Just read this biography that may be of general interest.The first Professor of Hebrew in the USA was a S&P Sephardi Jew.Judah Monis, he studied in Amsterdam and Livorno. Eventually, was the first Jew to get a MA in Harvard. He, eventually, became the professor of Hebrew in Harvard but, bc of Harvard policies at that time, he was required to convert to xianity. Details (in Spanish) are in the following link:https://www.sfarad.es/primer-profesor-hebreo-estados-unidos-sefardi/?fbclid=IwAR14wXCiSqyr-IDVWq6Ub478IiDVnrx_0kz63v6JrvJrSUfK31ZcRSNYvSM