I am frequently asked about how to prove Sephardic ancestry, so I made a short video! This video represents a personal opinion. If you have ancestry in a diaspora Sephardi community and need a professional genealogist to provide proof of your Sephardic Jewish ancestry, then please send me an email at [email protected]

0:00 - How to prove Sephardic ancestry
0:42 - Different meanings of 'Sephardic'
2:21 - The three Iberian Sephardic sub-groups
2:55 - Megorashim. Sephardic Jews in Morocco and Algeria
3:59 - Eastern Sephardim. 'Spanish Jews' of the Ottoman Empire
4:47 - Western Sephardim. [Spanish &] Portuguese Jews of the Atlantic World
5:18 - Your Sephardic ancestors moved around a lot
6:24 - Researching your Sephardic ancestry starts with you
7:37 - Where not to start
9:18 - 'Sephardic DNA'
12:25 - Finding a lawyer for a Sephardic citizenship application
13:33 - How far back to trace the family tree?
15:12 - Missing records
17:32 - Do I need a professional genealogist?
18:05 - Get in touch!

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