Sephardi

Distribution

Following the 1492 expulsion from Spain and the subsequent forced conversions and expulsions in Portugal (1497), Sephardim settled mainly in Morocco, the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey, Greece, Southwest Asia, North Africa and south-eastern Europe), southern France, Italy, Spanish North America, (Southwest United States and Mexico), Spanish South America and Portuguese Brazil, as well as the Netherlands (from where a number of families continued onto the former Dutch possessions of Curaçao, Suriname and Aruba), England, Germany, Denmark, Austria and Hungary.

Related Topics:
1492 - Expulsion - Spain - Forced conversions - Portugal - 1497 - Morocco - Ottoman Empire - Turkey - Greece - Southwest Asia - North Africa - Europe - France - Italy - North America - Southwest United States - Mexico - South America - Brazil - Netherlands - Curaçao - Suriname - Aruba - England - Germany - Denmark - Austria - Hungary

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As a result of the Jewish exodus from Arab lands, many of the Sephardim from the Middle East have relocated to either Israel or France, where they form a significant portion of the Jewish communities today.

Related Topics:
Jewish exodus from Arab lands - Middle East - Israel - France

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