Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich found a path to Portuguese citizenship through his Sephardic heritage—even amid sanctions. The country’s well-intended policy may now be history as a result. WillemMarx reports:
Abramovich’s “Letter from the Rabbi” had been written by Alexander Boroda, the head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. In 2018 Boroda had officially recognized Abramovich for two decades—and half a billion dollars—of contributions to the federation. The two men have been close for many years: They were photographed enjoying lunch together at Basil Pizza & Wine Bar in Brooklyn back in 2013.
In August 2020, the Porto community wrote to the prime minister’s office saying that Roman Abramovich was an example of a Sephardic Portuguese Jew who would “try to mobilize to help Portugal.” By early September Abramovich was emailing a member of the Porto board that he had “heard many good things about your community from Rabbi Boroda,” adding that he planned to “become a member of your community and participate in all activities.
In September of that year, a court in Lausanne, Switzerland, directed the release of a police report that had blocked Abramovich’s two-years-long attempt to set up residence in Verbier.
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