Nancy, my father was a Pereira from Sao Miguel, Azores and he and his
brothers always used to joke that they were Jewish though I've found no
evidence of that going back to the 1700's. Interesting stuff. David
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 2:51:57 PM UTC-8, nancy jean baptiste wrote:
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> Hi Al
My Jewish side came from Algiers and then Morocco before moving to Terceira.
They were Sephardic Jews. Some are buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Terceira.
- Shirl -
From: nancy jean baptiste
"E", great article.thank you for sending it. Sounds very
Hi All,
"E", great article.thank you for sending it. Sounds very beautiful in the
synagogue and I hope they're able to get the funds to refurbish and support it
in the future.
Doug, regarding DNA testing, I'm not sure that it can be clear yet to a full
extent for everyone.
One reason I had
Doug,
I agree with your comment.
Dad
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 12:34 PM, wrote:
> Very interesting. I never heard a thing about it.
>
> It brings to mind how DNA testing, especially male y-DNA testing, can help
> resolve this type of question when the article ends with:
>
> “I can still feel the
Very interesting. I never heard a thing about it.It brings to mind how DNA testing, especially male y-DNA testing, can help resolve this type of question when the article ends with: “I can still feel the presence of the Jews here,” I said, to no one in particular.“Yes,” said one of the women from t
E, What an intriguing story! Thanks for the link. (If only the world's
people could understand, underneath it all, we are all one/from one..) Sam
in Maz
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