Sephardic
- a word derived from Sephardi.
Example Sentences
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He was born in Istanbul in 1953 in a Sephardic Jewish family that moved to Barcelona when he was 14 years old, amid increasing political and social unrest in Turkey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
He must also contend with pressure from his allies in the ultra-Orthodox Sephardic Shas party -- which has 11 lawmakers and has distanced itself from the government.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
"Sequencing studies show strong European ancestry in patients, supporting records of Portuguese, Dutch, and Sephardic Jewish presence in the region," says Santos.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
UW professor of Sephardic studies Devin E. Naar and Densho founder Tom Ikeda will join Tuininga in conversation.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
When we’ve all finished, I break into a song by Flory Jagoda—a woman who was a champion of Sephardic music and sang in Ladino.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
