We are seven in this immediate family and to convert by a Rabbi cost thousands of dollars according to some I have spoken to online. list provides the entry point and the year of arrival.(~). This led him to become a believer in the cause of the Puerto Rican independence movement. The Sephardim of England, by Albert M. extracted from the book, Noble Families Among The Sephardic Jews by Isaac Da correspond to the references listed below where the names were found. [28] Brenda K. Starr is a salsa singer who in 2002 won two Latin Grammy Awards, one for "Best Salsa Album", for "Temptation" and the other in the category "Best Salsa Single" for "Por Ese Hombre". Hi. Hi I want to have information about the dna (where I have to go and which information I have to bring). The four childrens names are : Luz Mara, Ismael, Abraham, and Benjamin the last three being names that can be found within the Jewish naming tradition. Harry Stein's website, SEPHARDIM.COM, has been for a long time one of the major websites for Sephardic genealogy on the Internet.Among its many offerings it contained a unique section on Sephardic heraldry and a list of Sephardic surnames that he patiently extracted from a large number of published books. 1. A new DNA project has been organized for Puerto Ricans. I rememver as a child killing her chickens kosher style and praying over them and when asked she said thats how God wanted us to do it. StreamNancy Cuevas Guzman1 week ago This is an interview I made of Dr. Quinones, my mother's maternal cousin in order to document this information before he passes away and it is lost forever. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. The Jews of the Balkans, The Judeo-Spanish Community , 15th to 20th Paternal Surnames: Acevedo, Adorno, Alicea/Aliceda, Alvarado, Alvarez, Alverio, Aponte, Aragon, Arroyo, Ayala, Battisimo, Bethencourt/Betancourt, Bobadilla, Bonet, Bonilla, Bosques, Bracero, Caban, Camacho, Caraballo, Carde, Cardona, Castro, Cintron, Chaparro, Charneco, Collazo, Colon, Corniel, Correa, Crespo, Cruz, de Las Casas, Diaz, Domenech, Again, thank you!! Ive learned that they came from La Palma, Islas Canarias (Canary Island) in the 19th Century. I remember been mad at him while he was telling me, because he did not wanted my Palestinian future stepdad to call me at his house.My mother hid from me the Jewish ancestry, because as she said she wanted me to be raised catholic. Published by Laurence Abensur-Hazan and Philip Hyamson. Coamo, Correa, DNA, FTDNA, Genealogy, J-Z18271, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Salinas, San Juan, Sefard, Sephardic Jews, Y-DNA, Y-DNA111, Z18271 / By Luis Rivera Like my Avils/Magraner line, I tested my Correa Y-DNA line while I was in Puerto Rico, this time with my maternal grandfather. It is reportedthat the most common surnames of people accused in Portuguese Inquisition documents of being Jewish are: These are also common names amongst Portuguese Old Christians. BenPorat: A patronymic name meaning 'son of the prosperous' in Hebrew. Prefixes such as Aben, Ibn, Aven, Avin, Ben and etc. In addition, the spelling of many of the stems have changed and 18th-Century Jewish Community of Nevis, British West Indies, Boston For example, my grandfather has the Y-DNA haplogroup J1e which is commonly associated with Jews (but also with Muslims/Arabs). We were always told that the Jaume last name was a very rare name & all were closely related. Now, since this only refers to my paternal line and I still yet to have a relative of my dad to get tested to see the maternal lineage. We are a family that the majority believe in God and would be proud to call ourselves Jewish, being that we are his chosen people. Please help me find more info my e-mail is valenmenendez@sbcglobal.net. Transcript of the document. (there may be variations between c and z, v and b; occurrence of which can be converted to C or Z, etc.). Most of the documents are written in peninsular languages from the thirteenth century to the seventeenth century. be purchased form Seaview Press. Thank you so much for writing :). New DNA Project: Puerto Rico - Mallorca - Jewish descendants Probe of the original document. I was told when I was about 10 yrs old by an aunt and she is a David. (31/volume number/issue number) Nothing is just black and white in genealogy and when it comes to Sephardic Jews it can definitely be hard to tell. Historians believe that Luis de Torres, who spoke Hebrew among other languages and who accompanied Columbus as his interpreter, was the first "converso" Jew to set foot in Puerto Rico. My family last names are Rodriguez, Ayala, Rivera, Alvarado, Ramos, Soto,Ramos, Medina, and Jiminez. The letter P - Sephardic surnames, Sephardim.com, Sephardic names, Sephardic Jewish names, Sephardic genealogy at Sephardim.com - see our list of names at a personal level. name of parents, age, and location of domicile are also included. Those surnames ending in ez. Sephardim.com Namelist - JewishGen I am glad that I found someone like you to do these discoveries..I would like more info. or they have not yet been located by our investigators. Why do you believe Judaism is NOT part of our Puerto Rican heritage? Like many other residents of Puerto Rico at the time, he resented the political injustices practiced by Spain on the island. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website. Thanks. Puerto Rico's tight-knit Jewish community battered but united after Surfside tragedy. I have already been tested for the MTDNA.,and am waiting results. My mother's side of the family is from Juncos, P.R. Hello there!I think this is a very interesting topic, but, after all, which haplogroup would a Boricua with Mallorcan-Jewish Ancestry have? No Brasil by Flavio Mendes Carvalho. It is also the only Caribbean island in which all three major Jewish denominationsOrthodox . Anyway, most of them had Christian rather than Hebrew names. Soy Roser Pars Fuster, xueta y estoy interesada en el proyecto. Ruth Reyes, "Sephardic Family Names from Puerto Rico", The Casa Shalom Journal, Volume 10, Published by The Institute for Marrano-Anusim Studies, Gan Yavneh, Israel 2008 | This list is compiled from a catalogue the author found on a visit to Puerto Rico in the Museum of San Juan. Thank you. These are Jewish surnames. I am in no way an expert when it comes to judaism, Sephardic Jewish migration, or anything of the likes. I agree with the fact that most of the surnames listed as Sephardic in origin, in Spain as well as in Portugal, are indeed of Jewish origin, but originally they weren't, and there are still noblemen in these countries, who are Correas, Calderons, Toledos, Mendozas, and Enriquez, of non Jewish ancestry.However, many of the . List of names provided by David Surnames/Apellidos | Radiant Roots, Boricua Branches ties to Ciudad Real. I don't think I've ever heard of that one. A set of dictionaries of Sephardic surnames was used in order to check the existence of the name as well as the spelling of its root. My mother side has Sephardic surnames on both of her sides. As familias punidas pela Inquidicao em A list of 3,500 names used by Jews, or Found 3 potential Majorcan Jew surnames (Sanchez, Acevedo and Chacon) in a DNA group project from Puerto Rico. Jewish. I would like you to join our yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRGENEALOGY-NW which concentrates on genealogy in northwest PR, especially San Sebastian and Lares. There is no such thing as a Sephardic surname. (~), From the burial My nother taught us to love and respect jews and as a child my sublings and I have always been very attracted to the religion and its ways and a paasion for wgat happened in the holocoust. Alsoshema. These numbers To my, surprise, it came back J2a1b, wich is a marker for Ashkenazi, Sephardic Jews. I also feel I have Jewish blood running through my veins.The more I look into my background, the more I feel Jewish.i am 63..can one of my son's be tested? Any information about the Medina's would be much appreciated, email amandarojas02@gmail.com. His last names Was Baez, Toyens, Rondon, Melendez. Shalom. I had spoken to my mom about my teens genes and she confirmed to me that her great granfather is white greek & part jewish..thats why she looks more American than Puerto Rican. Contact us for legal assistance with your application process. The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain, by Haim Beinart. It is also the only Caribbean island in which all three major Jewish denominationsOrthodox, Conservative, and Reformare represented. My grandmother recalls her mother practicing her specual religion on saturdays with her sisterz while her husband which im assuming was jewish and converted to being a methodist took them to church instead. Alckmin Filho, who personally provided the text. [9], The Reform congregation utilizes the English, Spanish, and Hebrew languages in their teachings, the Conservative congregation also uses English, Hebrew and Spanish. Ferdinando david.ferdinando@virgin.net. He is an only child. My husband is Rivera Rosado from his father and Andujar Maldonado from his mother. It would be hundreds of years before an open Jewish community was established on the island. All of the names on this thread show in my DNA Relative List and I was told that my closest DNA match is in Puerto Rico. Language origins Everywhere, in medieval Spain included, Jews used Hebrew names. No wonder I get up at 2am or 3 am to pray to Yahweh, Jeshua. Dr. Ricardo Allegria's writings identify a group of people that fled Europe (about 2000 people) years before Christopher Columbus arrived (about 400 years) who lived in the mountains of Puerto Rico. My ancestors were from Barcelona. (Jewish Blood) by Pere Bonnin. There are a few branches that I think can potentially identity to have Sephardic Jewish ancestry but I havent jumped to a definite yes just yet! However, those Europeans who were of the Jewish and Protestant faith were excluded from direct acquisition of state land since it was expected of the settlers to swear loyalty to the Spanish Crown and allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church. The Rise and We have copies of documents from the thirteenth century to the early fifteenth century where those names, many of them preserved in its original form until today. That same year a handful of American Jews established the island's first synagogue in the former residence of William Korber, a wealthy Puerto Rican of German descent, which was designed and built by Czech architect Antonin Nechodoma. They are but they do not tell all of the members of the family.