One way to start is to do a Google search on Sephardic Judaism, followed by its roots out of Iberia. You will find detailed descriptions of the family surnames associated with the Jewish people, including the Pereiras, of which I count as cousins of mine.
Cheers, Duane On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 4:47 PM, kikas <kikas3...@gmail.com> wrote: > My mother's side of the family are from Angra Terceira Azores. She has > a Jewish name "Pereira" > I have researched up to my great grandmother...with the name Maria > Guilhermina Pereira da Silva born in 1876 in Angra and died in > 1934...need to look further into her side of the family up to the 15th > century...to see if they came from a Jewish descent....anyone with > tips..or books that I can look up...is greatly appreciated. > > Thank you > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
