Bit of a unique story, but I'm of Palestinian descent on both sides. My maternal grandfather fled Palestine after 67 because of the economic uncertainties that followed and he found refuge in Puerto Rico. There he met my grandmother and lived happily ever after. One day I sat down with my grandmother and heard the same stories she would always tell me about her grandfather and how I looked like him. I never dove deeper until now, but she gave me his name and I decided to check the census that was available for Puerto Rico in the early 1900's. I found him in census records, but oddly he used different surnames between two different censuses. Decided to ask my grandma about the different surname and she looked into it further with her older sisters. It turns out, it was true, my grandfather had changed his surname upon arriving to Puerto Rico....but why? My grandma gave me some more information on that matter, that he lived in France for some time but was of Spanish origin and his father came to Puerto Rico in the 19th century. It seemed a little off to me, but I didn't think much of it until she told me about how religious he was and how adamant he was about raising his children catholic. It turns how he was so Catholic, he didn't eat PORK.....HUH? Puerto Rican, Catholic, but doesn't eat pork? That didn't add up so I decided to google his previous surname and it turns out, it's a Sephardic Jewish last name! Even my grandma started to make sense of some things considering the whole pork thing.
You guys have left out the Philippines again as usual, even though we are in Asia, the Philippines was the longest Spanish colony till the start of the 20th century, many Filipinos have Sephardic origins but you all fail to recognise this
I always thought that this could be the case for my family. I think I found the key that made this link in my research today. I will be following up. Thank you.
A lot of Spanish jews stayed in Spain, they chose to convert to Christianity and many had very relevant positions in the Spanish society, including the Inquisition.
In Puerto Rico we have a say when we take a bath! We say: it is not Saturday! Why you did it?? Turns out that is a Shabbat old joke and most ppl don’t know 🤷🏻♂️
Not too long ago, I felt Adonai leading me back to Torah. Growing up as a nondenominational/pentecostal/charismatic, I knew what He was showing me was as true then as it is now, but I was still struggling. A few years after, by happenstance (if there is such a thing), I was researching my maiden last name for gift ideas for my Dad (thinking about getting him a coat of arms plaque or something) when I found out our last name has Sephardic roots. And again, by happenstance (researching what it means to be a Messianic Believer), Adonai showed me why I've so admired my birthstone for as long as I can remember. Not only has HaShem showed me that my family comes from the 10 lost tribes, He showed me specifically what tribe. The tribe of Gad! HalleluYah! The way Yah works. Praise Him! 🙏🙌🕎
Shalom! O ETERNO ADONAI É UM. AMÉM. Somos com Orgulho e Honra ✡️🇪🇸Judeus Marranos Espanhóis, Falamos Ladino, DJudeoEspanyol, Galego Português no Sefaradi Brasil y Paraguay . Nossos antepassados JUDEUS MARRANOS OU CRIPTAS JUDEUS!!! *Jamais esqueceremos a anti semita, cruel e infame inquisição católica romana na Espanha, França e Portugal. *Jamais esqueceremos a anti semita cruel e infame inquisição católica romana nos trezentos anos do Brasil colônia. * Jamais esqueceremos a anti semita Guerra do Paraguai durante a inquisição no Brasil que exterminou 90% dos homens Brasiguaios Judeus Marranos Espanhóis. O Marranismo Judaico vive!! SOU JUDIA MARRANA RAIZ ATÉ A MORTE!! Repito o mesmo que falou meus antepassados Judeus Marranos até a morte!! Que Eterno Adonai abençoe e guarde todos nós Sefaradi do Marranismo Judaico em todo mundo. Amém. Desde estado de São Paulo Brasil Terra do Marranismo Judaico!!!
My mother's maiden name was Abram! Her family of 6 Brothers & Sisters came from East London but I clearly recall my uncle saying we are Abram but not Jewish! Her ancestors came from a village In Lancashire called Abram. it seems likely that Abram was populated by Serphadic Jews in the 15th century but difficult to prove. Perhaps this whole 'lost Jewish heritage' is part of some of the mysteries spoken of in books like Nehemiah 1 v 9 "But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored." Perhaps these prophecies are being fulfilled before us? Amazing times!
Very nice video, Thank You . Seems Ireland, Scotland and Denmark, ( perhaps the tribe of Dan) had Jewish people there in the past , very little is written on this. Have read that the Hebrides in Scotland , may mean Hebrew Islands, perhaps part of my tribe of Gibson came from there and perhaps my Spanish side was formerly Cohen in Spain and is a Garcia line today.
I have some Jewish ancestry apparently... Sephardic included. It may be through the people who came to the area of Hamburg, as my mother's people were mostly north coastal Germans... and I have a biological 4th cousin who shares the same Jever, mid-19th century, maternal, 3x great grandparents... who is also matching people in places like Puerto Rico, Brazil, Hungary, France, Spain, Turkey, Cyrprus, UK, Netherlands, Israel, etc. BUT... I won't know for sure... until I find documented evidence. And then it will be part of my heritage... not my identity per se. - I want to caution people about that. Don't jump to conclusions, etc, etc, etc.
A very interesting video, thank you! But there was one sentence I did not like: "we can either seize the opportunity or deal with the danger" OK, there is anti-semitism, but we can be sure that there will never be a inquisition or a holocaust any more. There is no war against the jews. It is not wise to use words like danger. This video could possibly evoke the impression that the jewish people feel like being at war with all the other humans and want to gain more power and chances to win the war. (I am a german who adopted the name of his jewish wife when he married her. And I love the old sephardic songs in ladino language that can be heard all around the mediterranean sea - this is why I watched this video.)
What what? The whole Crypto Jews in modern day is a farce. DNA tests have proven over and over that what they claim is false. No Jewish related DNA. Neither in Brazil, New Mexico, etc are really connected to we Sephardic Jews.
Mr. Lorenzo Trujillo, yes, Jesus was a Jew, but he never entered a Catholic - or any other for that matter - church (it didn't exist in his time). So why do you?
This is the most honest presentation on the Jewish diaspora. Thank you. Shalom.
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Bit of a unique story, but I'm of Palestinian descent on both sides. My maternal grandfather fled Palestine after 67 because of the economic uncertainties that followed and he found refuge in Puerto Rico. There he met my grandmother and lived happily ever after.
One day I sat down with my grandmother and heard the same stories she would always tell me about her grandfather and how I looked like him. I never dove deeper until now, but she gave me his name and I decided to check the census that was available for Puerto Rico in the early 1900's. I found him in census records, but oddly he used different surnames between two different censuses. Decided to ask my grandma about the different surname and she looked into it further with her older sisters. It turns out, it was true, my grandfather had changed his surname upon arriving to Puerto Rico....but why?
My grandma gave me some more information on that matter, that he lived in France for some time but was of Spanish origin and his father came to Puerto Rico in the 19th century. It seemed a little off to me, but I didn't think much of it until she told me about how religious he was and how adamant he was about raising his children catholic. It turns how he was so Catholic, he didn't eat PORK.....HUH? Puerto Rican, Catholic, but doesn't eat pork? That didn't add up so I decided to google his previous surname and it turns out, it's a Sephardic Jewish last name! Even my grandma started to make sense of some things considering the whole pork thing.
You guys have left out the Philippines again as usual, even though we are in Asia, the Philippines was the longest Spanish colony till the start of the 20th century, many Filipinos have Sephardic origins but you all fail to recognise this
I always thought that this could be the case for my family. I think I found the key that made this link in my research today. I will be following up. Thank you.
A lot of Spanish jews stayed in Spain, they chose to convert to Christianity and many had very relevant positions in the Spanish society, including the Inquisition.
In Puerto Rico we have a say when we take a bath! We say: it is not Saturday! Why you did it?? Turns out that is a Shabbat old joke and most ppl don’t know 🤷🏻♂️
I found out I had jewish ancestory n all my dads side are from puerto rico were I found out
Not too long ago, I felt Adonai leading me back to Torah. Growing up as a nondenominational/pentecostal/charismatic, I knew what He was showing me was as true then as it is now, but I was still struggling. A few years after, by happenstance (if there is such a thing), I was researching my maiden last name for gift ideas for my Dad (thinking about getting him a coat of arms plaque or something) when I found out our last name has Sephardic roots. And again, by happenstance (researching what it means to be a Messianic Believer), Adonai showed me why I've so admired my birthstone for as long as I can remember. Not only has HaShem showed me that my family comes from the 10 lost tribes, He showed me specifically what tribe. The tribe of Gad! HalleluYah! The way Yah works. Praise Him! 🙏🙌🕎
THANK YOU
God bless the Jewish heritage i love my Jewish people and Israel the holy land 🙏 🙌 ❤
Shalom! O ETERNO ADONAI É UM. AMÉM. Somos com Orgulho e Honra ✡️🇪🇸Judeus Marranos Espanhóis, Falamos Ladino, DJudeoEspanyol, Galego Português no Sefaradi Brasil y Paraguay . Nossos antepassados JUDEUS MARRANOS OU CRIPTAS JUDEUS!!!
*Jamais esqueceremos a anti semita, cruel e infame inquisição católica romana na Espanha, França e Portugal.
*Jamais esqueceremos a anti semita cruel e infame inquisição católica romana nos trezentos anos do Brasil colônia.
* Jamais esqueceremos a anti semita Guerra do Paraguai durante a inquisição no Brasil que exterminou 90% dos homens Brasiguaios Judeus Marranos Espanhóis.
O Marranismo Judaico vive!!
SOU JUDIA MARRANA RAIZ ATÉ A MORTE!! Repito o mesmo que falou meus antepassados Judeus Marranos até a morte!!
Que Eterno Adonai abençoe e guarde todos nós Sefaradi do Marranismo Judaico em todo mundo. Amém.
Desde estado de São Paulo Brasil Terra do Marranismo Judaico!!!
Amém Eterno Adonai nosso D’us de Israel 🇮🇱
My mother's maiden name was Abram! Her family of 6 Brothers & Sisters came from East London but I clearly recall my uncle saying we are Abram but not Jewish!
Her ancestors came from a village In Lancashire called Abram.
it seems likely that Abram was populated by Serphadic Jews in the 15th century but difficult to prove.
Perhaps this whole 'lost Jewish heritage' is part of some of the mysteries spoken of in books like Nehemiah 1 v 9 "But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored."
Perhaps these prophecies are being fulfilled before us?
Amazing times!
Very nice video, Thank You . Seems Ireland, Scotland and Denmark, ( perhaps the tribe of Dan) had Jewish people there in the past , very little is written on this. Have read that the Hebrides in Scotland , may mean Hebrew Islands, perhaps part of my tribe of Gibson came from there and perhaps my Spanish side was formerly Cohen in Spain and is a Garcia line today.
Just amazing! I am jewish too!
Amazing that I'm Jewish too!
Puerto Rico is still asleep... We've been robbed of our identity...
Thousand in Italy are Bnei Anusim all though they may not be aware of it !
Same in South France, where there was the so called “Jews of the Pope”. By the way, this is the title of a book on the subject.
That is correct... we believe, based upon research, that there are over 200 million convesos worldwide
Long live
I have some Jewish ancestry apparently... Sephardic included. It may be through the people who came to the area of Hamburg, as my mother's people were mostly north coastal Germans... and I have a biological 4th cousin who shares the same Jever, mid-19th century, maternal, 3x great grandparents... who is also matching people in places like Puerto Rico, Brazil, Hungary, France, Spain, Turkey, Cyrprus, UK, Netherlands, Israel, etc. BUT... I won't know for sure... until I find documented evidence. And then it will be part of my heritage... not my identity per se. - I want to caution people about that. Don't jump to conclusions, etc, etc, etc.
A very interesting video, thank you! But there was one sentence I did not like: "we can either seize the opportunity or deal with the danger" OK, there is anti-semitism, but we can be sure that there will never be a inquisition or a holocaust any more. There is no war against the jews. It is not wise to use words like danger. This video could possibly evoke the impression that the jewish people feel like being at war with all the other humans and want to gain more power and chances to win the war. (I am a german who adopted the name of his jewish wife when he married her. And I love the old sephardic songs in ladino language that can be heard all around the mediterranean sea - this is why I watched this video.)
Please don't tell Mel Gibson
That's hoopla. All ready proven to be fake..
What?
What what? The whole Crypto Jews in modern day is a farce. DNA tests have proven over and over that what they claim is false. No Jewish related DNA. Neither in Brazil, New Mexico, etc are really connected to we Sephardic Jews.
Mr. Lorenzo Trujillo, yes, Jesus was a Jew, but he never entered a Catholic - or any other for that matter - church (it didn't exist in his time). So why do you?
I have come back! From Christianity to Orthodox Judaism. Christianity is FALSE!