro is the largest Synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula, the Kadoorie – Mekor Haim Synagogue.

As many as 4,000 Jews were brutally murdered in the Lisbon massacre between April 19 and 21, 1506.

The trailer for a movie about the pogrom was released on Dec 28.

1923-2023. As a legal entity, the Jewish Community of Oporto has completed one century’s existence.

An international jury awarded this feature film the Augusta Grand Prize for best film, the Augusta Prize for best director (Luis Ismael) and the Augusta Prize for best actor (Rodrigo Santos).

Members of the Jewish community of Porto and the Aliados association do not forget the dead, injured and hostages of Hamas terrorists.