Amsterdam, this book can be most valuable. about your project. It is only my opinion, of course, but Sephardic research should really be done by someone with an intimate knowledge of the resources already to save time, wild goose chases and a very steep learning curve. Searching for the Sephardic history in Puerto Rico By genealogy.com user October 25, 2001 at 06:24:56. These numbers So now more than ever people continue to ask if I am Jewish. My name is Myrna Iris Santiago Vazquez. Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! Those surnames ending in ez. Dr. Ricardo Allegria's writings identify a group of people that fled Europe (about 2000 people) years before Christopher Columbus arrived (about 400 years) who lived in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has the largest and richest Jewish community in the Caribbean, with over 3,000 Jewish inhabitants. If not, Im learning along the way as well! [18][19] The synagogue, called Sha'are Zedeck, hired its first rabbi in 1954. Oddly my mother immigrated to NYC at age 3, and grew up in a combination Jewish/Puerto Rican (catholic) neighborhood. Well my dad was livid when he found out that I may have a Palestinian as a future stepdad. I need more information for my family. This also leads me to next consideration names! (22c) indicates those names that are identified as converso names in the There is no such thing as a Sephardic surname. My grandfather was fair,blonde with blue eyes and over 6 foot.I do not understand why he took a Sephardic name, perhaps he wanted to blend in.My grandmother on my father side is a Perez. ), AIRPORT DETENTION: +34 910 299 436 OFFICE: +34 918 272 222, List of Sephardic surnames with certificate of origin, https://tolentinoabogados.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tolentino-logo-1.png, Trminos legales y condiciones de contratacin. My dad is Maldonado and Marquez. There are websites that will tell you to check if your surname is there to be Jewish, but again thread lightly! Hyamson. It contains Sephardic names recorded during the Sefarad en Puerto Rico 234 members About us Overview Background Goals History tells us that Puerto Ricans are largely the descendants of native Tano Indians, Europeans (especially Spaniards), and Africans. So is Dr Allegria claiming that Europeans were on the island prior to Columbus discovery and the Spanish settlement (400 years prior) or did I miss something? The authors My family converted a while back well most of them or they just acknowledged their Jewish ancestry. We are Hebrews who originally lived in the city of Jerusalem. I'll get that fixed Monday. There were other names which are not listed here I have had no luck in finding any trace of his birth or baptism in Lares or surrounding towns.Do you have any suggestions?Edmundo Quinones Colon (edq2@hotmail.com), Edmundo, so sorry I did not check this site again after I posted. book, El Libro Verde de Aragon (The Greenbook of Aragon) by Isidoro de las "[21], Puerto Rico is home to the largest and wealthiest Jewish community in the Caribbean with almost 3,000 Jewish inhabitants. List of names provided by David Thank you. According to script Epstein was a fiercely proud Puerto Rican Jew. (~), From the book, Puerto Rico has the largest Jewish community in the Caribbean, with over 3,000 Jewish inhabitants. family trees, well detailed, are provided in the three volumes. research tool for Sephardic research in Amsterdam. An open Jewish community did not flourish in the colony because Judaism was prohibited by the Spanish Inquisition. Therefore, the documents are clear, without misinterpretation, verbatim and with minimal chance of error. This is the first time on my tree that I have seen children have names that overwhelming point to Jewish origins. The names So, whats the truth? from the magazine ETSI. The 15 surnames you mentioned is a good point and a much discussed topic. I have met two men from Puerto Rico with the last name Arroyo who have solid evidence that their Arroyo ancestors were Sephardic Jews.If you have the last name Arroyo in your Father's bloodline and want to learn more about this possibility in your family I encourage you to join the THE ARROYO SURNAME Y-DNA PROJECT Project Background: Email address dkcohen@neto.net.il(~), From the book, extracted from the book, Finding Our Fathers, by Dan Rottenberg. It is also the only Caribbean island in which all three major Jewish denominationsOrthodox, Conservative, and Reformare represented. records for Puerto Rico. We have been celebrating the Jewish Holidays for over 12 years since we came from Puerto Rico to Florida. tortured to death or exiled so their lines might end here. Someone called Sarah Mendoza in 18th Century London will probably have been Jewish. The certificate of origin of your surname is only one of the requirements, you must provide more documents to justify your link with Sephardic descendants, plus overcome some tests, as indicated by the Ministry. The Castilian double surname naming system of the 16th century didn't become common throughout Spain until the 1800s, although you will find that it made its way to Puerto Rico quickly mainly because of the Real Cdula de Graces in 1815. 234 members About; DNA Results; Surnames; Activity Feed; Photos; Links . He participated in the drafting of the Constitution of Puerto Rico and gave Luis Muoz Marin and his administrators legal advice whenever called upon. Here are a few websites that may be useful: Copyright 2015-2023 - J.Diaz PuertoRicanGenealogy.weebly.com, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Asturian, and Valencian. The letter P - Sephardic surnames, Sephardim.com, Sephardic names, Sephardic Jewish names, Sephardic genealogy at Sephardim.com - see our list of names Many Sephardic Jews from Bulgaria and Greece carry this surname. I'm a convert to Judaism and would love to know! involved in the inquisition in Brazil. (~), Sephardic names The Sephardic Jews of Bordeaux, by Frances Malino. I have tried to find my relatives but it has been very difficult. The book may register of Bethahaim Velho Cemetery, Published by the Jewish Historical So sorry I did not check these posts again. A set of dictionaries of Sephardic surnames was used in order to check the existence of the name as well as the spelling of its root. The first large group of Jews to settle in Puerto Rico were refugees fleeing Germanoccupied Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. Answer (1 of 3): Rivera is actually 3 last names: When the Puerto Ricans first moved to New York many changed their last mane to Rivers. Thanks for your sacrifice. About 20 years ago God did something in my heart, that I referred to as Him giving me a Jewish heart, but He referred to as a heart of covenant. I have seen Latinos so enthusiastically embrace their new-found Jewish identityto the point that they became angry Zionists! So if I'm of Jewish decent as all the above evidence seems to lead in that direction, I would love to volunteer for this project. A list of 3,500 names used by Jews, or My husband (RIP) mentioned that his great great great grand parents came to Puerto Rico they were 5 brothers by the name of Zayas who had been negleted the entry into Spain , therefore somehow came to the island and settled in San Lorenzo, Cerro Gordo. Studemund-Halevy. We came from canary islands, too.But our last name is not on the list of sephardic last names. Claims that these and other alleged Sephardic surnames qualify you for Portuguese citizenship can even be found on some lawyers websites. His name was Arturo Quinones Levy. also short sections of additional circumcisions 1679-99 (40a), Marriages The American television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, which originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975, to June 8, 1979, had a character named Juan Epstein, played by Robert Hegyes. There is much, much, and I mean much, more to cover! Die Sefarden in Hamburg (The Sephardim in Hamburg [Germany]) by Michael My email is jasminsmakeupspot@gmail.com contact me if anything I have a lot of info on our Sephardic lineage. checkout sephardic.com there you will find more, there one of your ancestor Juan Delgado Pinto also known as Moses Pinto whom was a known Sephardic Jew, so yes Delgado is a known Sephardic surname. The authors have Our question remains open and categorized as most likely Religeous Persicutions. I'm 'Catholic' though i prefer the term religiously flexible. For example, taking into consideration the years your ancestors have traveled to your countries. I've heard some discussions that claim the cargo of passengers of the original Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria could have included Sephardi Jews looking for a way out of the Spanish inquisition. Hi I want to have information about the dna (where I have to go and which information I have to bring). My mother (not from that side of the family) tells me that I was told because theres got to be an afinity between the grandparent, the relative, and the child who is told. She did however said that she liked my father grandmother because she was a sweet Jewish lady. The Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico began in the 15th century with the arrival of the anusim (variously called conversos, Crypto-Jews, Secret Jews or marranos) who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage. All of the names on this thread show in my DNA Relative List and I was told that my closest DNA match is in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's common surnames are listed below. FP 2000, Adelaide, 5th Australia. Many puerto ricans also carry a star of David. Her mother's name Jaume. Judios Conversos (Jewish Converts) by Mario Javier Saban. We are a family that the majority believe in God and would be proud to call ourselves Jewish, being that we are his chosen people. (~), From the book, And would love to find out more about the Jews of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico. Hello, Forgive me for replying in English. In the military, I went to Spain and thought that it would be great to research my family tree. Yet it also infers you may not be from Jewish ancestry but may have an ancestry from the House of Israel. My mother is from Utuado P.R. Mallorca or Majorca are the two spellings for the same place in the Catalan-speaking Balearic Isles, near Barcelona, Spain. Rich in names and and history Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. My grandfather Diego Romero Pi was from the Canary Islands. The image of the original document from which information was obtained is inserted into the certificate. Benarouch: A patronymic name meaning 'son of the head (leader)' in Hebrew. This list we are providing does not mean its definitive, all the surnames were clearly represented in the Sephardic community in those centuries, but simply we have no evidence yet of the inclusion of the names for various reasons (disappearance of documents, natural catastrophes, restricted access, etc.) [3] The majority settled in the island's capital, San Juan, where in 1942 they established the first Jewish Community Center of Puerto Rico.[13]. It takes patience, a bit of luck, and a lot of knowledge on how to use the records and what to look for to actually find those ancestors. list provides the entry point and the year of arrival.(~). name of parents, age, and location of domicile are also included. Now i'm interested in learning more. this information is also available. are There are My grandparents are original from Lares. We all looked at each other because my daughter and I have known we were of Jewish descent for a long time. Crisis and Creativity in the Sephardic World: 1391-1648, by Gampel. Nonetheless, I did it because I wanted to know as much as I could about my ancestry. Beside each listing is a number or series of numbers and letters enclosed in parenthesis such as (2) (6A) (9) (29). My mom dad come from Canary island. that returned to Portugal and Gibralter after hundreds of years of expulsion. attached to the stemsof many names.If your people came from Aragon, and you Nowhere in the bible today does it say that you're going to heaven when you die, we just conclude it Found your statement concerning Dr. Allegria's claim that a people arrived in Puerto Rico's mountains prior to Christoper Columbus discovery of the new world and the Caribbean islands very interesting. I never excuse violence and any that occurs should not be blamed on an entire group. 3. Where can find the test? were extracted and provided by Daniel Kazez dkazez@mail.wittenberg.edu. Since my relatives didn't know why the star was placed there I decided to research further and did a dna test through 23andme. Thank you,Sam, Hi Nancy,I am researching my paternal grandfather's family from Lares. Uncategorized. My family are from the Mountians of PR in San Sebastian, Ive read stories on-line about Spaniards of Jewish decent running to the mountinas to escape prosecution. Nothing is just black and white in genealogy and when it comes to Sephardic Jews it can definitely be hard to tell. otras fuentes que indican claramente que la persona portadora del apellido es I am not aware ofevidence that the Western Sephardim who mostly had little knowledge of Judaism during the sixteenth and seventeen centuries knew or followed these tradition. The majority immigrated to Miami, Florida, but a sizable portion chose to establish and integrate themselves on the neighboring island because of Puerto Rico's cultural, linguistic, racial, and historic similarities to Cuba. I am going to post the youtube link in my yahoo group forum :) I think you will find a lot of oousins there. records. Hello there!I think this is a very interesting topic, but, after all, which haplogroup would a Boricua with Mallorcan-Jewish Ancestry have? Yet a bit about the term Jewish which simply means from the tribe of Judah. My family comes from Spain and have been in Puerto Rico for many, many, many, years Surname Delvalle on my Father's side. In Sure Dwellings: A Journey From Expulsion to Assimilation, by Margot F. We were always told that the Jaume last name was a very rare name & all were closely related. Snyder became the first Jew and the last non-Puerto Rican appointed to that court. 1, A Can someone bring me more information on this interesting matter? I find this forum really interesting, seeing where my Puerto Rican ancestry is originally from would be amazing. Some later converted and (~), Sephardic names Habana, 1958. http://idd00bmy.eresmas.net/etarazonajudiaapellidos.html. He selected the band's repertoire from songs with a particular, positive social message and philosophy, and arranged his new band's sound to be as raw and powerful as the typical all-trombone salsa sound in vogue at the time. [11], After the failed revolution, the Spanish Courts passed the "Acta de Culto Condicionado" (Conditional Cult Act) in 1870. because the author did not identify those names as Sephardic. I have ancestors who came to Puerto Rico at the turn of the 15th century. His parents met and married in New Orleans, Louisiana where Brugman was born, raised and educated. [3][27], They have also made an impact in Puerto Rico's music industry. Austurias. Hello my grandfather was lopez hernandez and my grandmother gonzalez rivera we are from san sebastian Itoo feel a great love to Israel my name is ana, My great great grandparents were from spain my grandfather was lopez hernandez and my grandmother was gonzalez rivera my mother was born in san sebastian my grandfather had a farm in mago. I also learned that the Batista surname is Sephardic. result of a census of Jewish communities of Spain by the Catholic Church and as suerte a todos. Dear Daniel,I have David's in my family but only through my grandmother. Each name is from the site TARAZONA JUDIA. In 1970, Raphy Leavitt organized a band with an original sound and style that became one of Puerto Rico's greatest salsa orchestras, "La Selecta". Sephardim from Curacao. Their contributions can be found, but are not limited to, the fields of education, commerce and entertainment. I remember been mad at him while he was telling me, because he did not wanted my Palestinian future stepdad to call me at his house.My mother hid from me the Jewish ancestry, because as she said she wanted me to be raised catholic. Couldn't understand my internal quest for 'hebrew roots' until I saw where my grandparents on my mother's side (Maldonado) were from Aricebo Puerto Rico, and that there was some geneological correlation to the 'converso concept'. [9], The Reform congregation utilizes the English, Spanish, and Hebrew languages in their teachings, the Conservative congregation also uses English, Hebrew and Spanish. It became the one cause to which he was unconditionally committed. His descendants lived on the island by the end of the sixteenth century and, as a result of This will take some time, so please be patient. Iam at ur service. To my, surprise, it came back J2a1b, wich is a marker for Ashkenazi, Sephardic Jews. Family trees are included for many of the families. 1. Here is a list of common Sephardic Jewish last names. On a government document, she indicated that her mother was "Elise Garrido Torres" (or "de la Torre") and I am trying to find my missing family. In addition, the spelling of many of the stems have changed Anyway, I'm from Mayaguez PR of the sephardic surname Torres. No wonder I get up at 2am or 3 am to pray to Yahweh, Jeshua. Maybe it is what happened for a period in early 17th Century Amsterdam. Some communities have very fixed systems with the first children named after specific grandparents. my aunts believed my Grandmother was murdered in 1928 and our inheritance was taken over by Naguabo Sugar cane company, then Fajardo and only God knows how many more have put a claim on the property in Rio Blanco.my Tia used to talk about the Manorah and she used to mention the word Chuetas. Amsterdam was a major haven and [9] In the 1950s, the Puerto Rican musician Augusto Rodrguez, founder of the Choir of the University of Puerto Rico, founded the Hebrew Festival Chorus of San Juan's Jewish Community. Depending on jurisdiction, your family surnames may not have been fixed until the late 18th Century. Univesity, 2000. He is an only child. Discover your DNA story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and genealogy with our DNA kits for ancestry and the world's most comprehensive DNA database. There are a few branches that I think can potentially identity to have Sephardic Jewish ancestry but I havent jumped to a definite yes just yet! I studied in Orthodox Jewish seminary and took on the lifestyle. We have over 30 years of experience successfully helping our clients obtain citizenship in numerous countries, including the US, Israel, and Portugal. I a have been very interested and done much research also on this topic concerning that we may have sephardic ancestry. Jews were a minority in Spain and Portugal, and adopted the same surnames as everyone else. SEPHARDIM, The Spirit That Has Withstood the times. Contains the names of My father was from a previous marriage. Email: congtbs@coqui.net. This list is compiled from a catalogue the author found on a visit to Puerto Rico in the Museum of San Juan. [20] Puerto Rico is the only Caribbean island in which the Conservative, Reform and Orthodox Jewish movements are represented. (~), From the book, Costa, Bertram Brewster, and Cecil Roth. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. intermarried. The records are much more interested in men, which always strikes me as unjustas it was the women who kept the show on the road. (~), From the book, Sanchez - 128,384 Rivera - 114,777. Now well explain the origin of our list. Surely most of our results would show to be positive. Precious Stones of the Jews of Curacao Jewry 1657-1957. Cohen, Nof Ayalon Israel). (~), Sephardic We are of Sephardi race meanomg that we are the people of God. The Spanish Crown issued the Royal Decree of Graces (Real Cdula de Gracias) which was originated August 10, 1815, with the intention of attracting European settlers who were not of Spanish origin to the islands. Liebman. From the civil Therefore, its hard to tell! Among the many successful businesses which they have established are Supermercados Pueblo (Pueblo Supermarkets) founded by George and Harold Toppel,[25] Almacenes Kress (clothing store), founded by Jorge Artime,[26] Doral Bank, Pitusa and Me Salve, founded by Israel Kopel. To those searching best of luck and hopefully well find our ancestors soon! them when "google" arrived the first thing I searched for was my last name, and the first web site that appeared in the screen was Xuetas of Mallorca, I couldn't believed what I was reading, immediately I realized this could be the reason for his silence.

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