Our Portuguese Roots
August 13th 2010 Our Portuguese roots:
Yesterday morning, Fran and I walked to the Portuguese Synagogue. The 400 year old synagogue was designed by a famous Amsterdam architect (Goyim) but inside it’s all Mishpocha, if you know what I mean. The Portuguese Jews left, guess where. . . . right, France, during the 17th century when the Arabs and Christians made life not so much fun on the Iberian peninsula. The
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