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Sephardi Marriages (TIM)

Captured 2025-11-22

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Sephardi Marriages (TIM)

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This webpage serves as a specialized genealogical database focused on Amsterdam's Sephardic Jewish community, specifically documenting marriage records that encompass 4,241 individuals. The page is part of the larger Dutch Jewry organization's digital archive, which appears to have been an important resource for researchers, genealogists, and descendants seeking to trace their Sephardic ancestry in the Netherlands. The database represents a significant collection of matrimonial records from Amsterdam's historic Sephardic community, which was one of the most prominent and influential Jewish communities in early modern Europe. The database presents some unique research challenges that reflect the historical naming conventions of the Sephardic community. A particularly noteworthy aspect is that approximately 66% of the individuals in the database are recorded without family names, which was common practice in earlier centuries when many Jewish communities used patronymic naming systems or were in transition between traditional and modern naming conventions. This characteristic makes the database both valuable and complex to navigate, requiring researchers to employ multiple search strategies including searches by first names when family name searches prove unsuccessful. The webpage provides systematic access to the marriage records through an alphabetical indexing system, allowing users to search for both brides and grooms by either family names or first names from A to Z. This dual search functionality acknowledges the naming complexities mentioned above and ensures more comprehensive research capabilities. The Sephardic community in Amsterdam has particular historical significance, as it was largely composed of Portuguese and Spanish Jews who fled the Iberian Peninsula during and after the Inquisition, eventually establishing one of the most prosperous and culturally rich Jewish communities in Europe. Importantly, this resource represents an archived collection, as indicated by the notation "Akevoth - archive of website at closure 1 March 2020." This suggests that while the database remains accessible, it is no longer actively maintained or updated, making it a fixed historical record rather than a growing collection. For researchers of Sephardic genealogy, Dutch Jewish history, or early modern European Jewish communities, this database represents a valuable snapshot of matrimonial patterns and naming conventions within Amsterdam's Sephardic community, though users must approach it with an understanding of its temporal limitations and the historical context of Jewish naming practices.

Citation (APA Style)

Sephardi Marriages (TIM). (2025, 11 22). www.dutchjewry.org. https://www.dutchjewry.org/sephar_tim/tim_sephar_marr_az.shtml

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Domain www.dutchjewry.org
File Size 328 KB
Archived 2025-11-22T11:24:36.272878
Document ID #65
Languages 5 available