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Jewish Community of Oporto

The director of the museum explained that the Edict of Expulsion did not just have a negative impact on the Jews but on Portugal itself.
More than 3,000 Jews were brutally assassinated in Lisbon from April 19-21, 1506. All it took was a spark for ancient myths to cause a catastrophe.
In the face of the well-oiled propaganda machine that Hamas and its sponsors have been running in Europe, Ambassador Dor Shapira has shown himself to be fair, firm, convincing, courageous and knowledgeable about history.
The Inquisition’s documentation has become the most reliable historical source for the history of the Jewish community in Portugal.
“The Holocaust must never be forgotten, particularly now when antisemitism is returning with great strength in many countries around the world,” said Israeli Ambassador Dor Shapira.
If the singer’s tour in Portugal—scheduled for March 17-18—is not suspended, he is welcome to see for himself a space about the perverse ideology of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
“In the room dedicated to modern antisemitism, we can now find a new topic that arouses a lot of curiosity and astonishment,” says Vivian Groisman from the cultural department of the Jewish Community.