Two leading Jewish groups are urging Portugal to clear the name of a Jewish man driven out of its military six decades ago. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Orthodox Union both have written to the Portuguese ambassador to Washington requesting that Portugal’s Defense Ministry restore Capt. Arthur Barros Basto’s rank and commission.
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