Comimg soon - a new book by Inácio Steinhardt
A bird's eye view of fifteen centuries of Jewish life in the territory which is today Portugal
A short biography and some historical facts
An unexpected task in Vilarinho dos Galegos
Rabbi Isaac Aboab II, "tha Last Gaon of Castile" has prayed there
A moving ceremony kept in the secret of their homes for almost 500 years
A very special encounter in the Kol Nidre eve, in 1963, in the "Shaare Tikva" synagogue, in Lisbon.
My first visit to Belmonte in 1964
The strange story of a 18th. century Jewish Torah scroll from Morocco that was found in 1997 in a cave in the Northern coast of the island of S. Miguel, Azores
To the Blessed Memory of a dear friend and teacher
Book review
A short analysis of the life and work of the Portuguese Army Officer who returned to Judaism and devoted the rest of his life to help his fellow "anusim" (forced ones) to follow his courageous steps.
In the beloved memory of a friend and a devoted descendent of the Portuguese Anussim, Joaquim VerÃssimo de Brito Abrantes, aka Moisés Abrantes, of Fundão
How did you get our surnames? Does the surname tell if we are jews or not?
How can you tell you are or descend from a Portuguese Jew? Who wants to be a Portuguese Jew? Why?
