Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands
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Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands
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The community of Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands, particularly in Amsterdam, was of major importance in the seventeenth century. The Portuguese Jews in the Netherlands did not refer to themselves as "Sephardim", but rather as "Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation." The Portuguese-speaking community grew from conversos, Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in Spain and Portugal, who rejudaized under rabbinical authority, to create an openly self-identified Portuguese Jewish community. As a result
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic_Jews_in_the_Netherlands
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2006-03-06T16:29:39Z
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2024-09-05T14:29:59Z
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