Sephardi Jews

Sephardi Jews
יהדות ספרד (*Yahadut Sfarad*)
Total population
	2,200,000 ; up to 16% of world Jewish population
Regions with significant populations
Israel	1.4 million
France	300,000–400,000
United States	200,000–300,000
Argentina	50,000
Spain	40,000
Canada	31,000
Turkey	26,000
Italy	24,930
Mexico	15,000
United Kingdom	8,000
Panama	8,000
Colombia	7,000
Morocco	6,000
Greece	6,000
Tunisia	2,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,000
Bulgaria	2,000
Cuba	1,500
Serbia	1,000
Netherlands	600
Macedonia	200
Languages
	Historical: Ladino, Arabic (Andalusian), Haketia, Judeo-Portuguese, Berber, Catalanic, Shuadit, local languages ; Modern: Local languages, primarily Modern Hebrew, French, English, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Ladino, Arabic.
Religion
	Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, other Jewish ethnic divisions, Samaritans, other Levantines, Lebanese, Syrians, other Near Eastern Semitic people, Spaniards, Portuguese and Hispanics/Latinos

Sephardi Jews, also known as Sephardic Jews or Sephardim (Hebrew: סְפָרַדִּים, Modern Hebrew: Sfaraddim, also יְהוּדֵי סְפָרַד Y'hudey Spharad, meaning "The Jews of Spain"), are a Jewish ethnic division.^[1]

Origin

They emerged as a distinct community around 1000 AD on the Iberian Peninsula. Jews set up communities throughout Spain and Portugal.^[1]

Evolution

In the late 15th century, when all Jews were expelled from Spain, they migrated and set up new communities in the countries of England, the Netherlands, North Africa, Anatolia, the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean), and the Balkan countries, as well as the Americas, where they kept their traditions and religious practices.^[1]

For hundreds of years and through the 20th century, Sephardi Jews have continued to speak their Judeo-Spanish language, commonly called the Ladino, alongside the language of their place of residence.^[1]

Related pages

References

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- Gerber, Jane S. (1992). The Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience. The Free Press. ISBN 9780029115732. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- Benbassa, Esther; Rodrigue, Aron (2000). Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (1 ed.). ISBN 9780520218222. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- Cohen, Mark R. (2005). "Chapter 2 The Origins of Sephardic Jewry in the Medieval Arab World". Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814797419.003.0005. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- Lehmann, Matthias B. (2008). "Rethinking Sephardi Identity: Jews and Other Jews in Ottoman Palestine". Jewish Social Studies. 15 (1: Sephardi Identities). Indiana University Press: 81–109. JSTOR 40207035. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- Ben-Ur, Aviva (2009). Sephardic Jews in America: A Diasporic History. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814739150.001.0001. ISBN 9780814739150. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

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[Sources-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3
Gerber, Jane S. (1992). The Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience. The Free Press. ISBN 9780029115732. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

Benbassa, Esther; Rodrigue, Aron (2000). Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (1 ed.). ISBN 9780520218222. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

Cohen, Mark R. (2005). "Chapter 2 The Origins of Sephardic Jewry in the Medieval Arab World". Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814797419.003.0005. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

Lehmann, Matthias B. (2008). "Rethinking Sephardi Identity: Jews and Other Jews in Ottoman Palestine". Jewish Social Studies. 15 (1: Sephardi Identities). Indiana University Press: 81–109. JSTOR 40207035. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

Ben-Ur, Aviva (2009). Sephardic Jews in America: A Diasporic History. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814739150.001.0001. ISBN 9780814739150. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

[2] Gerber, Jane S. (1992). The Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience. The Free Press. ISBN 9780029115732. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

[3] Benbassa, Esther; Rodrigue, Aron (2000). Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (1 ed.). ISBN 9780520218222. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

[4] Cohen, Mark R. (2005). "Chapter 2 The Origins of Sephardic Jewry in the Medieval Arab World". Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewry. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814797419.003.0005. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

[5] Lehmann, Matthias B. (2008). "Rethinking Sephardi Identity: Jews and Other Jews in Ottoman Palestine". Jewish Social Studies. 15 (1: Sephardi Identities). Indiana University Press: 81–109. JSTOR 40207035. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

[6] Ben-Ur, Aviva (2009). Sephardic Jews in America: A Diasporic History. New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9780814739150.001.0001. ISBN 9780814739150. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

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