The American Sephardi Federation is hosting an exhibit and public program celebrating the life of former Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes. Aristides de Sousa Mendes died April 3, 1954, at aged 68. He was the former Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux, France, recognized for having issued visas to WWII refugees, without regard to nationality or […]
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Exhibit: New York City celebrates the life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes – New York, NY
Posted on 03 April 2016.
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The Week: Past to present! The times they are a-changin’…. – By Len Port
Posted on 03 April 2016.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The Easter just past is likely to be one of the last of its kind. Leaders of various branches of the Christian Church are nearing agreement on making Easter a permanent, unique fixture instead of a moveable feast. For more than 1,600 years it has wavered around weekends in March […]
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Community: Diane Macedo anchors News Now and America This Morning – ABC NEWS
Posted on 31 March 2016.
Portuguese American reporter Diane Macedo became anchor at World News Now and America This Morning for ABC News, effective March 29. Born to Portuguese parents, who emigrated from the Minho region of mainland Portugal, Diane is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish. She grew up in Mineola, NY, where she learned to appreciate the hardships […]
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Ahmed Al-Sheikh: His Portuguese heritage and a unique perspective on things – Interview
Posted on 28 March 2016.
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) Born in 1982, in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to an Arab father and a Portuguese mother born on Corvo island, Azores, author Ahmed Al-Sheikh has been a lifelong literature fan, always finding himself drawn to the fantasy genre. He is influenced by sci-fi writers […]
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Book: “Only More So” – Poetry by Millicent Borges Accardi – Editor’s Note
Posted on 24 March 2016.
Only More So is a collection of lyric poems. Sometimes a bridge in a sad song, other times an echo that threatens to develop then fades, the images blend, twist, and entangle one another: a marriage is a song, then it’s a body, and finally a boat blind in the sea listening for the fog […]
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Travel: Azores Airlines inaugurates first Airbus 330 flight to Boston – Azores
Posted on 24 March 2016.
The Azores based SATA Airlines is launching its first Airbus 330 flight, operated by Azores Airlines, from Ponta Delgada to Boston, starting Friday, March 25, three times a week, departing from Lisbon and Ponta Delgada. In addition to Boston, the Azores Airlines will be offering seasonal flights to Providence Green Airport, in Rhode Island, starting […]
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