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process to the next level, combining
attractive site design with a wealth of
information that will help amateur
genealogists of Sephardic back-
grounds.
Sephardim.com opens with a map
outlining the origins of this segment
of the Jewish world, and a caution
that the site is still under construction.
But not to worry: already, the infor-
mation here is useful and interesting.
The first section, "Sephardic
Names," includes a concise history of
the Jews from the Iberian peninsula,
an explanation of the word
"Sephardim" and an extended discus-
sion of one of the big difficulties in
doing Sephardic genealogy: the fact
that so many family names were
changed because of forced conversion,
migration and assimilation.
The page ends with a search engine
that allows visitors to tap into various
genealogical databases to locate ances-
tors.
A section on Sephardic lore and his-
tory includes links to a number of fasci-
nating pages — including a long feature
story on "When Household Habits
Betrayed the Jews," describing some of
horrors of the Inquisition period.
When you want a break from all the
history, check out the collection of
Sephardic recipes, including Turkish
string beans and spaghetti with walnuts.
Finally, there's a big selection of
links to other Sephardic homepages
that will be useful to Sephardim
researching their ancestry and fascinat-
ing to other Jews.
The site is attractive, although
somewhat confusingly arranged.
Check it out at:
www.sephardim.com
— James D. Besser

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