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SHAARÉ TIKVA SYNAGOGUE

SHAARÉ TIKVA SYNAGOGUE
Lisbon, Portugal
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BACKGROUND

In 1871, 50 years after the Portuguese Inquisition ended, the Jews of Lisbon were granted permission to build a synagogue. The building was originally designed by Miguel Ventura Terra, borrowing significantly from Roman and Byzantine architecture. (...)

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HOW WE HELPED

Shaaré Tikva Synagogue has been undergoing restoration work since a three-phase plan was proposed in 1999. In 2000 and 2001, the first phase, which focused on the building’s exterior, was completed. The roof and exterior walls were repaired, and the latter were also re-painted.

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WHY IT MATTERS

Shaaré Tikva Synagogue was the first synagogue to be built in Portugal since the late fifteenth century. Although there had been a Jewish community in Lisbon since the Middle Ages, the Portuguese Inquisition that began in 1536 and continued through the early nineteenth century destroyed most of its native Jewish population, focusing especially on those who had converted to Christianity.

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