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*Emma Lazarus, daughter of Sephardic Jews, wrote the famous poem inscribed on the [[Jewish Emigration and Immigration|Statue of Liberty]], "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..." | *Emma Lazarus, daughter of Sephardic Jews, wrote the famous poem inscribed on the [[Jewish Emigration and Immigration|Statue of Liberty]], "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..." | ||
*Jews are the oldest group with their national identity and cultural heritage intact.<ref>Joseph Aaron, "Fun Jewish Facts" in Jewish News Online at http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338 (accessed 15 August 2009).</ref> | *Jews are the oldest group with their national identity and cultural heritage intact.<ref>Joseph Aaron, "Fun Jewish Facts" in Jewish News Online at http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338 (accessed 15 August 2009).</ref> | ||
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=== Ethnic Divisions of Judiasm === | |||
*'''Ashkenaz'''i Communities of Jews that settled in Central and Eastern Europe. They speak a unique language called Yiddish, which is a mixture of Hebrew and German that originated in the 9th century. | |||
*'''Sepharadic''' Jews who descend from thos who were expelled from Spain in 1492 and Portugal in 1496 and from Italy 1490 - 1510. Most of these Jews spoke a version of Spanish called Ladino and settled in the Ottoman Empire, Netherlands and the Holy Land.Sepherad means Spain in Ladino.<br> | |||
*'''Romaniote''' Community with distinctive cultural features and who have lived in the territory of Greece, Italy and neighboring areas for more than 2,000 years. They trace their roots from the destruction of Jerusalem. Their languages were Yevanic, a Greek dialect, and modern Greek. | |||
*'''Mizrahi''' Jews descended from local Jewish communities of the Middle East. The term Mizrahi is most commonly used in Israel to refer to Jews who trace their roots back to Muslim-majority countries. Mizrahi and Sepharadic are often inter mingled. | |||
*'''Marrano''' Jews from Spain who converted or were forced to convert to Christianity, some of whom may have continued to practice Judaism in secret. Sometimes called Crypto-Jews | |||
*'''Crypto-Jews''' A term used to describe descendants of Jews who maintain some Jewish traditions of their ancestors while publicly adhering to other faiths. | |||
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*[http://www.avotaynuonline.com [http://www.avotaynuonline.com] Avotaynu Online intends to stimulate collaboration among genealogists and historians in all its forms, with a particular focus on Jewish genealogy. In-depth reports on events and discoveries. | *[http://www.avotaynuonline.com [http://www.avotaynuonline.com] Avotaynu Online intends to stimulate collaboration among genealogists and historians in all its forms, with a particular focus on Jewish genealogy. In-depth reports on events and discoveries. | ||
*[http://avotaynu.com/ avotaynu.com/] Not the same as the website above. Avotaynu publishes books, newstetters and weekly emails for researches | *[http://avotaynu.com/ avotaynu.com/] Not the same as the website above. Avotaynu publishes books, newstetters and weekly emails for researches | ||
*National Library of Israel JPRESS. [http://web.nli.org.il/sites/JPress/English/Pages/default.aspx web.nli.org.il/sites/JPress/English/Pages/default.aspx] This site contains a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods. Ongoing project.<br> | *National Library of Israel JPRESS. [http://web.nli.org.il/sites/JPress/English/Pages/default.aspx web.nli.org.il/sites/JPress/English/Pages/default.aspx] This site contains a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods. Ongoing project.<br> | ||
*Cyndi's List/Jewish [http://www.cyndislist.com/jewish/ www.cyndislist.com/cyndislistsearch/] | *Cyndi's List/Jewish [http://www.cyndislist.com/jewish/ www.cyndislist.com/cyndislistsearch/] | ||
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