Local victims aged 10 to 110 years old were killed or expelled in the Portuguese Inquisition between 1536 to 1821

Church records tell of a Jewish woman's 1688 confession to admiring Queen Esther, who also hid her Jewish identity. Her community prepared special foods for 'St. Esther's Feast'

Lisbon court says no 'single fact' shows Rabbi Daniel Litvak gave priority to requests of Jews for Portuguese citizenship, in investigation tied to oligarch Roman Abramovich

Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry validates identity, while an online ancestral database of 45,000 Sephardic family names makes searching for roots easier

Centuries-old manuscript recounting more than 100 years of hearings and brutal executions of individuals accused of practicing Judaism, other 'sins' is now digitized online

Questions raised after Russian-Israeli billionaire uses law that repatriates descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition; officials say criticism 'unjustified'

Billionaire Chelsea owner adds EU passport to his Russian and Israeli ones, under rules for people descended from Jews expelled in 15th century

Rare full text believed to have been penned in Iberian Peninsula around 1465, mere decades before Spanish and Portuguese expulsions

Day trippers can maintain social distancing while touring Israel's northern hills, once home to Inquisition refugees and hostile Syrian troops

Asked about legal woes, PM's wife says Netanyahus being subjected to persecution similar to that endured by medieval Jews of Portugal