Luciano Waldman is an archeologist and historian. Hi was born in Brazil, grew-up in Israel and lives in Portugal. After studying his master’s in Acheology in Portugal, Mr. Waldman dreamed of restoring community spirit in the last Jewish quarter of Lisbon where, in the 14th Century, Jews lived. For that he purchased a place at the Jewish street and elicited fundings to start cultural and communitarian projects.
His Jewish Cultural Center aims to promote Portuguese and Sephardic Jewish culture through the preservation of both material and intangible Jewish memory and identity. Currently, the project is also affiliated to an international association called JCC (Jewish Community Center), which also offers communitarian services.
The goal of the project -besides to be a cultural corridor and to promote jewish history- is to support and implement a dialogue between different religions and minorities in Portugal.
Luciano hopes to bring an understanding of Luso-Jewish history and culture as well as to provide a venue where the Jewish community can share and learn more about other cultures and historical influences of the area.
