Comendador (someone who receives a commendation) José Ferreira Baltar was a man who loved our tradition and our past (FERNANDES, 1929 p.24), and that made him collect objects that represent different moments in Pernambuco history throughout his life.
Today’s neighbourhood of Cordeiro belongs to the parish of Várzea, located between the neighbourhoods of Zumbi and Iputinga, to about 6 kilometres from the city of Recife.
In a place that since the 16th century had been called Santo Amaro das Salinas, of “a plot of 120 feet wide by 200 deep, expropriating and giving that area to the English Consul.
The construction of Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue (or the Rock of Israel Congregation) represented one of the most important milestones of the Jewish presence in colonial Brazil.
Jewish cuisine is one of the tastiest and most varied cuisines worldwide. Originally, this cuisine emphasized the seven biblical elements quoted in Deuteronomy: barley, wheat, olives, figs, pomegranates, dates, and herbs.