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Although Jewish communities were re-established in Spain and Portugal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, largely with the help of communities of Spanish and Portuguese Jews such as that in London, these present-day Jews in Portugal and Jews in Spain are distinct from "Spanish and Portuguese Jews" as, for the most part, the modern Jewish ...
The modern Jewish Iberian population is based on post-war immigration and numbers around 14,000. The following is a list of prominent Iberian Jews arranged by country of origin: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), Portuguese-born Spanish philosopher, rabbi, economist and Orthodox Jewish theologist. José Aboulker (1920-2009), French resistance fighter and neurosurgeon. Senor Abravanel (1930-2024), Brazilian businessman, media tycoon and television host. Direct descendant of Isaac Abravanel.
See also Category:Surnames of Mizrahi Jewish origin. Pages in category "Surnames of Sephardic origin" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total.
Portuguese-Jewish diaspora (4 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Portuguese Jews" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Pages in category "Surnames of Jewish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,472 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nevertheless, the surname’s widespread use and development are deeply rooted in the Sephardic Jewish traditions of Spain and Portugal. A Legacy of Iberian Heritage Today, the surname Elbaz is a proud symbol of Sephardic Jewish history, representing resilience, migration, and cultural adaptation. It remains prevalent among Jewish communities ...
Jewish genealogy is the study of Jewish families and the tracing of their lineages and history. The Pentateuchal equivalent for "genealogies" is "toledot" (generations). In later Hebrew, as in Aramaic, the term and its derivatives "yiḥus" and "yuḥasin" recur with the implication of legitimacy or nobility of birth. [ 1 ]