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Sephardic Resources

Sephardic (or Sefardic) Jews are those originally from anywhere but Germany (and most of eastern Europe). They had their own culture and many spoke their own language, Ladino.

• Anusim - a mailing list about Spanish and Portugese Jews who were forced to convert
• Arizona Library, University of, Suggested Reading List - suggested reading for Jewish genealogy in Latin America, the southwest US, and Separdic Spain and Portugal
• Beth Haim Sephardi Cemetery at Ouderkerk aan de Amstel near Amsterdam - a nice portrayel of a tiny cemetery
• Conversos Jews tried by the Inquistion - this page provides some of the names of Conversos who were tried in New Spain (Mexico) by the Spanish Inquisition for relapsing into Judaism. Some of these names are still common in México and the American Southwest
• European Sephardic Institute - its primary vocation is to safeguard and to transmit the Sephardic culture and memories - version française - Ladino version/Versión de Ladino
• Etsi - the first Sephardic Genealogical and Historical Society - located in Paris - version française
• Sephardic Connection - includes several forums and discussion groups relating to genealogy
• Sefard Forum - created to aid researching Sefardic roots
• Sefardic Genealogy Sources  - links to Sefardic resources indexed by country
• Sephardic-Moroccan Page - good background on Sephardic Moriccan culture
• Sephardic Names from Spain and Portugal - nothing more than a list, but still can be helpful
• Sephardim List - a mailing list devoted to Sephardic/Mizrahi/Anusim/Marannos history, immigration, politics, traditions, etc.
• Toledo (Spain), Surnames of Jews in - a list of surnames of Jews residing in Toledo prior to the expulsion edict. The owner of this site has documentation regarding all of the names