List of Iberian Jews

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Jews had lived in the Iberian peninsula since the Dark Ages, experiencing a Golden Age under Muslim rule. Following the Reconquista and increasing persecution, they were expelled from Spain in 1492 and Portugal in 1497. Their descendants, known as the Sephardim, settled mainly in North Africa, South-East Europe, the Netherlands, England, and America. Jews were only formally readmitted to the peninsula in the late 19th century. The modern Jewish Iberian population is based on post-war immigration and numbers around 14,000. The following is a list of prominent Iberian Jews arranged by country of origin:

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

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[edit] Portugal

[edit] Spain

[edit] Pre-expulsion

[edit] Post-expulsion

[edit] Others

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography: "Jewish physician"
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ^ [1]
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