Sephardi Jews
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Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
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Target entity: Sephardi Jews Context triple: [Jews, hasEthnicSubdivision, Sephardi Jews]
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Jews
Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites and Hebrews, historically associated with Judaism and a shared cultural, religious, and national identity.
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Sinti
The Sinti are a traditionally itinerant Romani ethnic group in Central Europe who, like the Roma, were persecuted and targeted for genocide under Nazi rule.
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Jewish diaspora
The Jewish diaspora refers to the global dispersion of Jewish communities outside their ancestral homeland, shaped by centuries of migration, exile, and cultural adaptation.
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D.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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E.
Huguenots
The Huguenots were French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries who embraced Reformed theology and faced severe persecution, prompting large-scale migrations across Europe and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sephardi Jews Target entity description: Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
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A.
Jews
Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites and Hebrews, historically associated with Judaism and a shared cultural, religious, and national identity.
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B.
Sinti
The Sinti are a traditionally itinerant Romani ethnic group in Central Europe who, like the Roma, were persecuted and targeted for genocide under Nazi rule.
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C.
Jewish diaspora
The Jewish diaspora refers to the global dispersion of Jewish communities outside their ancestral homeland, shaped by centuries of migration, exile, and cultural adaptation.
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D.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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E.
Huguenots
The Huguenots were French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries who embraced Reformed theology and faced severe persecution, prompting large-scale migrations across Europe and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ethnic group
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religious-ethnic community ⓘ |
| burialCustoms | distinct Sephardi burial and mourning customs ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Sephardi culinary traditions
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distinct marriage and family customs ⓘ distinct synagogue melodies and piyyutim ⓘ use of Ladino in songs and liturgy ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom |
Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jews
Mizrahi Jews ⓘ |
| dispersedTo |
Balkans
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Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Israel ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ North America ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| ethnoreligiousIdentity | Jewish ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
Spanish Expulsion of 1492
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surface form:
Alhambra Decree of 1492
Spanish Inquisition ⓘ expulsion from Portugal in 1497 ⓘ expulsion from Spain in 1492 ⓘ forced conversions in Iberia ⓘ |
| halakhicAuthority |
Maimonides
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Yosef Karo ⓘ |
| halakhicCode | Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Islamic Spain
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
medieval Portugal ⓘ medieval Spain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic Golden Age
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surface form:
Arabic-Islamic civilization
Iberian culture ⓘ Mediterranean cultures ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic (various dialects)
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Haketia ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) ⓘ
surface form:
Judeo-Spanish
Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) ⓘ
surface form:
Ladino
|
| liturgy |
Siddur
ⓘ
surface form:
Nusach Sepharad
Sephardi liturgy ⓘ |
| majorCommunity |
Sephardi Jews in Egypt
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Sephardi Jews in Greece ⓘ Sephardi Jews in Israel ⓘ Sephardi Jews in Latin America ⓘ Sephardi Jews in Morocco ⓘ Sephardi Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardi Jews in Syria
Sephardi Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardi Jews in Turkey
Sephardi Jews in the Netherlands ⓘ Sephardi Jews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardi Jews in the United Kingdom
Sephardi Jews in the United States ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from the Hebrew word "Sefarad" meaning Spain ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Iberian Peninsula
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Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the major Jewish ethnic divisions ⓘ |
| religiousLawOrientation | generally follows rulings of Yosef Karo over Moshe Isserles ⓘ |
| religiousMusic | Sephardi piyyut tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sephardi halakhic tradition
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Sephardi minhagim (customs) ⓘ Sephardi rite ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Sephardi Jews
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sefaradim
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Subject: Sephardi Jews Description of subject: Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
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