Sephardim

Sephardim
Sephardim Se*phar"dim, n. pl. [NHeb.; orig. uncert.] Jews who are descendants of the former Jews of Spain and Portugal. They are as a rule darker than the northern Jews, and have more delicate features. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • Sephardim and Oriental Communities — ( he. ספרדים ועדות מזרח, Sfaradim VeEdot Mizrah ) was a political party in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern day Likud party.HistoryThe Sephardim and Oriental Communities party represented Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews who were… …   Wikipedia

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  • Sephardim —    See Oriental Jews …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

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