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Note: A discussion (10 May 2023) decided that for American Jews the adjective would remain as Sephardic although other countries use Sephardi: See e.g. Category:French Sephardi Jews . Subcategories
The American Sephardi Federation, a founding member of the Center for Jewish History, is a non-profit Jewish organization that strengthens and organizes the religious and cultural activities of Sephardic Jews, preserves Sephardic heritage, tradition and culture in the United States, and assists in the publication of books and literature dealing with the Sephardic culture and tradition.
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of the Sephardi Jews in the United States See also: Sephardi Jews and American Jews Subcategories
American people of Turkish-Jewish descent (1 C, 37 P) Pages in category "American people of Sephardic-Jewish descent" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The first Syrian Jews to arrive in the United States were Jacob Dwek and Ezra Sitt, both of Aleppo. They sailed from Liverpool, England on July 22, 1892, on the Germania . After the start of the 20th century, more immigrants came to the U.S. for three reasons: First, an economic decline in Syria crippled their ability to earn a living.
Pages in category "20th-century American Sephardic Jews" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Initially, American Jews resisted Israeli efforts. Following Mikhail Gorbachev's decision in the late 1980s to allow free emigration for Soviet Jews, the American Jewish community agreed to a quota on Soviet Jewish refugees in the U.S., which resulted in most Soviet Jewish émigrés settling in Israel. [134]
Pages in category "18th-century American Sephardic Jews" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .