eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
Sephardic Genealogy:
Second Edition
The first edition, which won the «Best Judaica Reference Book» (2002) of Association of Jewish Libraries, has been completely updated and improved. Nearly 100 pages longer, this new edition revises all the chapters to include new information and updates all internet and mail addresses. It adds a new chapter on DNA as well as new chapters on the available resources for the Sephardic communities of Portugal, England, Rhodes, Hamburg-Altona, and Vienna, Austria.
There is also a new chapter on how to research the Spanish archives with clues on deciphering old Spanish script. The section on the Internet is fully updated and now includes more than 300 links to sites that have information valuable to Sephardic research. The book even reveals how to access past websites that are no longer available on the web. With its comprehensive indexes-the surname index alone has 3037 names-bibliography, and data-packed appendixes, this is even more the essential book on Sephardic genealogy and should be part of any Jewish genealogy bookshelf.
7″ x 10″ 472 pp. hardcover $45.00
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About the Author
Jeffrey S. Malka, M.D., is author of the award-winning website Resources for Sephardic Genealogy. Asked in 2001 by JewishGen, the Internet site for Jewish genealogy, to develop its SefardSIG section, he created both the SefardSIG and KahalLinks websites, which he continues to develop and enhance. Invited to lecture at the US Library of Congress, multiple genealogy conferences and Jewish genealogy societies in Canada, US, Spain and Turkey, Dr. Malka is author of several articles on Sephardic genealogy in Etsi, the journal of the Sephardi Genealogical and Historical Society, and is author of several chapters in Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy.
Descended from a long line of Sephardic rabbis, Dr. Malka’s grandfather was chief rabbi of Sudan from 1906 to 1949. In researching his own family roots, Dr. Malka has accumulated unique expertise in the resources available to Sephardic genealogists. In Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestry and Their World, he guides the reader through the history of the Sephardim, describes the origins and meanings of common Sephardic family names, and lists genealogical resources available in the many countries that Sephardic Jews inhabited.
A retired orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Malka, an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic surgery at Georgetown University, was chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia.
ü Contents
ü List of Illustrations
ü List of Tables
ü Preface to the Second Edition
ü Preface
ü Acknowledgments
ü Overview xxiiPART I A LITTLE HISTORY
- 1. Who Are the Sephardim?.
- Brief History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal
- Early Jewish Presence in Spain
- Early History (to 711 C.E.)
- 2 The Moors (711-1492)
- The Golden Age (10th-11th Centuries)
- Christian Spain (12th-15th Centuries)
- Conversos and Expulsion (12th-15th Centuries)
- Spanish Inquisition (15th-19th Centuries)
- Portugal’s Expulsion
- After the 1492 Expulsion
- Suggested Reading
- 3. Spanish Diaspora
- 1492 Exodus
- New Christians or Crypto-Jews?
- 4. Andalusian-Moroccan Jewish Universe
- Jewish Presence in Morocco
- Population Exchanges
- Linguistic Groups
- Berbers and Jews
- Jews of Morocco
- Foundation of the Golden Age of Spain
- 5. Jews Under Islamic Rule
- Islamic View of the World
- Jews and Moslems
- 6. Jews in The Netherlands
- Background
- Brief History
- Aliases
- 7. Amazon Journey
- Indiana Jones Meets Tangier Moshe
- Migration Patterns
- The Amazon
- Family Names
- Suggested Reading
- 8. Geonim
- Babylonia
- Geniza
- Jewish Babylonia
- The Exilarch
- Babylonian Academies
- The Gaon
- 9. Sephardic Languages
- Hebrew
- Arabic
- Judeo-Spanish and Ladino
- French
- Berber and Judeo-Berber
- 10. Evolution of Sephardic Names
- Biblical Era
- Babylonian Era
- Hellenic Era
- Roman and Christian Eras
- Spanish Names
- Patronymics
- Jewish Names
- Individual Names
- Common Sephardic Naming Conventions
- Spelling and Acculturation
- 11. Sephardic surnames in Iberian Research
- Sources for Medieval Sephardic Names
- Research in Spanish Notarial Archives
- There was no Spain!
- Spelling, Alphabet and Language
- Linguistic etymology of names
- Patronymic variants
- Translation variants
- Suggested Reading
ü PART II GENEALOGY BASICS
- 12. How to Get Started
- Begin With What You Know
- Record Your Sources
- Next Steps
- How to Interview Effectively
- Precautions
- Logs
- Learn Your History
- Ethics
- Suggested Reading
- 13. Sephardic Genealogy
- 106 Resources Common to Sephardim and Ashkenazim
- Unique Sephardic Resources
- 14. DNA and Genealogy
- The Basics
- DNA Testing
- Bottom Line
- 15. Organizing and Documenting Records
- Suggested Filing System for Your Documents
- Forms and Summary Sheets
- Documenting Sources
- Preserving History for Posterity
- 16. Computers and the Internet
- Newslists
- Websites
- Limitations of the Internet
- Internet Security and Privacy
- 17. Genealogy Software
- Genealogy Programs
- Reviews of Software Programs
- 18. Calendars and Date Conversions
- Calendars
- Conversion Tools
- 19. Periodicals
- Genealogy Periodicals
- Academic Periodicals on Sephardim
- General Sephardic Periodicals
ü PART III COUNTRY RESOURCES
- 20. Algeria
- Archives
- Naturalization Applications
- Jewish Cemeteries
- Place Names
- Suggested Reading
- 21. Austria 152 Genealogical Resources
- Civil Records
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
- Suggested Reading
- 22. Balkans
- Bulgaria
- Genealogical Resources
- Oral History
- Yugoslavia
- Genealogical Resources
- Oral History
- Suggested Reading
- 23. Caribbean
- Curaçao, St. Eustatia and St. Maarten
- Jamaica
- St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Nevis
- Suggested Reading
- 24. Egypt
- History
- Jewish Records
- Jewish Communities in Small Towns of Egypt
- Library of Jewish Heritage in Egypt
- Cemeteries
- Egyptian Civil Records
- Montefiore Censuses
- Egyptian Diaspora
- Sources Outside Egypt
- Internet Resources
- Suggested Reading
- 25. England
- Jewish Records
- Civil Records and Naturalizations
- Wills
- Census Records
- LDS (Church of Latter Day Saints)
- Suggested Reading
- 26. Germany: Hamburg/Altona
- Elsewhere in Germany
- Archival Resources
- Suggested Reading
- 27. Iran (Persia)
- Genealogical Resources
- Suggested Reading
- 28. Iraq
- History
- Far-East Interlude
- Genealogical Resources
- Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center – Or Yehuda
- Suggested Reading
- 29. Israel
- Archives and Libraries
- Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center – Or Yehuda
- Ottoman Nufus Registers
- Burial Societies (Hevrot Kadisha)
- Immigrant and Ethnic associations
- Agricultural Settlements
- Other Resources
- Suggested Reading
- 30. Italy
- History
- Research Strategies
- Vital Records
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
- Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center
- Censuses
- Jewish Records
- Notarial Records
- Other Records
- Italian Script
- Websites
- Suggested Reading
- 31. Morocco
- Moroccan Diaspora
- Archives
- Other Foreign Connections
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Vital Records
- Jewish Community and Records
- Ketubot
- Cemeteries
- Suggested Reading
- 32. The Netherlands
- Records and Archives
- Resources in The Netherlands
- Civil Records
- Jewish Records
- Websites
- Israel Resources
- Suggested Reading
- 33. Portugal
- Jewish Genealogy in Portugal
- Portuguese Archives
- Portuguese Inquisition
- Civil Records
- Church Records
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
- Suggested Reading
- 34. Rhodes
- Archival Resources
- Cemeteries
- SephardicGen databases
- Suggested Reading
- 35. Salonica
- Synagogues
- Genealogical Resources
- Oral History
- Suggested Reading
- 36. South America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Suggested Reading
- 37. Spain
- Spanish Inquisition
- Repositories with Inquisition Documents
- Inquisition in the New World
- Archivo General de Indias
- Notarial and Church Archives
- Catholic Church Records
- Ministerio de Cultura Identification
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) Records
- Suggested Reading
- 38. Sudan
- Jewish Archives
- Sudan Jewish Cemetery
- Suggested reading
- 39. Syria
- History
- Genealogy Resources
- Suggested Reading
- 40. Tunisia
- Brief History
- Grana Community of Tunis
- Archives
- Foreign Connections
- Tunisia
- Suggested Reading
- 41. Turkey and the Ottoman Empire
- Modern Turkey
- Ottoman Government
- Sephardim in Turkey
- Istanbul
- Turkish Imperial Archives
- Research Requirements
- Turkish Script
- Turkish Calendar
- Genealogical Resources
- Jewish Records
- Cemeteries
- Civil Records
- Salname
- Oral History
- Suggested Reading
- Genealogical Resources
- Naturalization Records
- Passenger Ship Records
- Census Records
- Jewish Records
- Significant Dates:
- Suggested Reading
ü PART IV INTERNET
- Sephardic Websites
- Sephardic Family Pages
- Jewish Genealogy Websites – General
- Jewish Genealogy Blogs
- Anusim or Crypto-Jews
- Balkans and Greece
- Caribbean
- Egypt
- France
- Hamburg, Germany
- Iraq and Syria
- Israel
- Italy
- Mexico
- Morocco
- The Netherlands
- North Africa
- Portugal
- South America
- Turkey
- United States
- Gazetteers
- People Search Pages
ü APPENDIXES
- Appendix A. Etymology of Selected Sephardic Names
- Appendix B. Sephardic Cursive Alphabet
- Appendix C. Arabic Alphabet
- Appendix D. Sephardic Documents at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
- Appendix E. Sephardic Register and Record Books at the Jewish National and University Library
- Appendix F. Genealogy Forms
- Appendix G. Jewish Names in Printed Sources
- Appendix H. Moslem Calendar
- Appendix I. Ottoman Records in Israel
- Appendix J. Inquisition Tribunals in Spain
- Appendix K. Tombstone Inscriptions from Small Egyptian Towns
- Appendix L. Surnames & Synagogue Affiliations in 16th-Century Salonica
- Appendix M. Example: Malka in pre-Expulsion Northern Spain
ü Glossary
ü Bibliography
ü Surname Index
ü Index
