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Sephardic genealogy and Sephardim, Jewish Genealogy

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Sephardic genealogy and Sephardim, Jewish Genealogy

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This webpage serves as the Morocco section of Jeff Malka's comprehensive Sephardic genealogy resource website, SephardicGen, which is dedicated to helping people research their Sephardic Jewish ancestry and understand the rich cultural heritage of Sephardic communities worldwide. The site is created and maintained by Jeffrey S. Malka, an established authority in Sephardic genealogy who has authored multiple acclaimed works on the subject, including "Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering your Sephardic Ancestors and their World" (Second Edition, 2009), which won the AJL Reference Book of the Year Award for 2002, and "Eight Centuries of a Sephardic Family: The Malka Family 1282-2022." The Morocco page is part of a larger systematic approach to documenting Sephardic diaspora communities across different world regions. The site's navigation reveals an extensive collection of resources covering various geographical areas where Sephardic Jews settled, including Asia and the Orient, Caribbean, Egypt, France, Greece, Netherlands, Iraq & Syria, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mexico, North Africa, South America, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and the United States. This geographical organization reflects the complex migration patterns of Sephardic Jews following their expulsion from Spain in 1492 and their subsequent dispersal across the Mediterranean, Middle East, and beyond. The website's comprehensive structure demonstrates its value as both an academic resource and practical genealogical tool. It includes specialized sections such as searchable databases, Sephardic surname indices, gazetteer information, genealogy forms, calendar conversion tools (essential for Jewish genealogy), and archival resources. The site also addresses the sensitive topic of Anusim and Crypto Jews—those who were forced to convert to Christianity but maintained Jewish practices in secret. For researchers and descendants of Moroccan Sephardic Jews specifically, this page would provide targeted resources for tracing family histories within the context of Morocco's significant Jewish community, which historically served as one of the major centers of Sephardic settlement in North Africa. The technical features of the site, including its search functionality for both the website content and specialized databases, along with its organized archive system and newsletter resources, indicate this is a mature, well-developed research platform. The inclusion of family pages suggests it also serves as a collaborative space where individuals can share their own genealogical discoveries, making it not just a repository of historical information but an active community resource for modern Sephardic genealogy research.

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Sephardic genealogy and Sephardim, Jewish Genealogy. (2025, 11 22). www.jewishgen.org. https://www.jewishgen.org/sephardic/Morocco.HTM

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Domain www.jewishgen.org
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Archived 2025-11-22T00:10:09.978953
Document ID #14
Languages 5 available