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*Jewish births are sometimes [[Jewish Records in Other Denominations|listed in local church records]]. | *Jewish births are sometimes [[Jewish Records in Other Denominations|listed in local church records]]. | ||
*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><br><br><br> | ||
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=== Ethnic Divisions of Judiasm === | === Ethnic Divisions of Judiasm === | ||
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*'''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 | *'''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. | *'''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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=== Key Internet Links === | === Key Internet Links === | ||
* [http://americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archive] The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archive has a large and growing genealogy collection, with over 1,000 family genealogy files. In addition, we have extensive resources in the following areas: Jewish communities and immigration during the Colonial Period, early Jewish communities in the Caribbean Islands, along with congregational records from early Jewish settlement to modern times ] | * [http://americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archive] The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archive has a large and growing genealogy collection, with over 1,000 family genealogy files. In addition, we have extensive resources in the following areas: Jewish communities and immigration during the Colonial Period, early Jewish communities in the Caribbean Islands, along with congregational records from early Jewish settlement to modern times ] | ||
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*For more websites click [[Jewish Websites|here:]] | *For more websites click [[Jewish Websites|here:]] | ||
=== | === Helpful Guides === | ||
*[[How to Start Your Family History|How to Start Your Family History]] Simple steps to begin your family history. | *[[How to Start Your Family History|How to Start Your Family History]] Simple steps to begin your family history. | ||