Films
To honor its thousand-year-old history in the city of Oporto, the community produced a series of films to highlight the important Jewish presence here. The film scripts were first shown to the Bishop of Oporto. The films have received international awards in more than fifty countries and have received praise from Pope Francis, who was delighted to hear of the close relationship between the Jewish and Catholic communities of Oporto. The Community also produced an extensive videography.
Sefarad
The film reveals the existence in Portugal of Marranos right in the middle of the 20th century. They were neither Jews nor Christians but both at the same time, living outside the mainstream of both religions.
The Light of Judah
A historical documentary covering centuries of the history of the Jewish community of Oporto from the Middle Ages to the Inquisition, from modernity to the present day.
1618
It is the 17th century, and as the Inquisition continued persecuting Portuguese Jews, the entire population was exhorted to denounce heresies under pain of excommunication.
1506 — The Lisbon Genocide
Could a simple reflection of light have been the trigger for one of the most horrific genocides in Europe? In Portugal, ancient myths that linked the Jews to trickery acted as the spark of a bonfire ready to burst into flames. It was ignited on 19 April 1506 in the streets of Lisbon.
Videography
National Day in Remembrance of the Victims of the Inquisition (2023)
Oct. 7 memorial dedicated in Oporto by 150 rabbis
Jewish Community of Oporto — A 100 Year Old Institution
Inauguration of the Jewish cemetery of Oporto
European Day of Jewish Culture in Oporto (2023)
European Day of Jewish Culture in Oporto (2022)
David D’Or in Oporto, Portugal
Jewish Museum — Entebbe Operation Room
Jewish Museum — Chain of Merit of the king Peter VI
Holocaust Museum — Testimony of a survivor
Kristallnacht exhibition — Holocaust Museum of Oporto (2022)
Course of the Jewish Education Center of Oporto
Brief history of the Jews of Sepharad