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Purim reminds us that even when Hashem’s Name is hidden, His Hand is guiding everything.

Haman was hanged with the gallows he had prepared for the leader of the Jewish community at the time.

Dr. Ken Carlson will present a lecture at the Jewish Museum of Oporto on Friday, February 20, 2026.

The event will feature a roundtable discussion with the participation of Anne Bénoliel Defréville, author of Sefardim – The Epic of a Jewish Family over 3,000 Years.

The presidents of the Jewish community of Porto and of the Hispano Jewish Foundation say the film will be translated into other languages.

Nothing like this has ever happened in the history of Portugal in the last five centuries.