Artur Barros Basto

New citizenship law has Jews worldwide flocking to tiny Portugal city

The Jewish community of Porto has gone from obscurity and disrepair to wealth and success – all thanks to a new citizenship law aimed at Sephardic Jews.

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 11, 2016 3:56 pm

Presidential hopeful backs ‘Portuguese Dreyfus’ cause

A socialist candidate in Portugal says she supports a Jewish community’s draft bill on full reinstatement for an army captain who was persecuted for promoting Judaism.

November 5, 2015 6:08 am

Jewish community quashes bill to reinstate ‘Portuguese Alfred Dreyfus’

The measure in the case of a libeled army captain offered none of the financial compensation given to non-Jewish officers persecuted by the Salazar dictatorship.

August 31, 2015 6:58 am