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713 Sephardic Jews Obtain Portuguese Citizenship
About 8,800 persons have applied for Portuguese citizenship since the start of a program that enables Sephardim from other countries who can prove their Jewish-Portuguese heritage to obtain nationality, and 713 have been successful in their effort. Only 1 candidate has so far been turned down.
Imagining Life of Dona Gracia, Portuguese Jew and Richest Woman in World
An Israeli writer stumbled onto the famous story of Dona Gracia Nasi, a 16th-century Portuguese widow. Turns out, she was likely the wealthiest woman of her era anywhere.
Sephardic Jews Call $6M Heritage Project 'Reparation' for Inquisition and Expulsion
Spanish officials have helped rededicate two ancient Jewish cemeteries, as Portugal kicked off a $6 million project for preserving its Jewish heritage sites.
African Island's Lost Jewish Heritage
A Portuguese rabbi and a Moroccan diplomat stood shoulder to shoulder in a Catholic cemetery here while 200 mourners howled in grief as they buried a resident of this island off the western coast of Africa.
Moroccan Jews Plan Return to Cape Verde for Cemetery Dedication
Descendants of Jews from Cape Verde plan to rededicate a burial plot in the West African island state next week, largely thanks to funding by the king of Morocco.
Secret Codes Left by Portugal's Expelled Jews
Portuguese researchers have catalogued hundreds of secret markings that Jews left on structures in the northern Portuguese municipality of Seia in the 16th century, after their forced conversion to Christianity.
PM Netanyahu's Christmas Greetings 2011- With Portugueses subtitles
PM Netanyahu’s Christmas Greetings 2011- With Portugueses subtitles Stay updated with the PM’s Social Networks : twitter.com www.facebook.com www.flickr.com
