Portuguese inquisition

A Dutch Jewish cemetery has become a Black pilgrimage site

The discovery of the country’s oldest slave’s grave lying among his Portugal-born owners has turned the site into a tense but symbolic meeting point.

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 20, 2021 3:14 pm

Portugal sets aside a day to remember Inquisition victims

The decision comes amid a host of initiatives by the government to strengthen the country’s ties to Jewish audiences and recognition of its Jewish heritage.

December 5, 2018 8:44 am

In Holland, one of the world’s most expensive Hanukkah menorahs hides in plain sight

The humble-looking Nieuwenhuys lamp has a royal provenance.

November 13, 2018 10:54 am

Thanks to a heatwave, Holland’s oldest Jewish cemetery is visible for the first time in decades

August 10, 2018 6:59 am

Spanish festival celebrates the culture and history of the Inquisition’s victims

June 27, 2018 8:29 am

Why food makers in Portugal are going kosher

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 19, 2017 3:25 pm

How this pristine 15th-century Hebrew Bible survived the Inquisition

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 18, 2017 1:15 pm

A Yom Kippur tradition in Amsterdam dates back to the invention of electricity

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 14, 2017 1:28 pm

How Hanukkah sufganiyot became a national treat in the Netherlands

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 14, 2016 12:30 pm

Portuguese city unveils 16th-century Torah used by crypto-Jews

September 16, 2016 5:48 am

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