Lisbon, 1939-45: the untold story of Portugal and the Jewish refugees (27 Jan 2011) by UCL published on 2011-02-02T11:05:50Z UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Lisbon, 1939-45: the untold story of Portugal and the Jewish refugees. Dr Neill Lochery (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) During World War II, Portugal was frantically trying to hold on to its self-proclaimed wartime neutrality, but was increasingly caught in the middle of the economic, and naval wars between the Allies and the Nazis. To complicate matters further, thousands of refugees, many of them Jewish, flooded into Lisbon seeking a passage to the United States or Palestine. This talk will present the little known, and yet vitally important history of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, during World War II. This lecture marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at www.ucl.ac.uk. Genre Lecture Comment by dOTTERbART eXcellent! 2016-01-08T03:46:56Z