Ashkenazi or Sephardic Jews
Sephardic Jews identify as "sephardim," the Hebrew term for Spanish Jewry. Sephardim, by definition, trace their roots back to the Iberian peninsula - Spain and Portugal. The Sephardim identify as jews, not hispanics. "Hispanic," to the best of my knowledge, intimates that one is not only of Spanish descent, but Christian as well. Hispanics are anyone who holds a cultural identity with the Iberian peninsula. There are Jewish people in Latin America that are of Ashkenazi origin, but they are still considered Hispanic. Hispanic is an umbrella term that is used to emcompass many people. If a Sephardic Jew feels a strong Hispanic identity, they can choose to identify with the term.
Yes, the surname Jaime can be associated with Sephardic Jewish heritage. It is derived from the Hebrew name "Yaakov" (Jacob) and has historical ties to Jewish communities in the Iberian Peninsula before the expulsion of Jews in 1492. However, it is also a common surname in Spanish-speaking countries, and not all bearers of the name may have Sephardic ancestry.
The Moors and the Jews were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 1490s.
As shown by DNA studies, all Jewish communities come from the Middle East originally. Later, during the Middle Ages the Sephardim were the Jewish communities in the Mediterranean area (Spain, North Africa) and points east of it, while the Ashkenazim were to the north in France, Germany, Russia and Eastern Europe. This variety of locales has led to some differences in customs, but not in the Torah-laws themselves.See also:Why_did_the_Diaspora_begin
Sephardic Jews are called Sephardic because they originally lived in Sepharad, the ancient name Jews used for Spain. With the Spanish inquisition, Sephardi Jews fled Spain or were forced out and moved throughout Europe, into the Middle East, and even places like South America and the Caribbean.
Sephardic Jews (Sephardim) were the Jews from Spain and Portugal. After the Muslim conquest of Spain in the eighth century, many Jews fled to Spain in order to escape persecution in Christian Europe, knowing that they would be well-treated under Islamic rule. They became known as Sephardim (Spanish Jews). By the fourteenth century, Spain was once again back under Christian rule and many Jews were converted to Christianity. The remaining Jews were finally expelled from Spain in 1492, and resettled in Islamic Northern Africa and the Middle East. Many of them were absorbed into existing Mizrachi (Arab Jew) communities, while others retained their separate identity as Sephardic Jews. Since the establishment of modern Israel, both Mizrachi and Sephardic Jews have been encouraged to identify simply as Sephardic Jews.
The word "Sephardic" comes from the Hebrew word "Sepharad," which refers to the Iberian Peninsula, specifically Spain. Sephardic Jews are descendants of Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492 during the Spanish Inquisition. The term is used to distinguish their culture, traditions, and typically the Ladino language they speak from other Jewish groups.
the murpurgos where sephardic Jews
Ashkenazi or Sephardic Jews
No. The Sefardic Jews are a slight minority in Israel.
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Who told you that they don't.
Following The Spanish Inquisition, many Sephardic Jews returned to the Middle East. The main causes were fleeing persecution in central and eastern Europe, fleeing persecution during the Crusades, Fleeing Spain after the Spanish Inquisition and joining the Ottoman army as Janissaries.
Sephardic Jews live all over the world, and speak the languages of the countries they live in. The most common first languages of Sephardic Jews are:HebrewEnglishArabicSpanishPortugueseTurkishFrenchLadinoLadino was once a prominent language of Sephardic Jews. It was a Jewish dialect of Medieval Spanish. Today there are less than 100,000 native speakers, almost all of which live in Israel, with a minority in Turkey. (There may be as many as 300,000 second-language speakers all over the world.)
The surname Villeda came from Spain. It is Sephardic, meaning it is a surname used by descendants of Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal before 1492. In that year, the king and queen of Spain required that the Jews convert to Christianity or to leave Spain. Many left and scattered throughout the Mediterranean area, to the Netherlands and other parts of northern Europe, and to the American colonies of Spain and eventually to North America as well.
Ashkenazi Jews aren't more strict than Sephardi Jews, this question is based on a false assumption.