## *EIGHT CENTURIES OF A SEPHARDIC FAMILY:*## *THE MALKA FAMILY 1282-2022*## *WITH JEFF MALKA*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2023****Dr Jeffrey S. Malka*** is a pioneer and expert on Sephardic genealogy. This week on Sephardic World he discusses the Malka family history, the subject of a new book. The family story starts in the tumultuous 13th and 14th Centuries in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarra. It continues with the family's time in Morocco and follows the author's own branch in coloni...
## *MINING THE ARCHIVES WITH TECHNOLOGY*## *WITH DAVID SILVERA*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 8 JANUARY 2023*Following ***David Silvera***'s talk last year on opening the archives using technology, this Sunday he shows examples of what treasures can be discovered. He will provide a first look at the 1676-1678 Accounts Books of the London congregation whose membership included the following names:Abenhacar, Abensur, Aboab, Alevi, Alevy, Jesurun Alvares, Lopez Arias, Arrary, Coen Arrigas, Baruchiel, ...
*Romania: The Sephardic Jewish Community Past and Present**With Peninah Zilberman**Sephardic World, Sunday 9 December 2022*Romania sits on the edge of the former Ottoman Empire. The history of Romania's Sephardim has largely been forgotten. Sephardic Jews first arrived in the region in 1496 from Constantinople and established communities in the principality of Wallachia. Subsequently, there was significant Ashkenazi immigration. While the Ashkenazim soon came to outnumber the Sephardim, both par...
## ***ROMANIA: THE SEPHARDIC JEWISH COMMUNITY PAST AND PRESENT***## ***WITH PENINAH ZILBERMAN***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER 2022***Romania sits on the edge of the former Ottoman Empire. The history of Romania's Sephardim has largely been forgotten. Sephardic Jews first arrived in the region in 1496 from Constantinople and established communities in the principality of Wallachia. Subsequently, there was significant Ashkenazi immigration. While the Ashkenazim soon came to outnumber t...
Daniel Mendoza, Regency Boxer and Improbable Jewish HeroSephardic World, Sunday, 4 December 2022*Daniel Mendoza, Regency Boxer and Improbable Jewish Hero**Sephardic World, Sunday, 4 December 2022*Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836) shatters Jewish stereotypes. Born into a poor London family he found fame through his fists, becoming Champion Boxer of England. His intelligence and self-promotion made him a figure of national note and he is credited with changing British attitudes towards Jews. Like many ce...
COHEN DE AZEVEDO - TRACING A SEPHARDIC FAMILY## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2022***## ***WITH TON TIELEN AND DAVID MENDOZA***The Azevedo family of Lisbon became the Cohen de Azevedo family in Amsterdam. Active in the Portuguese Jewish community, they first involved themselves as intermediaries in freeing Christian slaves in Muslim countries. In the 18th century, they emerged as a prominent rabbinic family, providing Hahamim (rabbis) in both Amsterdam and London. Later generati...
COHEN DE AZEVEDO - TRACING A SEPHARDIC FAMILY## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2022***## ***WITH TON TIELEN AND DAVID MENDOZA***The Azevedo family of Lisbon became the Cohen de Azevedo family in Amsterdam. Active in the Portuguese Jewish community, they first involved themselves as intermediaries in freeing Christian slaves in Muslim countries. In the 18th century, they emerged as a prominent rabbinic family, providing Hahamim (rabbis) in both Amsterdam and London. Later generati...
## ***Q&A WITH HARMEN SNEL***## ***SENIOR ARCHIVIST AT THE AMSTERDAM CITY ARCHIVES***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2022******Harmen Snel*** of the Amsterdam City Archives is a well-known figure in the world of Sephardic genealogy. Two years ago he joined us to discuss the Amsterdam notarial archives. This week he returns to Sephardic World to answer our questions about sources in the archives, including those not published by the Portuguese-Jewish community. You can share questions i...
A Trip to the Dutch Wild Coast## ***A 1658 SEPHARDIC EXPEDITION***## ***WITH JONATHAN SCHORSCH***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD – SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2022***Jeosua Nunez Netto and Joseph Pereira, two Portuguese-born Jews, left a fascinating account of their trip from Amsterdam to Pomeroom (on South America’s Caribbean coast) in 1658. Their goal was to establish a Jewish colony on the Essequibo River. The authors appear to waver between commercialism and salvation, Portuguese and Dutch identity. The account...
## ***THE CRYPTO-JUDAISM MOVEMENT: ARE BNEI ANUSIM AN ASHKENAZI FANTASY?***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2022***## ***WITH DAVID MENDOZA****This is a patrons-only meeting. To become a patron please sign up at: https://www.patreon.com/sephardi*The once genteel backwater of Sephardic genealogy has recently hit the headlines with a scandal over certification of candidates for Portuguese and Spanish citizenship. David Mendoza believes that the underlying problem is the rise of the crypto-...
## ***SEPHARDIM IN ANCIÉN REGIME FRANCE***## ***WITH DAVID MENDOZA AND TON TIELEN***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2022***Before 1492, Iberian Jews traded with southwest France. This trade was continued by New Christians who later established communities, as public Catholics, in Bordeaux, Bayonne, and other locations. These communities were an important element of the Portuguese Nation, but do not receive the attention they deserve. This week Ton and David provide an overview of the ...
## ***FINDING EARLY LONDON SEPHARDIC ANCESTORS***## ***WITH TON TIELEN AND DAVID MENDOZA***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2022***Most researchers are familiar with the six-volume Bevis Marks Records, but what if you want to dig deeper? This week, Ton and David provide an introduction to available resources, many of which can be consulted online. The discussion will include the archives of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation of London and other resources including probate, le...
## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 2022***## ***WITH DAVID SILVERA***## ***OPENING THE ARCHIVES WITH TECHNOLOGY – BEVIS MARKS AS A CASE STUDY***The vital records of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation of London have been transcribed and published. There is much more information in the congregation's annual accounts books, but these are inaccessible to remote users and are written in early modern Portuguese script.The Sephardic Genealogical Society has ‘trained’ Transkribus softwar...
***Our apologies for the technical problems last week which prevented us from broadcasting. This week we are delighted to bring you Ian Pomerantz, with a special contribution from ethnomusicologist Judith Cohen.***## ***SEPHARDIC MUSIC FROM THE OUTSIDE IN***## ***WITH IAN POMERANTZ AND SPECIAL GUEST JUDITH COHEN***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2022***The first Western interest in Judeo-Spanish secular song came from Spanish and German academics in the first quarter of the 20th Century. ...
# *Sephardic Music from the Outside In*# *With Ian Pomerantz*# *Sephardic World Sunday 14 August 2022*The first Western interest in Judeo-Spanish secular song came from Spanish and German academics in the first quarter of the 20th Century. They encountered Sephardic Jews in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans, and North Africa. Early Spanish researchers saw the Jewish aspect of Sephardic identity as secondary to their subjects’ Hispanidad, their innate “Spanishness.”Twenty years after World W...
## *PEIXOTTO, A PORTUGUESE JEWISH FAMILY IN THE AMERICAS*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 24 JULY 2022*## *WITH HAAKON LAZARUS CHEVALIER*Growing up, ***Haakon Lazarus Chevalier***knew little of his family. His great-grandfather was a ship's chandler in Panama City and his great-grandmother, an embroiderer. She was born Rebecca Pyke or Peixotto in Jamaica. The family moved from Panama to San Francisco in 1881. After years of research, Haakon has pieced together more of the story. He will discuss Rebec...
*Speaking for the Silenced**Sephardic World, Sunday 17 July 2022**With Richard Zimler****Richard Zimler*** is best-known for his novel, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon. As a writer, and especially as a Jewish writer living in Portugal, he is interested in telling the forgotten stories of those who were on the losing side of history. Inevitably, he is fascinated by the history of the Portuguese Jews who have largely been erased from Portuguese memory. Sephardic history is often misrepresented and we...
## *Cardinal Errors in Sephardic Genealogy*## *Sephardic World, Sunday 10 July 2022*## *With Julian Land *In this week's meeting we shall focus on the craft of genealogy. ***Julian Land*** is well-known in the Sephardic genealogy community, notably for his work on the Barrow Lousada family. During his decade of research he has observed a number of common errors to be avoided, which he will share with us. These mistakes can be made by experienced researchers as well as beginners. We invite you to...
## ***ORIGINS OF THE SEPHARDIC MENDOZA FAMILY***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 3 JULY 2022***## ***WITH DAVID MENDOZA***The Mendoza family of London is believed to be the largest in the Western Sephardic diaspora, with members scattered around the world. In many respects, it is a typical example of a poor Western Sephardic family. What are the origins? What do we know and what do we not know? Using DNA and archival records from Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and England, ***David Mendoza*** wi...
## *THE MOROCCAN JEWS OF CABO VERDE -*## *PRESERVATION OF MEMORY*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2022*## *WITH CAROL CASTIEL*Many Sephardic Jewish families migrated to Cape Verde from Morocco and Gibraltar in the mid-19th century. ***Carol*** ***Castiel*** learned about this history while working at the Africa-America Institute. Many of her grantees came from Jewish families such as Levy, Benchimol, Wahnon, and Anahory. Inspired by her students to learn more about Cabo Verde’s connection to ...
## ***SERVANTS, MASTERS, AND FAMILIES. AFRICAN AND EURAFRICAN JEWS IN 17TH CENTURY AMSTERDAM***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 12 JUNE 2022***## ***WITH MARK PONTE***How did the Portuguese Jews in Early Modern Amsterdam relate to African slaves, servants, and non-white community members? ***Mark Ponte*** will share the history of black people in Sephardic households during the Dutch Golden Age. One example, Hanna Vas was a black slave who had children with Moses Moreno-Monsanto, and later married ...
## *MAIL ORDER BRIDES, SEPHARDIC STYLE*## *WITH TON TIELEN*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 29 MAY 2022*For over 400 years the Amsterdam-based Portuguese-Jewish bridal society Santa Companhia de Dotar Orphas e Donzellas [the Holy Society for Dowries for Orphan Girls and Young Ladies], known as Dotar, has provided dowries. Historically it played an important role in binding the Portuguese-Jewish diaspora together. Indeed, this was one of its goals. Dotar's membership was international, and it is a val...
## *FINDING JEWS IN JAMAICAN ARCHIVES*## *WITH TONI PITOCK AND MARINA DELFOS HARRIS*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 22 MAY 2022*Jamaica has an important place in Sephardic history. In 1882 most of the Jewish records were lost in a fire that destroyed a large part of Kingston, the capital. For years this has been a huge barrier in researching not just Jamaica but also the Caribbean and early community in the United States. There are resources that can fill the gaps, but they are not well known and so...
## ***DUTCH SEPHARDIM***## ***AN INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR BART WALLET***## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 15 MAY 2022***Early this year the eminent scholar ***Bart Wallet*** was appointed professor of Jewish history at the University of Amsterdam. We have the privilege of interviewing him.We shall discuss the role of Sephardim in The Netherlands in the 19th Century Jewish; the tension between Sephardic identity and cooperation with Ashkenazim; the shifting meaning of Sephardic identity; the changing...
## *THE PORTUGUESE JEWS OF HAMBURG. THE HISTORY OF A MERCANTILE COMMUNITY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY*## *WITH HUGO MARTINS*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 8 MAY 2022*The Sephardic community of Hamburg no longer exists but was one of the most significant in the Western Sephardic diaspora. It was also the first established Sephardic community in northern Europe. There were strong commercial and familial connections with Amsterdam and London. Unlike the other two communities, Hamburg suffered religious...