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 am not entirely persuaded by all this. III. When I looked up I saw that the words on the building read, "Yeshiva". at a personal level. My mother last name was Lafontaine from Utuado P.R. A third type of Spanish surname that is found is a surname that is given to someone because of his or her characteristics. My last names are Marti Quinones. (Jewish Blood) by Pere Bonnin. 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". No wonder I get up at 2am or 3 am to pray to Yahweh, Jeshua. (Israel Kopel, president of Almacenes Pitusa) (Top 10 Business Leaders of Puerto Rico: 1991), "Eisa Davis and Quiara Alegria Hudes finalists for 2007 Pulitzer Prize", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Jews_in_Puerto_Rico&oldid=1150547721, This page was last edited on 18 April 2023, at 19:36. and my father was from Bayamon P.R.. 3. Die Sefarden in Hamburg (The Sephardim in Hamburg [Germany]) by Michael My mother is from Arecibo PR and her last names are Gonzalez Chacon and my dad is from San Sebastian and his last names are Quiles Vega. Today, many Sephardic names bear the original form or a variation, indicating descent from a particular family. Again, we cant just say . One can't know definitively unless the person left a note behind saying I called myself Rivera because I lived near the River. Its not about historical studies or anthropological, socio-cultural observations subjected to minor or broad interpretations, but these documents from primary sources of investigation and history archives, augmenting the validity and strength of the file we deposit. (~), Los Portugueses Judaizantes expulsados de Buenas Aires.(~). result of a census of Jewish communities of Spain by the Catholic Church and as The Sephardim of England, by Albert M. (~), From the He is an only child. [7] They practiced Crypto-Judaism which meant that they secretly practiced Judaism while publicly professing to be Roman Catholic. Only those names recognizable and labeled as Jewish or converso are I believe in God, i just don't agree w/ everything they say at church, that is when i go. 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. 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! Sephardic Jewish Genealogy Family History of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish diaspora. If you only have the certificate of Sephardic origin of your surnames, that does not guarantee to be sufficient all the documentation needed for you to submit your file, in order to obtain the Spanish nationality. [13] Some Puerto Ricans have converted to Judaism, not only as individuals but as entire families. list provides the entry point and the year of arrival.(~). Please email me at juliecorpflt7@yahoo.com, with more info on dna testing on our male side. I became fascinated. Benezra: A patronymic name meaning 'son of the helper' in Hebrew and a popular name among Spanish Jews. Angel. Hi I have a very big problem. We are of Sephardi race meanomg that we are the people of God. Historians believe that Luis de Torres, who spoke Hebrew among other languages and who accompanied Columbus as his interpreter, was the first "converso" Jew to set foot in Puerto Rico. Here is a list of common Sephardic Jewish last names. Therefore, the documents are clear, without misinterpretation, verbatim and with minimal chance of error. Tel: 787-721-6333 (School administration office) Tel: 787-723-3017 (Visiting Rabbi's study room) Fax: 787-722-6243. So I reply in English :). I would love to finally put this chapter to rest. Maybe it is what happened for a period in early 17th Century Amsterdam. There is no question that families with those specific 15 surnames, known as Xuetas, have had to keep to themselves for centuries. most of my family on my moms side started converting a couple of years ago. Family trees are included for many of the families. my Mom used to take the long route to Church on Fridays so she could stop by the Sinagoga and just ponder memories of things she recalled of her childhood. In addition, the spelling of many of the stems have changed this is great for i have a great love for isreal and i;ve been doing a family tree and found out that we do have jewish blood and to say i am very proud of it! Puerto Rico's common surnames are listed below. Do you need a professional genealogist to work on your Sephardic genealogy? can anyone tell me?????? When we asked him where, he said Israel. Some later converted and extracted from the book, Finding Our Fathers, by Dan Rottenberg. In Spain and Portugal there seems to be a myth that Jews adopted surnames from trees and fruit. cannot find the name in this list, I recommend to attach a prefix and look for Can my grandson who is 10 on my mothers side be tested for the YDNA. However, 400 years prior to Christopher Columbus voyages seems undocumented in the mainstream historic archives, unless I missed something? Those that quickly fled into Portugal needed to once again uproot and leave their new country once Portugal expelled the Jews as well. Mis apellidos son Santiago Oporto, tengo un 60% espanol, italiano y portugues. names not well identified are not listed. The Jews of Rhodes, by Marc D. Only a method to see if one has lineage, whether recently, or 1000s of years ago. Sephardic surnames were popularized by a well-meaning, if confused, Ashkenazi amateur genealogist in the early days of the Internet in the late 1990s. Many had to change their names and invented some based on their surroundings, or simply out of preference. Thank you,Sam, Hi Nancy,I am researching my paternal grandfather's family from Lares. 234 members About; DNA Results; Surnames; Activity Feed; Photos; Links . transfer point for Sephardim and Morranos leaving Iberia. I have ancestors who came to Puerto Rico at the turn of the 15th century. We are from Maunabo, PR, surnames: Rosario, Delgado, Collazo, Lebron, Baez, de Jesus, Beltran. . That simply does not exist. Oddly my mother immigrated to NYC at age 3, and grew up in a combination Jewish/Puerto Rican (catholic) neighborhood. Sephardic brides from the publication, List of 7300 Names of Jewish Brides and These are Jewish surnames. A wonderful followed by a short biography and references for additional information. Rich in names and and history Let us also not forget that the Moors/Arabs were also expelled from Spain, I think a lot of people forget that part of history when we talk about the year 1492. (~), The Circumcision Claims that these and other alleged Sephardic surnames qualify you for Portuguese citizenship can even be found on some lawyers websites. Alckmin Filho, who personally provided the text. Depending on jurisdiction, your family surnames may not have been fixed until the late 18th Century. interchangeably. Pages in category "Sephardic surnames" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. Meanwhile I've looked at the results and it's clear to me that your closest matches in our database to you are Jewish.Best RegardsBennett GreenspanPresidentFamily Tree DNAwww.familytreedna.com"History Unearthed Daily"and, also from Mr. Greenspan afterwards the following: We find many people from Puerto Rico who seem to have Jewish ancestry, but rarely were the matches as good as your brothers when comparing to Ashkenazi Jews. They are but they do not tell all of the members of the family. His parents met and married in New Orleans, Louisiana where Brugman was born, raised and educated. (~), From the book, This publication contains a Medieval Spanish Jewish Surnames - Sephardic gen Sixto it was not Jaume. If so, I find this very fascinating but some may say our history books perhaps need updating! I found this interesting though lofty as no website documenting Sephardic surnames (and there are quite a few) list Sepharad as a surname. Hi, Nancy,You are a match on my FTDNA FamilyFinder autosomal DNA test (4th cousin). Two years ago I began a search for my Batista surname (from my fathersgrandfather). Only those names that were identified as Sephardic Jews or How to Prove Sephardic Ancestry - lawoffice.org.il I think we are opposites with language. Ciudad Real, to include the converso inquisition trials in the mid 15th My name is Paul Marrero. Sephardic surnames are ancient. We had a person do our family geneology and it stated that we are saphardic jews from Spain our last names are Lopez Lopez and Perez which are saphardic jewish last names. To help my fellow researchers I will list Sephardic names that I have found to appear in several printed sources useful to genealogists. For example, taking into consideration the years your ancestors have traveled to your countries. I love the fact that I m not the only puertorrican searching for answers, who knows this can be inspired for Jehovah himself, I love Jesus and I always going to be Christian but I also love Israel and I will love to know if my greatgrampa is a Jewish decendant. I a have been very interested and done much research also on this topic concerning that we may have sephardic ancestry. "[21], Puerto Rico is home to the largest and wealthiest Jewish community in the Caribbean with almost 3,000 Jewish inhabitants. below used to appear on the sitewww.sephardim.com, (https://web.archive.org/web/20160121030206/http://sephardim.com/). I've read that having a strong desire and being drawn to search out these things is a strog indicator of the possibility (I'm speaking from a biblical/spiritual standpoint in this regard). SOY SEFARD: Sephardic Surnames (www.sephardim.com) listed here represent the famous names of Jewish/Sephardic Argentina. It became the one cause to which he was unconditionally committed. You need genealogical evidence. In 1492, with a royal edict given by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella the Jews were expelled from Spain causing them to spread across the world, many went to the Ottoman Empire where they were accepted fairly easily while others went into northern African countries such as Morocco to avoid the Inquisition. I rememver as a child killing her chickens kosher style and praying over them and when asked she said thats how God wanted us to do it. However, two . I've read that many people of the mountains especially adjuntas, where I come from may have sephardic ancestry. I would love to get tested for the research. It is a very frustrating and racist Israela word to the wise. This site is no longer available, so I published the information here. When visiting Barcelona I was told that the name came from those who lived close to the Piranese Mountains between Spain and France, because of the Pine trees there. I'll get that fixed Monday. I had spoken to my mom about my teens genes and she confirmed to me that her great granfather is white greek & part jewish..thats why she looks more American than Puerto Rican. Burgos - 68,522 Coln - 64,692 Vasquez has a salary of 62,659. Yet a bit about the term Jewish which simply means from the tribe of Judah. NAMES ANALYSIS REPORT - nameyourroots.com Like I mentioned, some if not most will be hard to trace and you need to keep in mind possible name changes and evasion on their part. Ferra I Martorell. Now i'm interested in learning more. how can I get a Dna test about jewish ancestry? My Mother's maiden name is also Pi. entry point into Argentina. How can I find out if my maternal side is connected to Jewish ancestors?Please let me know! Unfortunately, the Portuguese Law ignorant of Sephardic genealogy references some surnames. My dad is Maldonado, Santiago, Santiago, Marquez. I am LDS. This Sephardic surname is widespread among Morrocan Jews and other Jews of Meditteranean descent. Thank you. I did memorize the transliteration of the lyrics. Some communities have very fixed systems with the first children named after specific grandparents. (Apellidos corrientes entre los Sephardies)(~), From the book, There is no such thing as a Sephardic surname. Puerto Rican genealogy is made exponentially easier because of the use of multiple surnames. I am going to post the youtube link in my yahoo group forum :) I think you will find a lot of oousins there. It is the Calle Cuesta de los Judios which in the English language means "Jewish Slope Street"[24], Puerto Rican Jews have made many contributions to the Puerto Rican way of life. You are welcome to contact me via e-mail icolon2710@yahoo.com. The Inquisitors and the Jews in the New World. Would love to have one of my brothers tested to find out exact lineage. 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. So, for example some Ashkenazi communities will name a child aftera recently deceased relative, whilst some (not Western)Sephardicand Mizrahi/Magrebi Jewishcommunities name the child for a living one. Hi! I'm glad I wasn't the only one searching for my roots :). Anonymous. My children and grand children have it also. SECTION Vl, Heraldry. names of the Sephardim (and their residences) mentioned were, sometimes, Jaume would not be a far stretch. As the elderly of Lares were dying he was privileged to hear their stories. A Life of Menasseh Ben Israel, by Cecil Roth. I have met other Jews who know Aldeas of Spain and they are of Jewish heritage. My family comes from Spain and have been in Puerto Rico for many, many, many, years Surname Delvalle on my Father's side. Mine is genesischapter32@yahoo.com. This reference You should not assume one doesn't care about African, Indigenous, and European lines. Since my relatives didn't know why the star was placed there I decided to research further and did a dna test through 23andme. (~), List of (mostly) that returned to Portugal and Gibralter after hundreds of years of expulsion. Salom. This led him to become a believer in the cause of the Puerto Rican independence movement. purchased on this site through Amazon.com, From the book, publication, Los Sefardes, by Jose M. Estrugo. Hello, I do not understand what exactly has made you upset? The Sephardic Jews are said to have lived in Spain since the second temples destruction in Israel. | Email: BoricuaGenes@gmail.com | 2020 BoricuaGenes | Created my free logo at LogoMakr.com, Research in Mallorca (Part III): another visit to Sller, Research in Mallorca (Part II): A visit to the Arxiu Del Regne, Research in Mallorca (Part I): A visit to the Arxiu Dioces, An Update to Y-DNA: A look at the Correa line, Learning More About My Ancestors in 19th Century Maunabo, December 21st A Day Dedicated to My Ancestress. New DNA Project: Puerto Rico - Mallorca - Jewish descendants (~), From ETSI, Be what you are. This My name is Myrna Iris Santiago Vazquez. this information is also available. listed here. I have learned that my grandmother (Aurelia) was Jewish, but kept this hidden from everyone. And would love to find out more about the Jews of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico. name of parents, age, and location of domicile are also included. [6], When the Crypto Jews arrived on the island of Puerto Rico, they were hoping to avoid religious scrutiny, but the Inquisition followed the colonists. Portugal e no Brasil.. Names from the 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. The majority of them fled to Miami, Florida; however, Puerto Rico also received a large influx of Jewish emigres from Cuba. The main two are Ashkenazi (which are most of the Jewish people you might know with origins in Eastern European countries such as Germany, Poland, Ukraine all the way to Russia) and then there are the Sephardic Jews (which Ill explain in just a moment). Apellidos de los Portugueses de Santiago To my, surprise, it came back J2a1b, wich is a marker for Ashkenazi, Sephardic Jews. It has set back Sephardic genealogy by a generation. Sepharad Puerto Rico - Background | FamilyTreeDNA I'm a convert to Judaism and would love to know! I am not clear if it is claimed that first generation women became Sarah. [20] Puerto Rico is the only Caribbean island in which the Conservative, Reform and Orthodox Jewish movements are represented. Unfortunately, the Spanish were too good at protecting their New World and blood line from the Jews. Thanks. All of her siblings have very indeginious features. I have no idea how this all fits together, but I will continue to search until I find my missing family. According to script Epstein was a fiercely proud Puerto Rican Jew. The names Ive learned that they came from La Palma, Islas Canarias (Canary Island) in the 19th Century. Abeccassis meaning "storyteller". I am working on making Portuguese Inquisition records more accessible here. My father was from a previous marriage. A fine resource for those with I am from Orocovis. This website uses the following additional cookies: (List the cookies that you are using on the website here. Serrano as a Sephardic Surname - Genealogy.com ties to Ciudad Real. Beside each listing is a number or series of numbers and letters enclosed in parenthesis such as (2) (6A) (9) (29). Sort of felt bonded. I believe I may have Jewish roots through my mother's side of the family from Menorca and maybe Mallorca.I don't believe there is a connection through my father, I don't have any male relatives of my father that are living. This brings up positive strange feelings within meEsther Rivera Delgado. It is possible that some Sephardic I was informed that I have Jewish descent. Diciionario Now this one is tough! Likewise, aLevy is probably descendedfrom the tribe of Levi. I thought it was just a fable. and that some took natural places names such as Ros, Flores, etc. involved in the inquisition in Brazil. Many names in this publication are not recognizable as I have no idea if i may have part Jew in myself. I often heard "chismes" whispered in the cafes of my town in Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca. Puerto Rico has the largest Jewish community in the Caribbean, with over 3,000 Jewish inhabitants. Rabbi Spiegel played an instrumental role in the establishment of the first Jewish Synagogue in Ponce. My mother's sur name, I have been told is of Jewish origin. This book The scarcity of documentation on Jews in Puerto Rico forces one to be creative and analyze the topic sideways. The genius of Bennett Greenspans genetic genealogy has provided one the possibility to find connections when little or no records exist. Thank you, Please email me at "reidrcarol@gmail.com". Liebman. My oldest sister married a Torres, my other sister married a Vazquez and my youngest sister married a Rodriguez. Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of theCrypto-Jews, by David Gitlitz. 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