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SEPHARDIC JEWS -

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE JEWISH PRESS

Compiled by Mathilde Tagger

Abbreviations Abbreviations of Indexed Journals JQR= Jewish Quarlerly Review, London. 1889-1908 & Philadelphia, 1910-2000, REJ= Revue des Etudes Juives. Paris, 1880-2000. SEF= Sefarad, Instito Arias Montano, Madrid, 1941-2000. Abbreviated words cem. = cemetery cent. = century doc. = document fam. = family incl .= includes gen. = generations geneal. = genealogy/genealogical hist. = history tbst. = tombstones.

BIOGRAPHIES See also same surnames under "Family Histories"

Abnarrabi Simon de Gilleuma, J.M. Crescas Abnarrabi, medico oculista de la Aljama leridana. SEF, 1958, 18: 83-97. [Crescas Abnarrabi, oculist physician in the Aljama of Lerida]

Notes: In Lerida in the 15th cent. Aboab Roth, C. Immanuel Aboab's proselytization of the Marranos. JQR, 1932-33, 23:121-

162. Notes: Incl. The geneal. tree of the Aboab family, 15th-end of the 17th cent.- 8 gen.



Abrabanel, Don Isaac Kaufmann, D. Don Isaac Abrabanel et le commerce des épices calicut. REJ, 1899, 38,75: 145-147. [Don Isaac Abrabanel and the spice trade }.

Notes: West Indies by the end of the 15th cent. Abulafia Chapira, B. Contribution á l'étude du Divan de Todros ben Iechoua Halevi Aboulafia.

REJ, 1941-45, 106:1-33. [ Contribution to the study of the poem by Todros ben Yehoshia Halevy Aboulafia].

Notes: Toledo. Incl. fam. tree: 12th-end of the 14th cent; 6 gen. Alcalay Loker, Z. Le Rabbin Juda ben Salomon Hay Alcalay et l'Alliance Israélite Universelle

a propos de ses lettres inédites. REJ, 1985, 144:127-144. [Rab. Juda b. Salomon Alcalay and the A.I.U. ; on his unpublished letters]

Notes: Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia in mid 19th.cent. Fervent sionist. Antebi Lazar, L. Albert Antebi après sa démission de l'Alliance Israélite Universelle (1913-

1919). REJ, 1989, 148: 113-120. [Albert Antebi after he quited the Alliance Israélite Universelle (1913-1919)].

Notes: Lived in Jerusalem. On his sionism and the AIU-sionism movement relationships.

De Barrios Glaser, E. Two notes on the Hispano-Jewish poet Don Miguel de Barrios. REJ, 1965, 124:201-211.

Notes: Lived (1635-1701). Schollberg, K. Miguel de Barrios and the Amsterdam sephardic community. JQR, 1962-63,53:120-159.

Notes: 17th cent. Miguel de Barrios ,first named Daniel Levi (1635-1701) lived in Italy, West Indies, Amsterdam; former Marrano.

Ben Israel Bethencourt, Cardozo de. Lettres de Menasseh Ben Israel a Isaac Vossins (1651-1655). REJ, 1904, 49,97: 98-109. [ Menasseh Ben Israel's letters to Isaac Voissins (1651-1655)].

Notes: In Holland. Stern, A. Menasseh ben Israel et Cromwell. REJ, 1883, 4:96-111.

Notes: 17th cent. in the U.K. Benjamin of Tudela Adler, M.N. The itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela. JQR, 1904,16:453-473, 715-

733 + 1905, 17:.123-141, 286-396, 514-530, 762-781 + 1906, 18:84-101, 664-691. Notes: Many names of persons he met in France, Italy, Constantinople, Lebanon and Erets Yisrael.

Bernal Roth, C. Abraham Nuñes Bernal et autres martyrs contemporains de l'Inquisition. REJ, 1936, 100Bis, 99/100: 38-51. [Abraham Nuñes Bernal and Inquisition other contemporary martyrs].

Notes: In 1655 in Portugal. Incl. many names. Capsali Porges, N. Elie Capsali et sa chronique de Venise. REJ, 1923, 77,157: 20-40 +

1924, 78: 15-34 + 1924, 79: 28-60 . [Elie Capsali and his Venice chronicle]. Notes: In the 16th cent. Was born in Candia.

Rabinowicz, H. Joseph Colon and Moses Capsali. JQR , 1956-57, 47: 337-344. Notes: Joseph Colon from Italy (1420-1480); Moses Capsali from Constantinople

(1420-1495). Caspi Bernheimer, C. Le poète Samuel Caspi. REJ, 1913,66,131: 104-110. [The poet

Samuel Caspi] Notes: Rabbi in Carpentras, France, from 1580 to 1615. Incl. Hebrew doc..

Carcassoni Kaufmann, D. David Carcassoni et le rachat par la communauté de Constantinople des Juifs faits prisonniers durant la persécution de Chmielnicky. REJ, 1892, 25,49: 202-216. [ David Carcassoni and the redempdtion of Chmielnicky Jewish prisonners, victims of persecution, by the Constantinople community in mid 17th cent.].



Notes: mid 17th cent. 3000 Jewish prisonners from Poland were kept in Crimea. Cohen de Lara Schwab, M. Trois letters de David Cohen de Lara. REJ, 1900, 40, 79: 95-98. [Three

letters from David Cohen de Lara]. Notes: Letters from Hamburg to Paris, dated 1640-42. Eblagon Rivlin, B. Rabbi Abraham Eblagon and the Cretan Jewry. REJ, 1993, 152: 371-396

Notes: Born in Istanbul in 1846, Died in Candia (Heraklion) in 1946. Crete Chief Rabbi. His life and the Cretan Jewish community.

Emmanuel Roth, C. Le psautier de Bry - manuscrit hebreu enlumine (Espagne 15th s.- Florence 1489). REJ, 1965, 124: 375-388. [ The de Bry Psalter - a Hebrew illuminated manuscript Spain 15th cent - Florence, Italy 1489].

Notes: Incl. Geneal. tree (7 gen.) of Isaac ben Emmanuel de San Miniato. Fano (da) Kaufmann, D. Menahem Azarya da Fano et sa famille. REJ, 1897, 35,70: 84-87.

[Menahem Azarya de Fano and his family]. Notes: Italy and Safed in the 17th-18th cent.

Kaufman, D. Menahem de Fano et les ouvrages de Moise Corduero et d'Isaac Louria. REJ, 1898, 36, 71: 108-111. [Menahem de Fano and the works of Moise Corduero and Isaac Louria]. Notes: 17th-18th cent. Italy and Safed. Kaufmann, D. Menahem Azaya de Fano. REJ , 1900, 39, 77: 113-118. Notes: Italy and Safed, He died 5 Aug. 1620. A story on his grave..

Farhi Franco, M. Les Juifs de l'Empire Ottoman au 19e siècle. REJ, 1893, 26,51: 111-130. {Jews of the Ottoman Empire].

Notes: Under the reign of the Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839). Inc. the story of Haim Farhi from Akko, born in Damascus & murdered in Elul 181. Incl. too the short histories of the Adjiman, Carmona and Gabai fam.

Ferro Gottheil, R.J.H. Some Spanish documents. JQR, 1904, 16: 702-714. Notes: Incl. Marranos pedigree- Luisa Ferro Corticos. Geneal. tree (6 gen.).

Goa (de) Fischel, W.J. Leading Jews in the service of Portuguese India: 1. Coge Abraham; 2. Moses Tobias of Surat. JQR, 1956-57, 47: 37-47.

Notes: Abraham of Goa had a position during the years 1575-1594 in Goa, India. Tobias died in 1769..

Graciani Jona, S. Abraham Joseph Salomon Graciani. REJ, 1882, 4: 113-126. Notes: Hebrew poet in Modena in the 17th cent; incl. Biographies of some other

members of the fam. Jessurun Kaufamnn, D. Isaac Jeshurun-Alvares of London. JQR, vol.1, 1889, p.284-286.

Notes: died: 9 Iyar 5495 (1735), Burried in Vienna. Includes the whole epitaph. Roth, C. Memorable relacíon de Yshac Jesurun. SEF, 1946, 6:313-329. [Memorable report of Isaac Jessurun]. Notes: Blood libel victim in 1622 in Ragusa (Dubrovnik)..

Laguna Kayseling, M. The Jews of Jamaica and Daniel Lopez Laguna. JQR, 1900, 12: 700-717. Notes: Includes many names and the biography of Daniel Lopez Laguna who lived in the 17th cent.

Lopez Friedman, L.M. Some further sidelights on Aron Lopez. JQR, 1954-55, 45: 562-567. Notes: New documents - USA, Mass., 17th cent.

Maimonides See: Maimun ben Joseph ( Simmons, L.D.) Maimun b. Joseph Simmons, L.M. Letter of consalation of Maimun ben Joseph. JQR,, 1890, 2: 62-

101. Notes: Joseph, father of Moshe Ben Maimon (Maimonides)

Malka Bloch, I. Kalifa Ben Malka. REJ, 1887, 14, 27: 114-116.



Notes: Moise Kalifa ben Malka was born in Safi, Morocco. Poet and grammar specialist, rich man, alive in 1728 & 1738.

Medina (de) Laras, G. L'occupation de Livourne par les troupes napolitaines et le journal de Daniel de Medina (ancien membre du Consistoire du Département de la Méditerranée). REJ, 1974, 133:157-224. [ The occupation of Livorno by Napoleon's troops and the dairy of Daniel de Medina who was a member of the Consistorium of the Mediterranean Region].

Notes: Based on the doc. of Livorno community. Incl. biogr. Of Medina and short list of community contributors.

Modena (da) Rivkin, E. Leon da Modena and the Kol Sakhal. JQR, 1947-48, 38: .227-265 + 1948-49, 39: 63-78 + 1948-50, 40: 135-156 + 1950-51, 41: 307-327. Notes: Leon da Modena (1571-1648), Marranos community in Venice in the 17th cent..

Morali Attal, R. Une correspondance entre le Rabbin Isaac Morali et le Commandant Amrmand Lipman. REJ, 1985, 144:145-167. [Letters sent by Ra. Isaac Morali to Commandant Armand Lipman].

Notes: Partial biogr. of Rab. Isaac Morali (Algiers, 1867- Algiers 1952). Letters written between 1928 & 1932.

Nassi Galante, A. Nouveaux documents sur Joseph Nassi, duc de Naxos. REJ, 1912, 64, 128: 236-243. [ New documents on Joseph Nassi, Duque of Naxos]

Notes: Two doc. dealing with the international trade he managed. Galante, A. Deux nouveaux documents sur Dona Gracia Nassi. REJ, 1913, 65,129: 151-154. [Two new documents on Dona Gracia Nassi]. Notes: On two new doc. dated 1565 on her identity. Kaufmann, D. Don Joseph Nassi, founders of colonies in the Holyland and the community of Cori in the Campagna. JQR, 1890, 2: 291-297. Notes: In 1566. Cori is near Rome. Rose, C.H. New information on the life of Joseph Nassi, Duque of Naxos: the Venetian phase. JQR , 1970, 60: 330-344. Notes: In 1553 he was "perpetually banished from Venice"

Navarra Roth, C. Rabbi Menahem Navarra: his life and times (1717-1777); a chapter on the history of the Jews of Verona. JQR, 1924-25, 15: 427-466.

Notes: Incl. A geneal. tree - 6 gen. mid 17th- end 18th . Pereyra Mechoulam, H. Abraham Pereyra, juge des Marranes et censeur de ses

corréligionaires à Amsterdam au temps de Spinoza. REJ, 1979, 138:391-400. [ Abraham Pereyra, judge of the Marranos and censor of the Jews in Amsterdam at the time os Spinoza].

Notes: Spinoza lived from 1632 to 1677. Pimienta Adler, E.N. Auto de fé and the Jews. The story of Jose Diaz Pimienta. JQR, 1902,

14: 698-718. Notes: Incl. Auto de fé celebrated in Spain (1459-1781) with some names and in Portugal and in Goa (1531-1725). Pimienta wa born in Havana Fled to Curacao and returned to Judaism- 17th cent.

Pinto Delgado Revah, I.S. Autobiographie d'un Marrane; édition partielle d'un manuscript de Joao (Moseh) Pinto Delgado. REJ, 1961,120: 41-130.

Notes: On the fam. hist. 1540-1653, from Spain, Portugal, Bordeaux, Rouen and Amsterdam. Incl. Lists of names of Jewish Merchants.

Pise (de) Kaufmann, D. Abraham b. Isaac de Pise. REJ, 1899, 32, 63: 130-134. Notes: In Italy. 16th cent.



Migdoli Blasco Martinez, A. and D. Romano. Vidal (Ben) Saul Satorre, copista hebrea (1383-1411). SEF, 1991, 51:3-11. [Vidal ben Saul Satorre, a Hebrew scribe (1383-1411)].

Notes: Biography of Haim Migdoli, scribe in Cervera and Zagora. Portaleone Kaufmann, D. Leone de Sommi Portaleone; dramatist and founder of a Synagogue in

Mantua. JQR,, 1898, 10: 445-455. Notes: Born in Mantoba in 1527. On his life and writings.

Porto Ginsburger, M. Deux lettres d'Emmanuel Porto. REJ, 1901, 43, 85: 133-135. [Two letters written by Emmanuel Porto].

Notes: E.Porto was Rabbi in Trieste & Padoba. Died in mid 17th cent. Recanati Kaufmann, D. Jedidiah of Rimini or Amadeo di Moise de Recanati. JQR, 1899, 11:

662-667. Notes: Writer from Italy; lived in mid 16th..

Reubeni Revah, I.S. David Reubeni exécuté en Espagne en 1538. REJ, 1958, 117: 128-135. [David Reubeni executed in Spain in 1538].

Notes: About the place where he was executed: not in Portugal but in Spain. Tobias Fischel, W.J. Leading Jews in the service of Portuguese India: 1. Coge Abraham; 2.

Moses Tobias of Surat. JQR, 1956-57, 47: 37-47. Notes: Abraham of Goa had a position during the years 1575-1594 in Goa, India.

Tobias died in 1769.. Touro Korn, B.W. A reappraisal of Judah Touro. JQR, 1954-55, 45: 568-581.

Notes: Lived: 1775-1854.in New York (New Amsterdam) New documents on his behaviour.

Zacut Bloch, I. Notes sur les Israélites d'Algérie. REJ , 1885, 10: 255-260. {Notes on the Jews of Algeria]. Notes: Includes the biography of Benjamin Zacoute from Algiers, a scholar who died in 1691.. Roth, C. The last years of Abraham Zacut. SEF, 1949, 9:445-454. Notes: Astronomer from Ferrara, died in 1515.

CEMETERIES & INSCRIPTIONS Geographical classification

Greece Molho, M. El cemeterio judio de Salónica, verdadero museo epigráfico, histórico y

arqueológico. SEF, 1949, 9:107-130. {The cemetery of Salonica, a real epigraphical, historical and archeological museum].

Notes: Period covered: 1492-1943 when destroyed by the Nazis. Incl. Some nanes. Molho, M. Tumbas de Marranos en Salonica. SEF, 1953, 13: 325-335. [Tombstones of Marranos in Salonika]. Notes: Incl. 9 inscriptions + 2 photos.; 1729-1808.

Turkey Rozen, M. A survey of Jewish cemeteries in Western Turkey. JQR, 1992-93, 83:71-125.



Notes: The survey incl. the following cem.: Istambul (4 cem: Kuzguncuk (11,00tbst), Ortaköy (6,150), Hasköy (22,000), Italian cem of Şişli (4,000); Izmir: Gur Çeşme (10,000); Milas (250); Bodrum (36); Bergama (50); Tire (250); Edirne (766); Tekirağ (1489), Gelibolu (835), Çorlu (274), Kirklareli (416); Canakkale (168+28). The other small communities: Adana, Akhisar, Antakya, Antalya, Aydin, Bursa, Diyarbakir, Fehtiya, Finike, Gaziantep, Iskenderun, Kayalioğlu, Kilis, Köyceğiz, Manisa, Mersin, Silivri, Siverek, Turgutlu,.

United Kingdom Kaufmann, D. Four of the eldest epitaphs after the ressettlement of the Jews in England. JQR,, 1889, 1: 89-94. Notes: London. Josua de Silva d.:17 iyar 5439; Abraham Israel de Sequeira, d.:21 Kislev 5439; Rahel Gomes Serra Carrera, d.: 4 Heshvan 5439; Abraham Fernander Caravajal, d.:24 Heshvan 5420.

CONVERSOS/ ANUSSIM/ MARRANOS Geographical Classification

Faur, J. Four classes of Conversos; a typological study. REJ, 1990, 149: 113-124. Notes: Typological analysis based on types of behaviour towards Judaism. Belgium Revah, I. Pour l'histoire des Marranes à Anvers: recensements de la "nation

Portugaise" de 1571 à 1666. REJ, 1963, 122:129-147. [ On the history of the Marranos in Anvers; census of the "Portuguese Nation" 1571-1666].

Notes: 1571: List of 102 Portuguese fam.; 1591: List of 57 fam + 20 widows; 1611: 75 fam,; 1619: 45 fam.; 1666: 65 fam.

Erets Yisrael David, A. Safed, foyer de retour au judaïsme de conversos au 16e siècle. REJ, 1987, 146: 63-83. [ Safed, home for the conversos who came back to Judaism in the 16th cent.]

Notes: On the Converso community life of the Jews who came back to Judaism in Safed.

France Mentzer, R. Marranos of Southern France in the early 16th. JQR, 1981-82, 72:303-311.

Notes: On Bordeaux and Toulouse communities in the 16th cent. Nahon, G. Les Marranes espagnols et Portugais et les communautés juives issues du marranisme dans l'historiographie récente (1960-1975). REJ, 1977, 136:297-367. [The Spanish and Portuguese Marranos and the Jewish communities descending from the marranism in the recent historiography (1960-1975)]. Notes: Incl. Spain, France, Holland, French colonies, British colonies, Holland colonies etc.. Szajkowski, Z. An auto-da-fé against the Jews of Toulouse in 1685. JQR , 1958-59, 49: 278-281. Notes: Roques de Leon; Mirande, Loppes, Sylve-Morena Cardoze, Vandale and Emmanuel. Incl. The original text of the auto-da- fé. Szwajkowski, Z. Trade relations of Marranos in France with the Iberian peninsula. JQR, 1950-51, 50: 69-77. Notes: Bordeaux; 17th cent. Incl. Many names.



Greece Molho, M. Tumbas de Marranos en Salonica. SEF, 1953, 13: 325-335. [Tombstones of Marranos in Salonika]. Notes: Incl. 9 inscriptions + 2 photos.; 1729-1808.

Holland Mechoulam, H. Abraham Pereyra, juge des Marranes et censeur de ses corréligionaires à Amsterdam au temps de Spinoza. REJ, 1979, 138:391-400. [ Abraham Pereyra, judge of the Marranos and censor of the Jews in Amsterdam at the time os Spinoza].

Notes: Integration of the Conversos in the Jewish community of Amsterdam in the 17th cent. Schollberg, K. Miguel de Barrios and the Amsterdam sephardic community. JQR, 1962-63, 53: 120-159.

Notes: 17th cent. Miguel de Barrios ,first named Daniel Levi (1635-1701) lived in Italy, West Indies, Amsterdam; former Marrano.

Italy Rivkin, E. Leon da Modena and the Kol Sakhal. JQR , 1947-48, 38: 227- ??? + 1948-49, 39: 63-78 + 1949-50, 40: 135-156 + 1950-51, 41:307-327. Notes: Leon da Modena (1571-1648), Marranos in Venice. Roth, C. Notes sur les Marranes de Livourne. REJ, 1931, 91: 1-27. [ Notes on Livorno Marranos]. Notes: From 1593. Incl. list of names and those who came back to Judaism. Roth, C. The religion of the Marranos. JQR, 1931-32, 22: 1-33. Notes: Incl. Many names.

Portugal Adler, E.N. Auto de fé and the Jews. The story of Jose Diaz Pimienta. JQR, 1902, 14: 698-718. Notes: Incl. Auto de fé celebrated in Spain (1459-1781) with some names and in Portugal and in Goa (1531-1725). Pimienta wa born in Havana Fled to Curacao and returned to Judaism- 17th cent. Adler, E.N. Auto de fé and the Jews. JQR, 1903, 15: 413-439 + 1904, 16: 135-142. Notes: Incl. Some names in Portugal and Spain. Adler, E.N. Lea on the Inquisition of Spain and Portuguese Jews and Marranos. JQR, 1908, 20: 509-571. Notes: An overall aspect of Jews life during the Inquisition and after in Spain and Portugal. Bethencourt, C. de. The Jews in Portugal from 1773 to 1902. JQR, 1903, 15: 251-274 + 529-530. Notes: Incl. A chapter on the last Marranos.

Nascimiento Raposo, J. de. Social characteristics of those accused before the Coimbra Inquisition (1541-1820). REJ, 1982, 141: 201-217.

Notes: Quantitative analysis of the Inquisition in Coimbra. Sicily Zeldes, N. The last will and testament of a Silician Converso. REJ, 2000, 59,3-

4:447-459. Notes: Testament (written in 1505) of Manfredo la Muta, burnt in 1512. Incl. details

on a middle class fam. of former Jews. Doc. from Palermo Archives. Spain Adler, E.N. Auto de fé and the Jews. The story of Jose Diaz Pimienta. JQR, 1902,

14: 698-718. Notes: Incl. Auto de fé celebrated in Spain (1459-1781) with some names and in Portugal and in Goa (1531-1725). Pimienta wa born in Havana Fled to Curacao and returned to Judaism- 17th cent. Adler, E.N. Auto de fé and the Jews. JQR, 1903, 15: 413-439 + 1904, 16: 135-142. Notes: Incl. Some names in Portugal and Spain.



Adler, E.N. Lea on the Inquisition of Spain and Portuguese Jews and Marranos. JQR, 1908, 20: 509-571. Notes: An overall aspect of Jews life during the Inquisition and after in Spain and Portugal. Alper, M. The secret Jews of the 18th century Madrid. REJ, 1997, 156:135-171.

Notes: On the recrudescence of the Inquisition activity after 1714(end of Spanish succession war). Analysis of the cryto-Jewish life mixed up with catholicism. A special chapter on the families. Beinart, . Two documents concerning confiscated converso property. SEF, 1957, 17: 280-313. Notes: Deals with Villareal in the 16th cent. Incl. Some names. Cantera Burgos, F. La Juderías medievales en la provincia de Guadalajara. SEF, 1973, 33: 3-44, 259-324 + 1974, 34: 48-78,313-386. [ The medieval Juderias in the province of Guadalajara]. Notes: Dealing with 30 juderias and a special chapter on Guadalajara itself which ends with a list of Conversos condemned by the Inquisition (short biographies). Cantera Burgos, F. & C. Carrete Parrondo. La Judería de Buitrago. SEF, 1972, 32: 4-87. Notes: Incl. names of building owners; list of surnames found in doc. and short biographies.; same list for conversos; a table with 415 Jewish owners of buildings with their location and value. Names listed Cantera Burgos, F. El poeta Cartegena del "Cancionero General" y sus ascendientes: Los Francos. SEF, 1968, 28: 3-39. [ The poet Pedro de Cartagena, author of "Cancionero General and his ascendent: the Francos]. Notes: Biography and the genalogy of the Franco fam.from Toledo and Valladolid + a geneal. tree 1380-mid 16th cent. Diago Hernando, M. El ascenso sociopolitico de los judeo-conversos en la Castilla del siglo XVI. El ejemplo de la familia Beltrán de Soria. SEF, 1996, 56:227-250. [ The sociopolitical promotion of the judeo-conversos in Castilla in the 16th cent.; the example of the Beltran family from Soria]. Notes: On their full integration in the Castillian society. Nicolao Beltran is the former Yuda Benveniste. Biographies of prominent members, active in the business world, of 4 generations. Diago Hernando, N. Los judeoconversos en Soria despues de 1492. SEF, 1991, 51:259-297. [The Judeo-conversos in Soria after 1492]. Notes: History of the community whose members excelled in commerce, tax farming and money lending. Incl. list of names. Gottheil, R.J.H. Some Spanish documents. JQR, 1904, 16: 702-714. Notes: Marranos pedigree- Luisa Ferro Corticos. Genealogical chart (6 generations). Madurell y Marimon, J.M. El arte de la seda en Barcelona entre judíos y conversos. SEF, 1965, 25: 247-281. [ The art of silk in Barcelona among Jews and Conversos]. Notes: 14th-15th cent. Lists of: jewish silk merchants and manufacturers, Converso manufacturers, Jewish and Converso weavers of veil. Doc. Revah, I.S. Autobiographie d'un Marrane; édition partielle d'un manuscript de Joao (Moseh) Pinto Delgado. REJ, 1961, 119: 41-130. Notes: On the fam. history1540-1613, from Spain, Portugal, Bordeaux, Rouen, to finally Amsterdam. Revah, I.S. David Reubeni exécuté en Espagne en 1538. REJ, 1958, 117: 128-135. [David Reubeni executed in Spain in 1538]. Notes: About the place where he was executed: not in Portugal but in Spain.



Revah, I.S. Une famille de nouveaux-chrétiens: les Bocarro Frances. REJ, 1957, 116: 73-87. { A new-Christian family: The Bocarro Frances].

Notes: Incl. geneal.tree- 16th-17th cent- 7 gen. Original name: Rosales. Based on doc. found in Lisbon written in 1641-42. Revah, I.S. Les Marranes. REJ,1959-60,118: 29-77. [The Marranos]. Notes: Spain & Portugal, Incl. the definition of the word "Marrano". Rodriguez-Moñino, A. Les judaïsants de Badajoz de 1493 à 1599. REJ, 1956, 115: 73-86. [Secret Jews in Badajoz from 1493 till 1599]. Notes: Incl. Chronolical list of 231 condamned and a list ordered by family names (47). Roth, C. Immanuel Aboab's proselytization of the Marranos. JQR, 1932-33, 23: 121-162. Notes: Incl. The genealogical tree of the Aboab family, 15th-end of the 17th cent.- 8 generations.

FAMILY HISTORIES See also same surnames under "Biographies"

Abbas Avila Plat, J.E. Genealogía familiar de los Abenabez de Ablitas. Los descendientes

de Don Ezmel de Ablitas "el viejo". SEF, 1987, 47:9-57. {The genealogy of the Abenabez de Ablitas family. The descendants of Don Ezmel de Ablitas "the ancient"]. Notes: geneal. tree beg. In 1270- 6 gen.; Family name: Abbas..

Aboab Roth, C. Immanuel Aboab's proselytization of the Marranos. JQR,, 1932-33, 23: 121-162. Notes: Incl. The geneal.tree of the Aboab fam.- 8 gen. -, 15th-end of the 17th cent.

Adjiman Franco, M. Les Juifs de l'Empire Ottoman au 19e siècle. REJ, 1893, 26,51: 111-130. {Jews of the Ottoman Empire].


Almatzi Gottheil, R.J.H. The family Almantzi. JQR, 1893, 5: 500-505. Notes: Venetian family- Includes 6 epitaphs.

Bacri Hildesheimer, F. Grandeur et décadence de la Maison Bacri à Marseille. REJ, 1977, 136: 389-414.

Notes: Family of trademen. Period covered: 1795-1846. Benardut Cardoner, A. & Vendrel, F. Aportaciones al estudio de la familia Banardut, médicos

reales. SEF, 1947, 7:303-348. [Contributions to the study of the Benardut family, physicians of the Crown].

Notes: mid 14th cent- genealogical tree incl. 3 generations, in Tudela, Zaragossa, Huesca, Lerida & Valencia.

Benveniste Prins, S.H. Mendes, Benveniste, de Luna, Micas, Nasci: the state of art (1532-1558). JQR, 1997-98, 88:135-211.

Notes: Intermarriages between these fam. who moved from Portugal to Netherlands to Italy to the Ottoman Empire.Incl. geneal tree of the Benveniste fam.



Bocarro Revah, I.S. Une famille de nouveaux-chrétiens: les Bocarro Frances. REJ, 1957, 116: 73-87. {The Bocaro Frances: a new-Christian family].

Notes: Incl. geneal.tree: 16th-17th cent; 7 gen. The original Jewish name was Rosales. Based on a doc. found in Lisbon written in 1641-42.

Caballeria Vendrell, F. Aportaciones documentales para el estudio de la familia Caballeria. SEF, 1943, 3:115-154. [Contributions based on documents for the study of the Caballeria family].

Notes: Hist. fo the fam + genealogical tree: 1232-15th cent; 8 generations. Calvo de Silva Filippini, J.P. Une famille juive de Livourne au service du roi de France au 18e

siecle: les Calvo de Silva. REJ, 1979, 138: 255-289. [ The Calvo de Silva Family: a Livornese Jewish family at the service of the King of France in the 18th cent.]

Notes: Period covered: 1708-1778; 3 gen. Carmona Franco, M. Les Juifs de l'Empire Ottoman au 19e siècle. REJ, 1893, 26,51: 111-130.

{Jews of the Ottoman Empire]. Notes: Under the reign of the Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839). Inc. the story of Haim

Farhi from Akko, born in Damascus & murdered in Elul 181. Incl. too the short histories of the Adjiman, Carmona and Gabai fam.

Castro Millas Vallicrosa, J.M. Sobre el supuesto judaismo de la familia de medicos toledanos, los Castros. SEF, 1951, 11:111-114. [ The supposed judaism of the Castro-s, a family of physicians in Toledo].

Notes: 15th cent. Coronel Carrete Parrondo, C. R. Abraham Seneor (Fernán Pérez Coronel): Conjecturas

tradicionales y realidad documental. SEF, 1986, 46:11-121. Abraham Seneor (Fernan Perez Coronel); tranditional circumstances and reality according to documents].

Notes: Coronel fam. History; incl. geneal tree- 1492-1534- 5 gen.- Segovian Converso fam. The history of their conversion.

Disraeli Berliner, A. The Disraeli family. JQR,, 1892, 4: 498-499. Notes: Family from Venice in England. Includes the epitaphs of Leone, Esther in Jacob in Venice.

Duran Dukan, M. Le livre d'or. REJ, 1998, 157:69-91. [The Golden book]. Notes: Study of a 15th cent. Spanish manuscript hold from generations by the Durand

fam. Incl. geneal. tree of the Duran fam.: beg. of the 12th cent. till the end of the 16th cent.- 12 gen.; short fam. history.

Emmanuel Sed-Rajna, G. Le psaultier de Bry, manuscript hébreu enlluminé (Espagne 15e siècle- Florence 1489). REJ, 1965, 124:375-388. [ Psalter of Bry- a Hebrew illuminated manuscript - Spain 15th cent-Florence 1489)].

Notes: Description of the manuscript who was part of Isaac b. Emmanule da San Miniato's collection. Incl. the geneal. tree (8 gen.) of Isaac ben Emmanuel de San Miniato, from mid 14th..

Fano (Da) Kaufmann, D. Menahem Azarya da Fano et sa famille. REJ, 1897, 35, 70: 84-87. [Menahem Azarya da Fano and his family].

Notes: d. in 1620 in Mantoba, Italy. Ferro Gottheil, R.J.H. Some Spanish documents. JQR,, 1904, 16: 702-714.

Notes: Marranos pedigree- Luisa Ferro Corticos. Genealogical chart (6 generations). Frances Revah, I.S. Une famille de nouveaux-chretiens: les Bocarro Frances. REJ, 1957,

116: 73-87. {The Bocaro Frances: a new-Christian family]. Notes: Includes genealogical chart.



Franco Cantera Burgos, F. El poeta Cartegena del "Cancionero General" y sus ascendientes: Los Francos. SEF, 1968, 28: 3-39. [ The poet Pedro de Cartagena, author of "Cancionero General and his ascendent: the Francos]. Notes: Biography and the genalogy of the Franco fam.from Toledo and Valladolid + a geneal. tree 1380-mid 16th cent.

Gabai Franco, M. Les Juifs de l'Empire Ottoman au 19e siècle. REJ, 1893, 26,51: 111-130. {Jews of the Ottoman Empire].


Gradis Cohen, A. Les Juifs dans les colonies françaises au 18e siècle. REJ, 1882, 4:127-145 + 1882, 5, 68-92, 258-272. [ Jews in the French colonies in the 18th cent.] Notes: Colonies: Cayenne, Martinique, Surinam; also about the families of Abraham Gradis and David Mendes.

Hamon Gross, H. La famille juive des Hamon; contribution à l'histoire des Juifs de Turquie. REJ, 1908, 56, 111: 55-78 + 1909, 57, 113: 55-78. [Hamon a Jewish Family; contribution to thes history of Jews in Turkey]. Notes: Period covered: 1492- end of the 17th cent. Meaning of the surname. Incl. Hebrew doc.

Jessurun Wolf, L. The Jessurun family. JQR, 1889, 1: 439-441. Notes: Descendants of Marranos who came back to judaism in Venice, Italy and now in Amsterdam and London.

Lameyra Bethencourt, C. de. Le trésor des Juifs Sephardim. REJ, 190, 20, 40: 287-310 + 1892, 25, 49: 202-216. [ The treasure of the Sephardic Jews].

Notes: Fam. in France in the 18th cent. Includes some genealogical details on the fam.: Lameyra, Lopes de Pas, Valabregue, Vidal.

Levy Reinach, S. Note sur une famille juive de Novellara[Italie]. REJ, 1901, 43, 85: 135-138. [On a Jewish family from Novellara ,Italy].

Notes: Incl. Biographies of some members of the fam. Who llived in France & Italy: 1752-1900.

Lopes de Pas Bethencourt, C. de. Le trésor des Juifs Sephardim. REJ, 190, 20, 40: 287-310 + 1892, 25, 49: 202-216. [ The treasure of the Sephardic Jews].


De Luna Prins, S.H. Mendes, Benveniste, de Luna, Micas, Nasci: the state of art (1532-1558). JQR, 1997-98, 88:135-211.

Notes: Intermarriages between these fam. who moved from Portugal to Netherlands to Italy to the Ottoman Empire.

Mendes Cohen, A. Les Juifs dans les colonies françaises au 18e siècle. REJ, 1882, 4: 127-145 + 5: 68-92, 258-272. [ Jews in the French colonies in the 18th cent.] Notes: Colonies: Cayenne, Martinique, Surinam; also about the families of Abraham Gradis and David Mendes.

Prins, S.H. Mendes, Benveniste, de Luna, Micas, Nasci: the state of art (1532-1558). JQR, 1997-98, 88:135-211.


Menir Leroy, B. Une famille de la Juderia de Tudela au 13e et 14e siècles; les Menir. REJ, 1977, 136: 277-295. [The family Menir: a family in the Tudela 'Juderia' in the 13th and 14th cent.]

Notes: Period covered: 1167-1407; Incl. a geneal. tree.



Micas Prins, S.H. Mendes, Benveniste, de Luna, Micas, Nasci: the state of art (1532-1558). JQR, 1997-98, 88:135-211.


Nassi Prins, S.H. Mendes, Benveniste, de Luna, Micas, Nasci: the state of art (1532-1558). JQR, 1997-98, 88:135-211.


Norsa Roth, C. The de Bry Psalter and the Norsa family. REJ, 1966, 125: 401-405. Notes: fam. hist. from 1350. De Pise Kaufmann, D. La famille De Pise. REJ, 1893, 26, 51: 83-97 + 1895, 31, 61: 62-73.

[The De Pise Family]. Notes: Lived in Italy in the 15th & 16th cent.

Pissaro Cavignac, J. L'apport des Israélites bordelais aux arts et aux lettres au cours du 19e siècle. REJ, 1985, 144: 343-361. [ The contribution of the Jews of Bordeaux to arts and literature during the 19th cent.].

Notes: Divided in domains. Names in each one. Incl. The Pissaro fam. geneal.tree (7 gen., ca1690-20th cent.).

Portaleone Mortara, M. Un important document sur la famille des Portaleone. REJ, 1886, 12, 23: 113-116. [An important document on the Portaleone family] Notes: Mortara was Mantoba Chief Rabbi; Incl. Geneal. chart covering the years: 1438-1639.

Shoshan Kayserling, M. Notes sur l'histoire des Juifs d'Espagne; I. Les Juifs de Cervera; II. Les Juifs de Madrid; III. La famille Schoschan. REJ, 1904, 49, 97: 302-305. [Notes of the history of the Jews in Spain; I. The Jews in Cervera, II. The Jews in Madrid; III. The Shoshan family]. Notes: I. On the Cervera progrom,; II. On a conflict in Madrid in 1442; III. The Shoshan fam.: 4 members added , not known by Zunz who wrote the fam. hist. The Shoshan fam. lived in Toledo in 14th-15th cent.

Suri Romano, D. Los Surí, judíos de Huesca y perleros de la Reina de Aragón (1350-1372). SEF, 1980, 40:255-281. [ The Suri family, Jews from Huesca, pearls providers and jewelers of the Queen of Aragon (1350-1372].

Notes: 13th-15th, Short fam. History & biographies of some members. Doc. Toscano Milano, A. The private life of a family of Jewish bankers in Rome in the 16th century.

JQR, 1939-40, 30: 149-186. Notes: Toscano family from the 14th to the 17th cent. in Rome.

Valabregue Bethencourt, C. de. Le trésor des Juifs Sephardim. REJ, 190, 20, 40: 287-310 + 1892, 25, 49: 202-216. [ The treasure of the Sephardic Jews].


Vidal Bethencourt, C. de. Le trésor des Juifs Sephardim. REJ, 190, 20, 40: 287-310 + 1892, 25, 49: 202-216. [ The treasure of the Sephardic Jews].




HISTORY & JEWISH LIFE 12th-15th cent. Geographical Classification

See also same places under other periods

Algeria Shatzmiller, M. Les juifs de Tlemcen au 14e siècle. REJ, 198, 137: 171-177. [

The Jews of Tlemcen in the 14th cent.] Notes: Incl. some names. Corfu Kaufmann, D. Contribution à l'histoire des Juifs de Corfu. REJ , 1896, 33, 65: 64-76

+ 33, 66:219-232 + 1897, 34, 68: 263-275 + 1896, 32, 64: 226-234. Notes: Period covered: 12th-19th cent. Incl. documents.

Romanos, J.A. Histoire de la communaute de Corfu. REJ, 1891, 23, 45: 63-74. Notes: Period covered: 12th-19th cent.

Crete Porges, N. Elie Capsali et sa chronique de Venise. REJ, 1923, 77, 157: 20-40 + 1924, 78: 15-34 + 79: 28-60 . [Elie Capsali and his Venice chronicle]. Notes: Lived in the 16th cent. in Candia (Heraklion), Crete. Schwarzfuchs, S. A propos des Juifs de Crète et de Negrepont. REJ, 1961, 119:152-158. [ On the Jews of Crete and Negrepont]

Notes: 1390-1429. Hist of the Romaniotes Jews. France Alteras, I. Jewish pysicians in Southern France during the 13th and 14th centuries.

JQR, 1978, 68: 209-223. Notes: Lists of names for each town: Perpignan, Marseille, Avigon, Montpellier,

Arles, Carpentras, Carcassone, Tarascon, Narbonne, Beziers. All in France from 1360. Leroy, B. Recherches sur les Juifs de Navarre à la fin du Moyen Age. REJ, 1981, 140: 319-432. [Research on the Jews of Navarra at the end of the Middle Ages]. Notes: On the Jewish communities and the organization of their life there. Loeb, I. Un convoi d'Exilés d'Espagne à Marseille en 1492. REJ, 1884, 9: 66-76. [ A convoy of exiled from Spain to Marseille, France, in 1492. Notes: Incl. List of 118 names.

Italy Berliner, A. The Disraeli family. JQR, 1890-92, 4: 498-499. Notes: Family from Venice in England. Includes the epitaphs of Leone, Esther in Jacob in Venice.

Blumenkranz, B. Les Juifs dans le commerce maritime de Venise 1492-1609. REJ, 1961, 119:143-151. [ Jews in the maritime trade of Venice, 1492-1609]. Notes: Incl. Lists of names of Jewish Merchants. Lattes, M. Notices et documents sur l'histoire des Juifs en Italie. REJ, 1882, 5: 219-237. [ Notes & Documents on the Hisory of the Jews in Italy]. Notes: Venice in the 16th cent. Modana, L. Les exilés d'Espagne à Ferrare en 1493. REJ, 1887, 15: 117-121. [Exiled from Spain in Ferrara, Italy in 1492]. Notes: Includes a list of 21 family names. Porges, N. Elie Capsali et sa chronique de Venise. REJ, 1923, 77, 157: 20-40 + 1924, 78: 15-34 + 79: 28-60 . [Elie Capsali and his Venice chronicle]. Notes: Lived in the 16th cent. in Candia (Heraklion), Crete.

Morocco Budgett Meakin, J.E. The Jews of Morocco. JQR,, 1890-92, 4: 369-396. Corcos, D. The Jews of Morocco under the Merinides. JQR,, 1963-64, 54: 271-287

+ 1964-65, 55:53-81 + 137-150.



Notes: Period covered: 1421-1465. Portugal Barnett, L.D. Two documents of the Inquisition. JQR, 1924-25, 15: 213-239.

Notes: in Porugal Weil, J. Notes sur l'histoire des Juifs d'Espagne et du Portugal au 15e siècle; I. Vincent Ferrer et les Juifs de Teruel; Extrait du "libro horadado" concernant les Juifs de Madrid; III. Le voyage de J. Muenzer en Espagne et au Portugal et les Juifs. REJ, 1924, 78: 85-101. [Notes on the Jews of Spain and Portugal; I. Vincent Ferrer and the Jews of Teruel; II. Excerpt of the book "libro horodado" dealing with Madrid Jews; III. J.Muenzer's trip tp Spain and Portugal and the Jews.]

Sicily Roth, C. Jewish intellectual life in the medieval Sicily. JQR, 1956-57, 47: 317-336. Notes: Incl. Many names.

Spain Borras Guales, G.M. Liquidacíon de los bienes de los judíos expulsados de la Aljama de Catalayud. SEF, 1969, 29: 31-50. [ Liquidation of the properties of the expulsed Jews from Catalayud] Notes: 1492. Incl. doc. With many names.

Cabezudo Astrain, J.M. La expulsion de la Judíos en Eja de los Cabelleros. SEF, 1970, 30: 349-363. [ Jews expulsion from Eja de los Cabelleros] Notes: 1492; incl. names and doc. Cabezudo Astrain, J.M. La Judería de Sos del Rey Católico (Aragón). SEF, 1972, 32: 89-104. [The Juderia of Sos del Rey Católico in Aragon] Notes: Doc. dealing with the possessions of the the Jews there in 1492. Cadiñanos Bardeci, I. La Juderia de Oña y su sinagoga. SEF, 1985, 45:55-67. [The Juderia of Oña and its synagogues]. Notes: 13th-1492. Cantera Burgos, F. De Hispania Judaica: La Judería de Miranda de Ebro (1099-1492). SEF, 1941, 1:89-140 + 1942, 2:325-375. {On Jewish Spain. The Jewish quarter of Miranda on the Ebro river]. Notes: p.371-375- a summary of the whole article including some names. Cantera Burgos, F. La Judería de Burgos. SEF, 1952, 12:59-104. [The Jewish quarter of Burgos]. Notes: Period covered: 1085-1492; Incl. Many names.. Cantera Burgos, F. La Judería de Calahorra. SEF, 1955, 15: 353-372 + 1956, 16: 73-112 + 1958, 18: 291-313 + 1962, 22: 83, 91-92. Notes: 12th-1492. Cantera Burgos, F. La Judería de San Martin de Valdeiglesias (Madrid). SEF, 1969, 29: 217-312 + 1970, 30: 39-41. Notes: 12th-1492. Long list of house owners. Cantera Burgos, F. La Juderías medievales en el País Vasco. SEF, 1971, 31: 265-317. [ The medieval Juderias in the region Pais Vasco]. Notes: In the surroundings of Alava- 25 localities; in the surroundings of Guipuzcoa- 2 localities; in the surroundings of Vizcaya- 3 localities; for each locality its history. Incl. some names. Cantera Burgos, F. La Juderías medievales en la provincia de Guadalajara. SEF, 1973, 33: 3-44, 259-324 + 1974, 34: 48-78,313-386. [ The medieval Juderias in the province of Guadalajara]. Notes: Dealing with 30 juderias and a special chapter on Guadalajara itself which ends with a list of Conversos condemned by the Inquisition (short biographies). Cantera Burgos, F. Relieves históricos de la Judería de Toledo. SEF, 1966, 26: 305-322. [Historical remains of Toledo Juderia].



Notes: On Toledo synagogues and on the testament of Don Juda from Alba de Tormes (January 1350). Cantera Burgos, F. & C. Carrete Parrondo. La Judería de Buitrago. SEF, 1972, 32: 4-87. Notes: Incl. names of building owners; list of surnames found in doc. and short biographies.; same list for conversos; a table with 415 Jewish owners of buildings with their location and value. Cantera Burgos, F. & P. Gracia-Abad. Nuevas consideraciones sobre la Judería de Valderas (Léon). SEF, 1967, 27: 39-63. {New considerations on Vaderas (Leon) Juderia]. Notes: end of the 13th cent. Delcor, M. Les Juifs de Puigcerdá au 13e siècle. SEF, 1966, 26: 17-46. {The Jews of Puigcerdá in the 13th cent.]. Notes: 13th-15th cent. Incl. many names. Detapia, S. Los Judíos de Avila en visperas de la expulsíon. SEF, 1997, 57:135-178. [The Jews of Avila at the eve of the Expulsion]. Notes: On the life of the Jews , incl. 1483 fiscal census (only fam. heads). Diez Macho, A. La Judería de Epila. SEF, 1957, 17: 103-118. Notes: Incl. Documents from 1473-1488. Incl. Some names. Esteban, F.D. La Judería de Alcabon: documentos para su estudio. SEF, 1969, 29: 51-79. [ The Juderia of Alcaabon; documents for its study]. Notes: Early 12th-14th cent. Incl. doc. With names. Faingold, R. Los judíos en los cortes reales portuguesas. SEF, 1995, 55:77-104. [The Jews in the Portuguese royal Courts]. Names: Incl. many names. Gottheil, R.J.H. Some Spanish documents. JQR, 1904, 16: 702-714. Notes: Marranos pedigree- Luisa Ferro Corticos. Genealogical chart (6 generations). Grau Monserrat, M. La Judería de Morella (siglos XIII-XIV). SEF, 1962, 22: 68-81 + 1964, 24: 288-321. [ The Jewish quarter of Morilla in the 13th and 14th cent.] Huidobro, L. and F. Cantera. Juderías burgalesa (Beleña y Belorado). SEF, 1953, 13: 35-59. [ The Jewish quarters in Burgos region: Beleña and Belorado] Notes: 12th-1492. Huidobro, L. La judería de Pancorbo (Burgos). SEF, 1943, 3: 155-166. [The Jewish quarter of Pancorbo in Burgos]. Notes: Period covered: 1144-1492. Incl. Some names. Jacobs, J. Notes on the manuscripts- sources of the history of the Jews of Spain. JQR, 1894, 6: 597-632. Notes: Doc. found in many places of Spain dealing with the statutes of the Jews there. Incl. some names. Kaufmann, D. Leone de Sommi Portaleone; dramatist and founder of a Synagogue in Mantua. JQR, 1898, 10: 445-455. Notes: Period covered: 17th-18th cent. Biogr. Italy and Safed. Kayserling, M. Notes sur l'histoire des Juifs d'Espagne; I. Les Juifs de Cervera; II. Les Juifs de Madrid; III. La famille Schoschan. REJ, 1904, 49, 97: 302-305. [Notes of the history of the Jews in Spain; I. The Jews in Cervera, II. The Jews in Madrid; III. The Shoshan family]. Notes: I. On the Cervera progrom,; II. On a conflict in Madrid in 1442; III. The Shoshan fam.: 4 members added , not known by Zunz who wrote the fam. hist.



Kayserling, M Notes sur l'histoire des Juifs en Espagne; La persécution des Juifs de Cordoue en 1391. REJ, 1901, 43, 85: 123-128 [ On the history of Jews in Spain; The persecution of Jews of Cordoba in 1391]. Notes: Persecution of the Jews in Cordoba in 1391; On the auto-da-fe there: list of 55 persons who were burnt (29.6.1665); 23 prson burnt (6.7.1666); 3 persons (12.4.1722); 5 persons (13.6.1723); 24 persons (23.4.1724). Lacave, J.L. Las Juderias aragonesas al terminar el reinado de Fernando I. SEF, 1979, 39:209-224. [ The Juderias in Aragon at the end of Ferdanad I's reign]. Notes: Incl. list of possessions owners in Zaragoza and Huesca in 1417. Ladero Quasada, M.F. Apuntes para la historia e los Judios y los conversos de Zamora en la Edad Media (siglos 13-15). SEF, 1988, 48:29-57. Notes on the history of the Jews and the Conversos of Zamora in the Middle Ages (13th-15th cent.]. Notes: On Zamora Jewish community growth and development. Study of individual cases of conversos before and after 1492. List of names. Lambert, E. Les synagogues de Tolède. REJ, 1927, 84: 15-33. [Toledo synagogues]. Notes: Period covered: 11th-15th cent. Léon Tello, P. Judíos toledanos victimas de la peste negre. SEF, 1977, 37:333-338. [Jews from Toledo, victims of the black plague]. Notes: 1348 in Toledo. Incl. names. Madurell y Marimon, J.M. El arte de la seda en Barcelona entre judíos y conversos. SEF, 1965, 25: 247-281. [ The art of silk in Barcelona among Jews and Conversos]. Notes: 14th-15th cent. Lists of: jewish silk merchants and manufacturers, Converso manufacturers, Jewish and Converso weavers of veil. Doc. Madurell y Marimon, J.M. Plateros judíos Barceloneses. SEF, 1967, 27: 290-298. [ Jewish Silversmiths in Barcelona]. Notes: 2nd half 14th cent. Incl. the biographies of the silversmiths. Millas Vallicrosa, F.M. La Judería de Montblanch. SEF, 1966, 26: 13-16. Notes: 14th-15th cent.- Montblanch is situated between Tarragona and Lérida. Piles Ros, L. El Açoch de la Aljama judaica de Valencia. SEF, 1985, 45:69-130. [The market place of the jewish quarter in Valencia]. Notes: Names of workshops owners till 1492. Some of the Jews are Conversos. Index of names arranged according to given names. Piles Ros, L. Ja Juderia de Burriana. SEF, 1952, 12: 105-124.

Notes: Period covered: 12th-1492. Piles Ros, L. La Judería de Alcira; notas para su estudio. SEF, 1960, 20: 363-376. [

The Jewish quarter of Alcira; notes for its study] Notes: 13th-14th cent.; incl. Some converso names.

Romano, D. Les Juifs de la couronne d'Aragon avant 1391. REJ, 1982, 141: 169-182. [ Jews under the crown of Aragon before 1391]. Notes: On the socio-economic and demographic situation of the Jews there, based on doc. from the 13th & 14th cent. Romano, D. Prorrata de contribuyentes judios de Jaca en 1377. SEF, 1982, 42:3-40. [Taxation of the Jewish contributors of Jaca (Aragon) in 1377]. Notes: List of 115 contributors. A socioeconomic study on the Aragon jewish population. Sanchez Real, J. La Juderia de Tarragona. SEF, 1951, 11:339-348. [The Juderia (Jewish quarter) of Tarragona].

Notes: Period covered: 1152-1492, Incl. List of 72 fam. Heads who lived between 1320-1391.



Sanz Artibucilla, J. Los judios de Tarazona en 1391. SEF, 1947, 7:63-93. [ The Jews of Taragona in 1391]. Sancho de Sopranis, H. La judería del Puerto de Santa Maria de 1483 a 1492. SEF, 1953, 13: 309-324. [ The Jewish quarter of Puerto de Santa Maria between the years 1483-1492]. Notes: Incl. Some names. Scall Guell, G. Algunos aspectos de la Judería de Valls según un "Liber judeorum" (1342-1344). SEF, 1984, 44:143-178. [Some aspects of the Juderia of Valls according to the "Book of the Jews" (1342-1344)]. Notes: List of names; fam. Bonjua Barzelay (1283-1344); Fam. Isach de Narbona; Fam. Aster, widow of Maymo Abraham- geneal. tree (1301-1348)- 3gen. Sopranis, H.S.de. Contribucíon a la historia de la Judería de Jerez de la Frontera. SEF, 1951, 11:349-370. [Contribution to the history of the Juderia in Jerez de la Frontera].

Notes: Period covered: 12th-1492; Incl. List of conversos and their profession. Valdeon Baruque, J. Notas sobre los Judios de Vitoria en la primer mitad del siglo

XV. SEF, 1972, 32: 373-376. [Notes on Vitoria Jews in the first half of the 15th cent,].

Notes: 2 doc. dated 1428. Weil, J. Les Juifs de Soria et Isabelle la Catholique. REJ , 1922, 74, 147: 98-103. [The Jews of Soria and the Queen Isabella the Catholic]

Notes: Soria is located in Cataluña. From 1126 till 1492. List of money lenders to the Queen.

Weil, J. Notes sur l'histoire des Juifs d'Espagne et du Portugal au 15e siècle; I. Vincent Ferrer et les Juifs de Teruel; Extrait du "libro horadado" concernant les Juifs de Madrid; III. Le voyage de J. Muenzer en Espagne et au Portugal et les Juifs. REJ, 1924, 78: 85-101. [Notes on the Jews of Spain and Portugal; I. Vincent Ferrer and the Jews of Teruel; II. Excerpt of the book "libro horodado" dealing with Madrid Jews; III. J.Muenzer's trip tp Spain and Portugal and the Jews. (1494-1495)]

Notes: Vincent Ferrer lived in Valencia in the beg. Of the 15th cent. Spain - Balearic Isles Kayserling, M. Nouvelle note sur la bibliothèque de Leon Mosconi. REJ,

1900, 41, 82: 250-265. [A new note on Leon Mosconi's library]. Notes: On the Jews of Majorca Isle.In cludes some biographies, before the Expulsion

of 1391. Kayserling, M. Notes sur l'histoire des Juifs de Majorque. REJ, 1902, 44, 88: 297-

300. [ On the history of the Jews of Majorca Isle]. Notes: 1391: date of the expulsion; Incl. many names.

Morel-Fatio, A. Notes et documents sur les Juifs des Baléares. REJ, 1882, 4: 31-56. [Notes and documents on the Jews of the Balearic Isles]

Notes: Documents from: 13th-15th cent. Turkey Bornes-Varol, M.C. Balat, vieille communauté juive d'Istanbul. REJ, 1988, 147:

495-504. {Balat, the old Jewish community of Istanbul]. Notes: Period covered: mid 15th-mid 20th. Jacoby, D. Les Juifs vénétiens de Constantinople et leur communauté du 13e au

milieu du 15e siècle. REJ, 1972, 132:397-410. [ The Venetian Jews of Constantinople and their community from the 13th cent. till mid 15th cent.]

Notes: 1343: a venitian quarter in Constantinople, the Judaicha, apart from that of the Byzantian Jews. Judaicha disappeared shortly after 1405. Kaufmann, D. David Carcassoni et le rachat par la communauté de Constantinople des Juifs faits prisonniers durant la persécution de Chmielnicky. REJ, 1892, 25,49:



202-216. [ David Carcassoni and the redempdtion of Chmielnicky Jewish prisonners, victims of persecution, by the Constantinople community in mid 17th cent.].

Notes: mid 17th cent. 3000 Jewish prisonners from Poland were kept in Crimea.

HISTORY & JEWISH LIFE IN THE 16 th -18th cent. Geographical Classification

See also same places under other periods Algeria Bloch, I. Notes sur les Israélites d'Algérie. REJ, 1885, 10: 255-260. {Notes on the

Jews of Algeria]. Notes: Covers the period: 17th-19th. Incl. biography of Benjamin Zacoute.

Austria Gelber, N.M. Contribution à l'histoire des Juifs espagnols à Vienne; Début de la communauté séphardite et pièces justificatives. REJ, 1934, 97, 191: 114-151 + 97, 192: 44-49. [ Contribution to the history of the Spanish Jews in Vienna; Beginnings of the Sephardic community and documents].

Notes: Moise Lopez Pereira d'Aquilear arrived in Vienna in 1723. In 1778 the Sephardic community was organized. In 1909 it was merged with the Ashkenazi one.

Corfu Kaufmann, D. Contribution à l'histoire des Juifs de Corfu. REJ , 1896, 33, 65: 64-76 + 33, 66:219-232 + 1897, 34, 68: 263-275 + 1896, 32, 64: 226-234.

Notes: Period covered: 12th-19th cent. Incl. Documents. Romanos, J.A. Histoire de la communaute de Corfu. REJ, 1891, 23, 45: 63-74. Notes: Period covered: 12th-19th cent.

Egypt Reinach, S. Les Juifs d'Orient d'après les géographes et les voyageurs. REJ, 1889, 23,35: 101-107 + 1890, 20, 39: 287-30. [ Jews of the Middle East according to geographers and travallers].

Notes: 17th & 18th cent., Includes Turkey, Egypt and Erets Yisrael. Erets Yisrael Reinach, S. Les Juifs d'Orient d'après les géographes et les voyageurs. REJ, 1889,

23,35: 101-107 + 1890, 20, 39: 287-30. [ Jews of the Middle East according to geographers and travallers]. Notes: 17th & 18th cent., Includes Turkey, Egypt and Erets Yisrael.

France Bethencourt, C. de. Le trésor des Juifs Sephardim. REJ, 190, 20, 40: 287-310 + 1892, 25, 49: 202-216. [ The treasure of the Sephardic Jews].


Nahon, G. La nation juive Portugaise en France au 16e-18e siècles: espaces et pouvoirs. REJ, 1994, 153: 353-382. [ The Jew Portuguese community in France in the 16th-18th cent.: space and power].

Notes: On the Portuguese communities in Bordeaux, Bayonne, Bidache, Labastide-Clairence and Peyrehorade, all in South-West France.

Nahon, G. Notes inédites de Victor Blaise-Montiton sur les Juifs Portugais à Labastide-Clairence (Basses Pyrénées). REJ, 1964, 123:175-189. [Unpublished notes of Victor-Blaise Montiton on the Portuguese Jews in Labastide (Lower Pyrenees)].

Notes: Notes from 1898-1901; Period covered: 1550-1789. Incl. a list of the inhabitants with their professions; Incl. 10 tbsts (1651-1785).



Nahon, G. Pour une approche des attitudes devant la mort au 18e siècle:sermonaires et testateurs juifs portugais à Bayonne. REJ, 1977, 136:3-123. [ For an approach on behaviours before the death in the 18th cent.: objects of sermons and testments of Portuguses Jews in Bayonne].

Notes: Period covered: 1707-1789. Incl. a list of 73 persons who left a will; Incl. a large bibliography.

Szajkowski, Z. The comtadin Jews and the annexation of the papal province by France in 1789-91. JQR, 1955-56, 46: 181-193.

Notes: On the struggle of the Jews in the Comtat Venaissin to gel full civil rights, obtained in 1791.

France-Colonies Cohen, A. Les Juifs dans les colonies françaises au 18e siècle. REJ, 1882, 4:127-145 + 5:68-92, 258-272. [ Jews in the French colonies in the 18th cent.] Notes: Colonies: Cayenne, Martinique, Surinam; also about the families of Abraham Gradis and David Mendes.

Emmanuel, I.S. Les Juifs de la Martinique et leurs corréligionnaires d'Amsterdam au 17e siècle. REJ, 1964, 123:511-516. [ The Jews of Martinique Isle and those of Amsterdam in the 17th cent.]

Notes: Incl. names. Germany - Hamburg Studemund-Halévy, M. L'imprimerie séfarade à Hambourg et la censure

protestante et rabbinique. REJ, 59,3-4:485-459. [Sephardic printing houses in Hamburg and the protestant and rabbinical censorship].

Notes: In the 17th cent. Incl. some names. Studemund-Halévy. "Senhores" versus "criados da Nação": Protugueses, Asquenasíes y Tudescos en Hamburgo del siglo 17. SEF, 2000, 60:349-368. ["Seniors" and "children of the Nation": Portuguese, Ashkenazis and German in Hamburg of the 17th cent.]

Notes: On the daily life of the first Portuguese Jews who arrived in Hamburg at the end of the 16th cent, their relationships with the local Jews and the Lutherans who were openly anti-Jewish.

Jamaica Kayseling, M. The Jews of Jamaica and Daniel Lopez Laguna. JQR, 1900, 12: 700-717. Notes: Includes many names and the biography of Daniel Lopez Laguna's biography who lived in the 17th cent.

Greece Danon, A. La communauté de Salonique au 16e siècle. REJ, 1900, 40, 80: 206-230 + 41, 81: 98-108 + 41, 82: 250-265. [The Jewish community of Salonika in the 16th cent.].

Notes: Incl. Biographical notes on the Rabbis. Incl. Doc. Rozen, M. Contest and rivalry in the Mediterranean maritime commerce in the first

half of the 18th cent: The Jews of Salonika and the European presence. REJ, 1988, 147: 309-352.

Notes: The role of the French Consulate among Salonician Jewish trademen. Holland Bethencourt, C. de. Lettres de Menasseh Ben Israel à Isaac Vossins (1651-1655).

REJ, 1904, 49, 97: 98-109. [ Menasseh Ben Israel's letters to Isaac Voissins (1651-1655)].

Notes: In Holland. Kayserling, M. Un conflit dans la communauté Hispano-Portugaise d'Amsterdam; ses

conséquences. REJ, 1901, 43, 86: 275-276. [ A conflict in the Spanish-Portuguese community of Amsterdam; its consequences]. Notes: beg. of the 17th cent.



Mechoulam, H. Abraham Pereyra, juge des Marranes et censeur de ses corréligionaires à Amsterdam au temps de Spinoza. REJ, 1979, 138:391-400. [Abraham Pereyra, judge of the Marranos and censor of the Jews in Amsterdam at the time os Spinoza].

Notes: On the Jewish life in Amsterdam in the 17th cent. Holland- Colonies Arbell, M. The Jewish settlement in Pameroon/Paurona (Guyana): 1657-1666.

REJ, 1995, 154:343-361. Notes: Based on doc. This Holland colony who wanted the collaboration of the Jews,

gave them full rights. 1666: British army attacked and destroyed the towm. Jews fled to the Antilles, especially to Curacao. Emmanuel, I.S. Les Juifs de la Martinique et leurs corréligionnaires d'Amsterdam au 17e siècle. REJ, 1964, 123:511-516. [ The Jews of Martinique Isle and those of Amsterdam in the 17th cent.] Notes: Settlement of Jews in La Martinique and Curacao from 1635. Incl. many names. Kohut, G.A. Les Juifs dans les Colonies hollandaises. REJ, 1895, 31, 62: 293-297. [Jews in the Dutch colonies]

Notes: Period covered: 17th-18th cent.; in Brasil, Guyana and Surinam. India- Portuguese Colonies - Adler, E.N. Auto de fé and the Jews. The story of Jose Diaz Pimienta.

JQR, 1902, 14: 698-718. Notes: Incl. Auto de fé celebrated in Spain (1459-1781) with some names and in Portugal and in Goa (1531-1725). Pimienta wa born in Havana Fled to Curacao and returned to Judaism- 17th cent. Fischel, W.J. Leading Jews in the service of Portuguese India: Coge Abraham; ; 2. Moses Tobias of Surat. JQR, 1956-57, 47: 37-57.

Notes: Abraham of Goa had a position during the years 1575-1594 in Goa, India. Tobias died in 1769..

Italy Bertolotti, A. Les Juifs à Rome au 16e, 17e et 18e siècles; documents et notices recueillis dans les Archives de Rome. REJ, 1881, 2: 278-289. [The Jews in Rome in the 16th, 17th & 18th cent.; documents and notes found in Rome Archives].

Notes: About some doc. showing the life of the Jews in Rome guetto and their relationships with the Christians. Gottheil, R. Les archives juives de Florence. REJ, 1906, 51, 100: 97-120. [The Jewish Archives of Florence}.

Notes: list of doc. Covering the period 1561-1756. Kaufmann, D. Don Joseph Nassi, founders of colonies in the Holyland and the community of Cori in the Campagna. JQR, 1890, 2: 291-310. Notes: In 1566. Cori is near Rome. Kaufmann, D. Délivrance des Juifs de Rome en l'année 1555. REJ, 1882, 4: 88-97. [Release of the Jews of Rome in 1555.] Notes: About a miracle that occurred to the Jews of Rome dealing with the Pope's nastiness in mid 16th cent.

Milano, A. Documents pour l'histoire de la communauté de Vérone. REJ, 1929, 87: 166-176 + 88: 51-58. [Documents for the history of Ancona community].

Notes: About taxes "per capita" (head) in use from 1577 till 1777 and abolished after the occupation of French forces. Roth, C. La fête de l'Institution du guetto; une célébration particulière à Vérone. REJ, 1924, 79:28-60. [The feast of the foundation of the guetto; a very special celebration in Verona].



Notes: Guetto founded in the beg. Of the 17th cent. Tradition stopped in 1797 after the occupation of the town by the French army.

Roth, C. Rabbi Menahem Navarra: his life and times (1717-1777); a chapter on the history of the Jews of Verona. JQR, 1924-25, 15: 427-466.

Notes: Incl. A genealogical tree: mid 17th- end 18th - 6 generations Jamaica Kayseling, M. The Jews of Jamaica and Daniel Lopez Laguna. JQR, 1900, 12: 700-

717. Notes: Includes many names and the biography of Daniel Lopez Laguna's biography who lived in the 17th cent.

Portugal Gottheil, E.J.H. Gleaning from Spanish and Portuguese archives. JQR, 1902, 14: 80-95. Notes: Covering the years 1459-1791. Gottheil, R.J.H. The Jews and the Spanish Inquisition (1622-1721). JQR, 1903, 15: 182-233. Notes: Incl. List of names from Portugal too. Nascimineto Raposo, J. de. Social characteristics of those accused before Coimbra Inquisition (1541-1820). REJ, 1982, 141:201-217. Notes: Quantitative analysis of the Inquisition in Coimbra during these years.

Spain Gottheil, R.J.H. The Jews and the Spanish Inquisition (1622-1721). JQR,, 1903, 15: 182-233. Notes: Incl. List of names from Portugal too.

Turkey Bornes-Varol, M.C. Balat, vieille communauté juive d'Istanbul. REJ, 1988, 147: 495-504. {Balat, the old Jewish community of Istanbul].

Notes: Period covered: mid 15th-mid 20th. Kaufmann, D. David Carcassoni et le rachat par la communauté de Constantinople des Juifs faits prisonniers durant la persécution de Chmielnicky. REJ, 1892, 25, 49: 202-216. [David Carcassoni and the redempdtion of Chmielnicky Jewish prisonners victims of persecution by the Constantinople community].

Notes: mid 17th cent; 3000 Jewish prisoners were sent from Poland to Crimea. Reinach, S. Les Juifs d'Orient d'après les géographes et les voyageurs. REJ, 1889, 23,35: 101-107 + 1890, 20, 39: 287-30. [ Jews of the Middle East according to geographers and travallers].

Notes: 17th & 18th cent., Includes Turkey, Egypt and Erets Yisrael.

HISTORY & JEWISH LIFE 19th-20th cent. Geographical Classification

See also same places under other periods

Oliel-Grausz, E. Histoire des Séfarades à l'époque moderne: éléments pour un bilan. REJ, 1994, 153: 133-151. [History of the Sephardim in modern times: elements for an evaluation]. Notes: Analysis beginning from the Expulsion from Spain in 1492.

Algeria Attal, R. Un témoignage inédit sur le pogrom de Constantine (1934). REJ, 1989, 148: 121-142. [An unpublished testimony on the 1934 progrom in Constantine]. Notes: On the political situation of the Jews there and the consequences.



Bloch, I. Notes sur les Israélites d'Algérie. REJ, 1885, 10: 255-260. {Notes on the Jews of Algeria]. Notes: Covers the period: 17th-19th. Incl. biography of Benjamin Zacoute..

Bloch, I. Les Juifs d'Oran de 1792 a 1815. REJ, 1886, 13,25: 85-104. [ The Jews of Oran, Algeria, from 1792 till 1815].

Notes: Includes many names; documents. Taïeb, J. Combien y-avait-il de Juifs en Algérie (1830-1962)? REJ, 1998, 157:463-

467. [ How many Jews were living in Algeria in the years 1830-1962]. Notes: Demographic study and the historical events. Bulgaria Gelbert, N.M. La question juive en Bulgarie et en Serbie devant le congrès de Berlin

de 1878. REJ, 1964, 123: 85-124. [ The Jewish question in Bulgaria and Serbia at the Berlin Congress in 1878].

Notes: On the situation of the Jews in these countries and the efforts done by AIU, the Anglo-Jewish ssociation and the Israelitische Allianz (Vienna) to obtain full rights for Bulgaria and Serbia Jews during that Congress.

Egypt Laskier, M. Egyptian Jewry in the post World War II period 1945-1948. REJ, 1989, 148: 337-360.

Notes: Life in Egypt after 1945 and especially in Cairo and Alexandria. The deterioration of the communities. List of "Jewish assests sequestered between July 1948 & February 1949" all over the country.

France Cavignac, J. L'apport des Israélites bordelais aux arts et aux lettres au cours du 19e siècle. REJ, 1985, 144: 343-361. [ The contribution of the Jews of Bordeaux to arts and literature during the 19th cent.].

Notes: Divided in domains. Names in each one. Incl. The Pissaro fam. geneal.tree (7 gen., ca1690-20th cent.)..

Greece Cohen-Rak, N. Salonique en 1911 a travers "La Solidaridad Ovradera". REJ, 1989, 148: 477-485. [ Salonoka in 1911 through "La Solidaridad Ovradera"].

Notes: Jewish life showed by some articles of that journal. Incl. some names. Morcillo, M. La communidad sefardí de Salonica despúes de las guerras balcánicas (1912-1913). SEF, 1997, 57:306-331. {The sephardic community of Salonika after the Balkan wars (1912-1913)]. Notes: Problems that Jews faced: relationships Sephardim-Greeks, claim for citizenship, preservation of Ladino.

Italy Laras, G. L'occupation de Livourne par les troupes napolitaines et le journal de Daniel de Medina (ancien membre du Consistoire du Département de la Méditerranée). REJ, 1974, 133:157-224. [ The occupation of Livorno by Napoleon's troops and the dairy of Daniel de Medina who was a member of the Consistorium of the Mediterranean Region].

Notes: Based on the doc. of Livorno community. Incl. biogr. Of Medina and short list of community contributors.

Libya Taieb, J. Combien y-avait-il de Juifs en Tunisie et en Lybie durant les années 1850-1970? REJ, 1999, 158:589-594. {How many Jews were living in Tunisia and Lybia during the years 185-1970].

Notes: Demographic study and the historical events Ottoman Empire see also Turkey

Franco, M. Les Juifs de l'Empire Ottoman au 19e siècle. REJ, 1893, 26,51: 111-130. {Jews of the Ottoman Empire].

Notes: Under the reign of the Sultans Mahmud II (1808-1839).and Abdul-Medjid(1839-1861. Incl. the story of Haim Farhi from Akko, born in Damascus &



murdered in Elul 181. Incl. too the short histories of the Adjiman, Carmona and Gabai fam.

Portugal Bethencourt, C. de. The Jews in Portugal from 1773 to 1902. JQR, 1903, 15: 251-274 + 529-530. Notes: Incl. A chapter on the last Marranos.

Serbia Gelbert, N.M. La question juive en Bulgarie et en Serbie devant le congrès de Berlin de 1878. REJ, 1964, 123: 85-124. [ The Jewish question in Bulgaria and Serbia at the Berlin Congress in 1878].

Notes: On the situation of the Jews in these countries and the efforts done by AIU, the Anglo-Jewish ssociation and the Israelitische Allianz (Vienna) to obtain full rights for Bulgaria and Serbia Jews during that Congress.

Spain Bethencourt, C. de. The Jews in Portugal from 1773 to 1902. JQR,, 1903, 15: 251-274 + 529-530. Notes: Incl. A chapter on the last Marranos.

Tunisia Attal, R. Deux rapports de Salomon Reinach sur les Juifs de Tunisie au début du Protectorat. REJ, 1979, 138: 177-126. [ two reports by Salomon Reinach on the Jews of Tunisia at the beginninging of the Protectorate].

Notes: French Protectorate in Tunisia began in 1881; letters from 1884-1903.. Attal, R. Une guilde d'artisans-tailleurs Juifs à Tunis au début du 20e siècle (1909).

REJ, 1971, 130:195-230. [A tradu union of Jewish tailors in Tunis at the beginning of the 20th cent. (1909)].

Notes: Incl. a list of names. Taieb, J. Combien y-avait-il de Juifs en Tunisie et en Lybie durant les années 1850-1970? REJ, 1999, 158:589-594. {How many Jews were living in Tunisia and Lybia during the years 1850-1970]. Notes: Demographic study and the historical events

Turkey Bornes-Varol, M.C. Balat, vieille communauté juive d'Istanbul. REJ, 1988, 147: 495-504. {Balat, the old Jewish community of Istanbul].

Notes: Period covered: mid 15th-mid 20th. Gross, H. La famille juive des Hamon; contribution à l'histoire des Juifs de Turquie. REJ, 1908, 56, 111: 55-78 + 1909, 57, 113: 55-78. [Hamon a Jewish Family; contribution to thes history of Jews in Turkey]. Notes: Period covered: 1492- end of the 17th cent. Meaning of the surname. Incl. Hebrew doc.

ONOMASTICS Loeb, I. Liste nominative des Juifs de Barcelone. REJ, 1882, 4:57-77. [List of names of Barcelona Jews]. Notes: 1393: a list of 195 names with the meaning for many of them. Sror, S. Les noms des Juifs du Comtat du 16e au 18e siècle. REJ, 1997, 156:305-372. [Names of the Jews in the Comtat from the 16th to the 18th cent.]. Notes: A mixed list of surnames and given names with their origins and meaning. Steinschneider, M. An introduction to the Arabic literature of Jews; Chap. 14: Family names. JQR, 1898, 10: 119-138, 513-540 + 1899, 11: 115-149, 305-343, 480-489, 585-625. Notes: List of 780 Sephardi surnames that have their origin in Arabic and their meaning.