Film: Aristides de Sousa Mendes’ life story premieres in Lisbon – Portugal
The film “O Consul de Bordéus,” has premiered in Lisbon, Portugal, portraying the “enormous courage and personal commitment” of the diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who saved tens of thousands of...
View ArticleHistorian Fátima Sequeira Dias died age 54 – Azores
Azorean Portuguese historian, Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias, 54, died on Monday, in Ponta Delgada, Azores. A lecturer, researcher and author, she was a Full Professor in the Department of...
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Kleztival: Brazil’s Great Jewish Musical Event – Report
By Richard Simas,Contributor (*) Mix traditional Eastern European Klezmer tunes such as bulgaryas, freylaks, horas, and niguns with strains of samba, salsa, and tango, and you have Jewish music, South...
View ArticlePilgrimage: Holocaust survivors honoring Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Portugal
A group of survivors of World War II, saved by Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, during the War, will meet Thursday, June 20, at the house that belonged to the...
View ArticleHeritage: Jewish cultural and religious revival underway – Portugal
The Isaac Cardoso Center, the first Jewish cultural and religious center in Portugal, was inaugurated in the city of Trancoso last week after Jews were expelled from Portugal 500 years ago. The new...
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Community: Touro Law Center to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Long Island, NY
On Tuesday November 12, Touro Law Center Center will join with the Sousa Mendes Foundation and the Long Island Portuguese community to honor the memory of Aristides de Sousa Mendes during an event...
View ArticleCommunity: City of Toronto to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Canada
The City of Toronto will name its newly renovated playground in honor of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, in a ceremony to be held October 20, starting at 1:30 pm, at Arlington Parkette, 460 Arlington...
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Community: Aristides de Sousa Mendes honored at Kristallnacht remembrance...
Touro Law Center, Central Islip, NY, hosted a Kristallnacht remembrance event on November 12, honoring Aristides De Sousa Mendes, the “Portuguese Schindler.” Sousa Mendes was a WWII Portuguese...
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Almeida Mello: The plight to save the Jewish legacy in the Azores – Interview
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Historian José de Almeida Mello is the chief librarian of the Ponta Delgada Municipal Library and the cultural attaché of Ponta Delgada City Hall. In 2003, the Israeli...
View ArticleIsrael: Portuguese citizenship granted to descendants of Sephardic Jews –...
Portuguese Under-Secretary of Tourism, Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, announced in Tell Aviv, Israel, that Portugal is granting citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from the country...
View ArticleCommunity: José de Almeida Mello guest speaker at Temple Beth El – Fall...
The Azorean-Jewish Heritage Foundation and Temple Beth El of Fall River (MA) are sponsoring a conference by historian José de Almeida Mello, coordinator of the Sahar Hassamain Synagogue restoration...
View ArticleBook: ‘Being the Nação in the Eternal City’– Editor’s Note
‘Being the Nação in the Eternal City’, a new book by James William Nelson Novoa, explores in a set of case studies focusing on seven carefully chosen figures, the presence of Portuguese individuals of...
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Book: ‘The Day of Atonement: A Novel’ by David Liss – Editor’s Note
The bestselling author of such novels as A Conspiracy of Paper and The Whiskey Rebels continues his masterly run of “atmospheric” (The Washington Post), “page-turning” (The Baltimore Sun),...
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Community: Historic Sahar Hassamain Synagogue rededicated in Ponta Delgada –...
Religious leaders, political representatives, dignitaries and private citizens will gather in Ponta Delgada on Thursday, April 23, to rededicate the historic Sahar Hassamain Synagogue. The event is the...
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Honor: Rev. Joaquim Carreira joins ‘Righteous of the Nations Garden’ wall of...
A Catholic priest, Joaquim Carreira, is the fourth Portuguese personality to have his name engraved on the ‘Wall of Honor’ of the ‘Righteous of the Nations Garden’ at the Yad Vashem Memorial in...
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Book: ‘The Complete Stories’ by Clarice Lispector – Editor’s Note
Clarice Lispector’s The Complete Stories, 85 in all, are an epiphany, among the important books of this — or any — year. The recent publication by New Directions of five Lispector novels revealed to...
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Book: ‘The Lisbon Massacre of 1506′– Editor’s Note
Jews in exile have often struggled for the protection of the highest governmental power, whether king, emperor, caliph, or pope, because they learned early that their safety could not be entrusted to...
View ArticleHonor: Jewish community celebrates Aristides de Sousa Mendes – Los Angeles, CA
The Jewish community of Los Angeles, CA, will honor the life Aristides de Sousa Mendes with a series of memorial events to be held in January. Sousa Mendes was the former Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux,...
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Exhibit: New York City celebrates the life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes – New...
The American Sephardi Federation is hosting an exhibit and public program celebrating the life of former Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes. Aristides de Sousa Mendes died April 3, 1954, at...
View ArticleHonor: Massachusets distinguishes historian José de Almeida Mello – Boston, MA
Azorean historian José de Almeida Mello was honored, June 7, by the Massachusetts State House. The ceremony took place at the House of Representatives presided by the President of the Senate, Stan...
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