Portugal

Portuguese artists pull out of Jerry Seinfeld-headlined festival

Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld has become one of Hollywood’s most prominent advocates for Israel since October 2023.

Jerry Seinfeld at the 28th Television Academy Hall of Fame held at JW Marriott at LA LIVE in Los Angeles, California, August 13, 2026.
 MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Israel's settlement policy triggers trade restrictions from 12 nations, incl. Canada, France

The flight information board at Ben Gurion Airport.

57 days until elections: Israelis abroad are already filling flights to Israel

Hundreds of anti-Zionist stickers found at the University of Coimbra campus.

Portuguese gov't demands investigation for antisemitic threats against Israeli doctoral student


Israeli ambassador to Portugal and B'nai B'rith president urge action against antisemitism

At the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, Israeli ambassador to Portugal Dor Shapira and B'nai B'rith president Gabriela Cantergi urged politicians to condemn antisemitism

 Israeli ambassador to Portugal Dor Shapira.

Madeleine McCann case revelation: Prime suspect plotted to steal, sell a child - report

Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal, in 2007. Now, a chilling detail emerges, potentially a key to the long-unsolved mystery

 Madeleine McCann

‘Cleansing the world of Jews’: Porto housing protest turns antisemitic

Protesters drew inspiration from the Israel-Hamas war and anti-Israel narratives, instructing people “not to rent a house from Zionist murderers."

Affordable housing demonstration in Porto turned into anti-Semitic event calling for “cleansing the world of Jews”

2,000 children in Portugal visit Porto's Holocaust museum to mark Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

Among the exhibits at the site are a reproduction of sleeping cells from the Auschwitz death camp, artifacts and documents that belonged to survivors who fled the Nazis to Porto. 

  Portuguese teenagers visit the Holocaust museum of the Jewish community in Porto on to mark International Holocaust Day

'Sefarad': A film presenting the story of the Portuguese Dreyfus

The film shows how the community was shaken by the news that there were descendants of Jews in Portuguese villages who still practiced Jewish rituals mixed with Catholicism, known as Marranos.

 Captain Artur Carlos de Barros Basto in the film "Sepharad."

Porto's Jewish community accuses socialist Portuguese gov't of fabricating the 'Abramovich scandal'

The community has released an extensive and detailed report showing the evidence that the Portuguese government concocted a scandal where there was none.

 Congregants pray at the synagogue of Porto, Portugal, Jan. 2, 2020.

New film on 1506 massacre of Lisbon Jews garners worldwide attention

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

Poster for the film “1506”.

The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community

Over the past decade, a community of roughly 1,000 Jews has materialized in Porto, thanks to a law that since 2015 has allowed the return of people whose ancestors were expelled.

 The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue is the largest Jewish house of worship in the Iberian Peninsula.

A winter escape to Porto: More than meets the eye

Dig into the small city located just three hours outside of Lisbon: Where to wine and dine, what to see, and where to stay

 HEAD TO PORTO, Portugal, for its rich history, port wine, picturesque views on the Duoro River, and a notable culinary scene.

Portuguese Holocaust museum marks anniversary of Kristallnacht

The ceremony featured the lighting of a memorial flame in front of 500 students from schools across Portugal who took part in the event.

 Michael Rothwell the director of the Holocaust and the Jewish museums in Porto (left) and Sebastião Feyo (right) president of the Porto municipal assembly, with the school students