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Portugal ends citizenship for Sephardic heritage
Portugal’s President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has promulgated changes to the Portuguese nationality law approved by the Portuguese Parliament, including the closure of the special naturalization route for descendants of Jews of Portuguese origin. The parliamentary measure appears in: Assembleia da República – Proposta de Lei n.º 1/XVII/1. According to reports citing Decreto da Assembleia da República n.º 48/XVII, the law will only enter into force following publication in th
Sephardic Genealogy Society
Jul 232 min read


"A Privilege That Cannot Be Bought" - Jews of Turkey and Citizenship Restitutions from Portugal and Spain
In the 2000s, the rumor was floating around Turkey’s Jewish community that Spain could give citizenship to us Sephardic Jews. After...

Nesi Altaras
Mar 1, 20234 min read
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