Sephardi Jews
Jewish diaspora of Spain and Portugal
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Summary
Sephardi Jews is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,699 views/month, #27 of 4,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Hebrew[3], Judaeo-Spanish[4], Haketia[5], Judeo-Arabic[6]
- Award received: Princess of Asturias Award for Concord[7]
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[8]
- Country: Israel[9], France[10], United States[11], Argentina[12], Venezuela[13], Spain[14], Canada[15], Uruguay[16], Italy[17], Turkey[18], Morocco[19], Bulgaria[20], Croatia[21], Slovenia[22]
- Named after: Sepharad[23]
- Flag: flag of Sephardi Jews[24]
- Subclass of: Jewish people[25]
- Part of: Jewish people[26], Spanish and Portuguese Jews[27]
- Commons category: Sephardi Jews[28]
- Significant event: expulsion of the Jews from the territories of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon[29], Lisbon Massacre[30], Persecution of Jews and Muslims by Manuel I of Portugal[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sephardi Jews[32]
- Population: 100,000[33]
- Facet of: Spanish and Portuguese Jews[34]
- Has characteristic: Sephardic law and customs[35]
- Native label: סְפָרַדִּים[36]
- Different from: Nusach Sefard[37]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q19942172[38]
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Influence
Things named for Sephardi Jews include Four Sephardic Synagogues[39], a religious complex[40], in Israel[41].
Why It Matters
Sephardi Jews has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 184 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Four Sephardic Synagogues[39], a religious complex[40], in Israel[41].
FAQs
What awards did Sephardi Jews receive?
Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Concord[7].