Sephardic Web Sites by Country

• General Sephardic Sites
  Sephardic Family Pages   (Websites of various Sephardic families many with family trees).
  Sephardic Sites for the Caribbean
  Sephardic Sites for Crypto Jews and Anusim
  Sephardic Sites for Egypt
  Sephardic Sites for France
  Sephardic Sites for Greece and the Balkans
  Sephardic Sites for Iraq and Syria
  Sephardic Sites for Iran
  Sephardic Sites for Israel
  Sephardic Sites for Italy
  Sephardic Sites for Mexico
  Sephardic Sites for Morocco
  Sephardic Sites for The Netherlands
  Sephardic Sites for North Africa
  Sephardic Sites for Portugal
  Sephardic Sites for South America
  Sephardic Sites for Spain
  Sephardic Sites for Turkey and Greece
  Sephardic Sites in the United States

Genealogy Articles

• Sephardic Genealogy
  
  • (**See also website list for individual countries - higher up on this page)
  
  How to get started in Sephardic Jewish Genealogy for the beginner by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Where and how to find your family tree file by Dan Leeson
  Some differences in Sephardic and Ashkenazi genealogy by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Jewish Names and genealogies by Jeffrey S. Malka
  The Origins and Meanings of some Sephardic names by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Commentary on Paul Sebag's "Les Noms des Juifs de Tunisie" by Lionel Levy Ph.D.
  Jewish Surnames in today's Spain
  Jewish first names and their meanings by Violette Novo Germanaud
  Inquisicion and early Hispanic Archives by Lawrence Feldman, Ph. D.
  General Jewish Genealogy Resources by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Jews and Y chromosome studies by M. F. Hammer, et al.

  History
  The Sephardim - Who are they and their history by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Jews and Christians in the Moslem World by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Maps of the History of Spain by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Changing Population figures by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Portuguese Jewish Community of Tunis - genealogies by Jeffrey S. Malka
  Moroccan Jews in the Amazon by Jeffrey S. Malka
  The Holocaust of North Africa by Dr Seth Ward
  Sepharades et "Barbaresques" by Lionel Levy, Ph.D.

  Sephardic Sites (General)
  
  American Sephardic Federation Umbrella organization
  Sephardic Jewish Communities from Columbia University, NYC
  Museo Sefardi, Toledo. Toledo's Historic Sinagoga del Transito (Original name: Sinagoga de Samuel ha-Levi)
  Sefarad: Los Judeo-espanoles. From the Spanish Government Red
  Congregation Shearith Israel founded in 1654, first Sephardic Congregation in the US
  Sephardi European Institute library, activities and Los Muestros publication
  Jews Of Cape Verde and of The Azores (archived)
  Jews Of Cape Verde and on the Guinea Coast by Richard Lobban
  Beth Haim cemetery in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Holland
  History of Rabbi Yosef Caro.
  Biographies of some Sephardic Rabbi Leaders.
  Bernard Gui Inquisitorial Technique (c.1307-1323)
  The Juderia of Tarazona (Aragon) includes list of names
  Tourist information about Juderias in Spanish towns
  Diaspora Sefardita
  Sephardic Song by Judith Cohen
  Sephardic Medical roots
  Portuguese Jews
  Sevilla Judaica Images (archived version)
  History of Jews in Spain - A Brief Timeline
  
  Djudio-Spanyol (Ladino & Haquetia)
  
  Ladino and other Jewish Languages
  Judeo-Spanish Language General Overview
  Ladino a Lost Language
  Haketia
  Voces de Haquetia
  Judeo-Spanish as a Language of Liturgy and Religious Identification
  Diksionaryo Djudeo-Espanyol "Ladino" dictionary
  Ladino vocabulary words from other languages
  Stanzas of Joseph the Wise by Abraham de Toledo (15th century)
  Judeo Spanyol bibliography of
  Folk literature of the Sephardic Jews Multimedia archive of judeo-spanish
  Judeo-Spanyol songs sung by Raphael Yair Elnadav

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Historical Articles from the Web

• Elephantine Island Temple in the Nile
  Jews of Ancient Rome, Jewish catacombs in Rome, etc.
  Account of the 1492 Expulsion
  
  • by an expulsion contemporary. Compare to later revisionist history.
  The Alhambra Expulsion Decree
  Barcelona: A jewish widow, 1261 CE
  Barcelona: A daughter's inheritance, 1293 CE
  • a daughter's inheritance
  Barcelona: Business partnership between Jew and Christian, 1235-1242 CE
  Barcelona: Royal Grants to the Jewish Community, 1241-1271
  Barcelona: The Book of Document Forms
  • from: Judah b. Barzillay Bartzeloni, Sefer haShetarot
  Professions of Faith Extracted from Jews on Baptism
  Crown of Aragon: Jewish ordinance, 1354 CE
  Castillian Jews Synod, 1432 CE
  Samuel Ha-Nagid (Ha-Levi), Vizier of Granada
  • by Abraham ibn Daud of Toledo in Sefer Seder ha-Kabbalah, 1161 CE
  The 1492 Expulsion from Spain
  • written by by an Italian Jew in April or May, 1495
  The Expulsion Documents
  Great Rabbis of the Muslim Empire
  • by Dr Ezra Chawat of Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  17th century Peru Inquisition
  Pact of Umar
  Pact of Umar another version
  Chief Sephardic Rabbis of Eretz Israel
  Jews and Christians in Muslim lands, 1772 CE
  History of Jews in Spain - A Brief Timeline
  A History of the Inquisition of Spain
  • by Henry Charles Lea (1906 book)
  Collection of Articles about the Inquisition
  Links to books about the history of Spain
  • books past copyright with full texts on line
  Internet Medieval Sourcebook
  • Fordham University's list of books about Iberia
  Medieval Jewish History Resource Directory
  • Dinur Center at Hebrew University
  The Forgotten Refugees
  • Jewish refugees from Muslim lands

Sephardic Newslists on the Web

• SephardicSIG Forum, JewishGen's SephardicSig's Discussion Group For Sephardic Genealogy Research
  
  • To subscribe
  
  Sephardic Forum (yahoogroups.com),
  • Harry Stein's newslist. Very active discussion, both Jewish and Christian inputs.
    Subscribe through Yahoo Groups.
  
  Sepharad. Sephardic Newsletter
  
  • Send email to Y Kerem
  
  Sephardi Mizrahi Studies Caucus. and Discussion List
  
  Second Exodus. The newsletter of the "Historical Society of Jews from Egypt".
  • Send email to Desire Sakkal (Editor)

  Anusim Newslist. Click here

Sephardic Archival Sources I found useful

• Sample letters requesting information from archives
  
  • -in numerous languages
  
  Inquisicion and other early Hispanic Archives
  
  • Extensive listing of archives.
  
  Ben-Zvi Institute for the studies of Jewish Communities in the East, Jerusalem - Yad Ben Zvi
  • -Oriens Judaicus Series-Sources for the History of Jews in Muslim Lands
    -Expulsion of the Jews from Spain Research Project
    -Writings of Rabbi Itzhak Luria (XVI century Kabbala)
    -etc.
    Makhon Ben Zvi Leheker Kehilot Yisrael Bamizrah, P.O.Box 7660, Jerusalem 91076, Israel. Tel +972-2-639204.
    Library at 13 Ben Ezra St., Jerusalem-large collection of manuscripts and books.
  
  The Center for Research and Study of the Sephardi and Oriental Jewish Heritage - Misgav Yerushalayim
  • at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel. Tel +972-2-883962.
  
  Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) . As far as I know the actual contents of these collections have not yet been catalogued.
  
  • Kettubot 1819-1933
    ALGERIA
    
    • Constantine - Community archives (1795-1960)
      Lists of documents concerning Jews in non-Jewish Algerian archives (17th-19th centuries)
    GREECE/TURKEY
    
    • Thessaloniki - Community archives (1913-1946)
      Istanbul - 'Pinkassim' of the rabbinical court (1839-1841)
      Izmir - Community archives (1760-1970)
    ITALY
    
    • 'Pinkassim' and documents from Jewish communities, including Alessandria, Ancona, Ferrara, Finale, Modena, Padua, Pisa, Rome, Rovigo and Venice [original and microfilm] (16th-19th centuries)
      Lists of documents concerning Jews in non-Jewish archives
    MOROCCO
    
    • 'Pinkassim' and documents, inter alia from Casablanca, Fes, Meknes, Mogador and Sefrou (1710-1963)
    THE NETHERLANDS
    
    • Amsterdam - Portuguese community archives [microfilm] (17th - 20th centuries)
    RUMANIA
    
    • Bucharest - Remnants of the Ashkenazic and Sephardic community archives (1818-1947)
    SPAIN
    
    • Surveys of documents concerning the Jews in non-Jewish archives (12th-15th centuries)
    TUNISIA
    
    • Tunis - 'Pinkas' of the Portuguese community (1710-1936)
  
  The Bension Collection of Sephardic Manuscripts , at the Alberta University Library, Canada .
  
  • For excellent summary descriptions of the manuscripts see Aranov's "Descriptive listing of the Bension collection...", Alberta U. Press
  
  AIU (Alliance Israelite Universelle ,
  
  • 45 Rue La Bruyere 75009 Paris, France
  
  Archives d'Outres-Mer, Aix en Provence, France ,
  
  • Records of French colonies
  
  Archives departmentales, Nantes, France
  
  Lehman Collection at the Yeshiva University Archives, NYC
  • Records of the Cairo Jewish Community - 1886-1961.
    500 West 185 St., New York, NY 10033. Tel (212) 960-5451
  
  Bet Din, Casablanca ,
  
  • Records of Moroccan Jewry
  
  Jewish Theological Seminary Archives, NYC
  • Morrocan Records.
  
  Centro di Documenazione Ebraica
  • Italian Jewry, at Via Eupil 8, 20145 Milan, Italy.
  
  Centro Bibliografico
  • Italian Jewry, at Lungotevere Sanzio 5, 00153 Rome, Italy.
  
  Cairo Jewish Community and other Middle-Eastern Jewish records
  • Contact Carmen Weinstein at bassatine@geocities.com , or by snail mail to the Cairo Jewish Community at :
    Mrs Carmen Weinstein, Communaute Juive du Caire, 13 Rue Sabyl El Khazinda Abbassieh, Cairo, Egypt. (Unfortunately being short-staffed, responses may be very slow).
  
  Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Institute
  • List of researchers at the D.R.I.C. in Israel and NYC.