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Jewish community of Porto lends helping hand to Israeli food bank

All proceeds from the film "The Light of Judah" will be donated to the Food Bank of Israel, Leket Israel. The on-demand film is part of an interfaith project in conjunction with the Catholic Diocese of Porto to fight anti-Semitism.

by  ILH Staff
Published on  06-04-2020 11:18
Last modified: 06-04-2020 12:29
Jewish community of Porto lends helping hand to Israeli food bankCourtesy: CJP/CIP

Bishop Dom Manuel Linda and the President of the Jewish Community of Oporto, Dias Ben Zion, at the film's screening on Wednesday | Photo: Courtesy: CJP/CIP

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In a touching gesture of solidarity amid the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the Jewish community of Porto, Portugal, will donate all proceeds from the film The Light of Judah to the Food Bank of Israel – Leket Israel.

The on-demand film is part of an interfaith project in conjunction with the Catholic Diocese of Porto to fight anti-Semitism.

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Available with Hebrew subtitles and produced by Portuguese director Luís Ismael, The Light of Judah is based on true events, portraying the historic relationship between Jews and Catholics in the Middle Ages, from the expulsion and Inquisition to the return of citizenship for Sephardic Jews. The initiative has received financial and practical support from Jewish philanthropic families as well as B'nai B'rith International.

On Wednesday, in the Bishop's palace, the film and project were presented by the leadership of the Jewish Community of Porto, headed by the President of the community, Dias Ben Zion, and the Catholic Bishop of Porto, Dom Manuel Linda.

B'nai B'rith President Charles O. Kaufman said his organization "endorses its brothers' and sisters' stalwart efforts in Porto to fight hunger in this beautiful city and Israel in the face of hardships associated with COVID-19. The Jewish community of Porto is working in the tradition and spirit of emergency services with which our organization has engaged since its founding in 1843. We have proudly promoted and executed recent pandemic relief services throughout the world."

Gabriela Cantergi, a representative of the board of the Jewish community of Porto, said: "We are proud of the work that many people and organizations are doing around the world to remedy this pandemic situation and serve humanity and encourage others to help."

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Working to support the elderly and needy families, Leket Israel, the national food rescue organization, which typically collects surplus food to distribute via 200 organizations, has been delivering meals directly to homebound seniors throughout the country.

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