*Sephardic World Meeting, Sunday 4 July 2021, with Marius Heemstra*## *THE ITALIAENDER FAMILY (ALIAS LEVI VITORIA) OF AMSTERDAM: BETWEEN SEPHARDI AND ASHKENAZI, WITH LINKS TO LONDON AND COPENHAGEN*The founding father of this family is Abraham Levi Vitoria (1639-1699), who was also called Italiaender (Italian) because he came to Amsterdam from Venice. He was a tobacco merchant and seems to have been a member of both the Sephardic and the Ashkenazi communities in Amsterdam around the time that these communities built their new synagogues in the 1670s. This dual membership is certainly true for two of his sons, Isaac and Benjamin.From the archives and cemetery records of both Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities in Amsterdam, we get a mixed picture of the allegiance of Abraham’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Furthermore, there are interesting links to the S&P community in London, of which Abraham’s father Benjamin was a member, and to Copenhagen, where some of his great-grandchildren settled in the middle of the Eighteenth Century, founding a new synagogue.***Marius Heemstra*** holds a Master's degree and PhD degree, having written a dissertation on The Fiscus Judaicus and the Parting of the Ways (between Judaism and Christianity). He is the genealogist of the Jewish branch of his family and is involved in the Het Stenen Archief (The Stone Archive) project, identifying and photographing gravestones.The meeting is on Sunday 4 July 2021 at 11am in LA, 2pm NYC, 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam, and 9pm Jerusalem. Patrons can join us on Zoom. The link is shared at our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/sephardiEveryone is invited to join us for free at: https://www.youtube.com/SephardicGenealogyAndHistory/*Please subscribe to the YouTube channel*. It helps us a lot and reminds you when we are going live!Over the last year, Sephardic World has become the leading forum for learning about Sephardic history and genealogy. We have no commercial sponsorship or public funding. There is no charge to attend our meetings or to view our content. If you are not a patron and can afford it, please consider supporting our work: https://www.patreon.com/sephardi*Best wishes,**Ton and David**Sephardic World**Images: Gerrit Berckheyde - View of the Two Synagogues of Amsterdam, Beth Haim, Gravestone Abraham de Benjamin Italiaender, 1699*