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19 March 1497 Forced Conversion and Expulsion in Portugal #otdimjh

Posted on March 19, 2015 by richardsh

On March 19, 1497 (the first day of Passover) Jewish parents in Portugal were ordered to take their children, between the ages of four and fourteen, to Lisbon. King Manoel, in an effort to prevent the Jews from fleeing the … Continue reading →

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