Portuguese inquisition

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.

By Marcy Oster 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

Scorching temperatures dried out the weeds that usually make it impossible to make out the outline of ancient burial plots.

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

European Day of Jewish Culture to have record 35 countries participating

August 17, 2016 2:54 pm

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