Sephardim

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• As social heterogeneity and ethnicity grew more significant, they came to be designated as "Ashkenazim"—that is, Jews whose origins were in European or Western countries—in contrast with the "Sephardim" or "Mizrakhim" whose origins were in countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

  Academic text (2006)

• Bukharan Jews are Sephardim (having ties to Jews from Spain), and the Georgian and Mountain Jews are Mizrahim (Oriental Jews from lands either once ruled by Persia or located "in the east").

  Academic text (2001)

• Now the Sephardic Jews are able to make it into the upper and upper middle class.

• A few years later, the Nazis burned the "Turkish" temple to the ground, and there have not been enough Sephardim in Vienna since to build a new one.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The Sephardim—Jews from Arab lands, now the majority—have also claimed their share of power.

  Academic text (1998)

• Joe relished his job, working for the Ventano brothers, Sephardim who had arrived a couple of years before Joe did, and now had six bustling hot dog stands: two in Manhattan, three in the Bronx, and one in Coney Island.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Most were German Jews with surnames such as Stern, Wiedman, Zeman, and Altshul, although Gideon Segur was probably representative of the Sephardim.

  Academic text (1991)

• The word integration came to be applied only to intra-Jewish cleavages, primarily between the Jewish Israelis of East European origins, the Ashkenazim, and the Israelis of North African or Asian descent, the Sephardim.

  Academic text (1993)

• Many Sephardim maintain cultural traditions that reflect their unique history from the Iberian Peninsula.

• The rich culinary heritage of Sephardim includes dishes that highlight their Mediterranean roots and ancient traditions.

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