Artur Carlos de Barros Basto Abraham Israel Ben-Rosh אברהם ישראל בן-ראש | |
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 Barros Basto | |
| Born | 18 December 1887 |
| Died | 8 March 1961 (aged 73) |
| Nationality |  Portugal |
| Occupation(s) | Army Captain, Writer, Jewish leader |
| Known for | Portuguese Dreyfus |
| Notable work | World War I war Hero, Founder Jewish Community of Porto, Assisted in the making of Kadoorie Synagogue, Helped Crypto-Jews return to Judaism, Helped Jewish refugees in World War II and founded and directed the Portuguese Jewish Newspaper called Ha-Lapid |
| Movement | Republicanism |
| Spouse | Lea Azancot |
| Relatives | Isabel Ferreira Lopes (granddaughter) Daniela Ruah (great-grandniece) |
| Awards | |
Artur Carlos de Barros Basto (Hebrew: אברהם ישראל בן-ראש; Abraham Israel Ben-Rosh) (18 December 1887 – 8 March 1961) was a Portuguese military officer and writer, who published several works related to Judaism. He was an important Jewish leader and one of the people who established the Jewish Community in Porto and assisted the construction of the Kadoorie Synagogue, the largest synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula. Furthermore, he helped the return of Crypto-Jews to the Jewish people and, during World War II, helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust.
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