At Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel last week, AJC partnered with the Portuguese Secretary of Tourism, Ana Manuel Mendes Godinho, and the Honorable Maria João Lopes-Cardoso, Consul General of Portugal, to highlight the rich heritage of Portuguese Jewry. The President of the Jewish Community in Lisbon, Gabriel Szary Steinhardt, and Rabbi Natan Peres spoke at length about the history and current status of the Jews of Portugal.