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VII Colóquio Internacional Diálogos Luso-Sefarditas
The VII Colóquio Internacional Diálogos Luso-Sefarditas will be held from 4 to 6 June 2025. The call for papers is open until 30 April. More information on the website
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Os Gravames dos Cristãos-Novos
Publication of the book Os Gravames dos Cristãos-Novos A valuable work by the late Professor Herman P. Salomon was recently published, with…
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Guarda
On the 28th and 29th of November, the 6th Colóquio Internacional Diálogos Luso-Sefarditas was held at the João Mendes Rosa Art Gallery of the Museu da Guarda, as part…
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Carla Vieira
Carla Vieira, researcher at CESAB and CHAM – NOVA FCSH, is currently a visiting scholar at the Herbert D. Katz Center for…
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Catarina de Orta Book
On July 19, 2024, the public presentation of the book The Trial of Catarina de Orta by the Goa Inquisition (1568-1569), published…
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The Alberto Benveniste Library is located at the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa. Our collections are available on site and by appointment only. If you wish to visit us, please contact us via the e-mail address cesab@letras.ulisboa.pt to book your visit.
Cadernos de Estudos Sefarditas is a biannual peer-reviewed journal, which is indexed to the international databases Latindex, Qualis/CAPES, WorldCat and Atla Religion Database.
Usque is a name that invokes the diaspora. Samuel, the author of Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel. Abraham, the printer of this masterpiece of Sephardic culture in exile that has become an inspiration. The Usque Collection is a CESAB editorial project dedicated to the critical edition of sources that are key to the knowledge of the multifaceted Sephardic Diaspora.
The Monographic Series Alberto Benveniste publishes monographs on the Sephardic diaspora, the Iberian Jewish communities, and other related subjects, as well as collective works resulting from the scientific activities organised by CESAB or in partnership with other research centres in Portugal and abroad.
The CESAB newsletter is an information bulletin about the activities and projects developed by the Cátedra de Estudos Sefarditas Alberto Benveniste. In its pages, we also publicise the most recent editions, as well as the initiatives in which the researchers of the centre took part or organised.
cesab editions
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Raízes: as origens portuguesas das elites sefarditas Norte-Americanas (sécs. XVII-XVIII)
Raízes é uma plataforma online que visa a partilha de materiais e ferramentas de trabalho (documentação, bibliografias, notas biográficas, instrumentos de pesquisa, genealogias, etc.) sobre as famílias portugueses que protagonizaram a Diáspora Sefardita para a América do Norte nos séculos XVII e XVIII.
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Projecto Monções
O projecto Monções – Cristãos-novos, judeus e condenados por judaísmo na Inquisição de Goa procura resgatar a identidade e a história dos réus que o tribunal do Santo Ofício de Goa julgou no âmbito dos comportamentos associados ao Judaísmo.
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Praying to the God of Israel
Praying to the God of Israel according to the Portuguese Tradition (16th-18th centuries) is a project funded by the Cátedra de Estudos Sefarditas Alberto Benveniste in collaboration with the Universidad Finis Terrae (Santiago de Chile). The project has been underway since 2020 by the researchers Ignacio Chuecas Saldías and Susana…