“The Lion of Judah is Roaring Again”Ricardo Jorge, a prominent Portuguese physician made this profound statement in 1925 in his introduction of Samuel Schwarz’s book: “The New Christians in Portugal in the 20th Century”. He was referring to the sparkle of the modern Hebrew language, the city of Tel-Aviv and the foundation of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. So, when the question of the connection between Portugal and early Zionism is raised, Jorge’s statement is just one of several sparks that were ignited.