Example Sentences

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“The Sephardim came to Spain with the Romans,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

My Jewish ancestors came to America in the late 19th century, the Ashkenazi branch fleeing pogroms in Lithuania and the Sephardim fleeing poverty in Holland.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

Iberian Muslims and Sephardim scattered throughout the world, especially to the Ottoman Empire, where Bayezid offered asylum.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 19, 2018

About 5,000 Sephardim have taken up the offer.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2017

The Jews here are from all over the world: Ashkenazim from Europe; Sephardim from Spain, Africa, Greece; Mizrahim from the countries here around us; Americans; Sabras, who've been here for millennia—all with their own languages.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper