Oren Rozenblat highlighted the “eternal debt” of the Jewish people to the Portuguese diplomat who saved around 30,000 Jews during the Holocaust.
11 August, 2026
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The Embassy of Israel in Portugal publicly thanked the Lisbon City Council for the tribute: “May we remember the past and renew our promise never to forget.”
Generations after the end of the Shoah, antisemitism is worryingly on the rise, in Portugal and beyond.
The initiative forms part of the cultural diplomacy mission of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and marks the beginning of a structured program of memory diplomacy in Portugal.
Showcasing around 400 rare items, the exhibition underscores the responsibility to preserve and pass on the memory of the Holocaust to future generations.
Decision results from an initiative of the European Jewish Association and has the support of the Jewish Community of Oporto.
