Posts by Jon Brooker
9 posts
Good morning to all I'll be going to Amsterdam at the end of the month. I'll be visiting the Jewish museums and synagogue. Anyone recommend other places to visit and places to eat? Have a couple of questions. Are there records of Rabbi's still available for viewing? Was there a jewish school? Were there jewish women teachers? Can I just turn up at the national archives and view records or do I ne...
Good evening to all here Are there any good you tube channels on Sephardic Judaism?
Good morning gentlemen. What books would you suggest for a beginner - history of the Sephardim, religious rites, specific bible, prayer books.??Thanks
Out of curiosity did the Portuguese Jewish communities have their own language.?.
Has anyone come the history or roots of the surname EREIRA.? Could it have come from the surname PEREIRA.? Is there any database of surnames.? Thanks
Does anyone know of any articles on the life and times of the Jewish communities in the various countries in western Europe. Was western Europe better for the Jewish communities than the east?. I know that English Jews were money lenders / bankers in early England. Would they have been the same as well as traders and merchants in Europe?.
Good evening all. What is everyone's thoughts on the Spanish and Portuguese offers to give nationality to the children and families of Sephardim forced from both countries. Have any of you thought about it? Would any of you apply or will any of you be applying?
Thanks to Ton Tilien, Jarrett Ross and others for the digging and the info. Now have more places to search through. Funny thing is it was only about 8/10 weeks ago that I decided to do my fathers family genealogy (bored at work) and I discovered that my fathers family were Jewish descent. Opened up so much. Have found a lot of info a lot good and some surprising and some sad and shocking - death c...
Good morning to all. Would the Jewish communities settle within major cities or in villages and towns?. Are there certain areas / cities / towns families were known for? For example Madrid - perreira?. My ancestors are dutch jews by the name of Ereira and de Rodrigues de Mercado also de Nunes Mendes. Was informed that these are Sephardim families. Would anyone have info or able to point me in the ...