Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews
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Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews are Jewish communities originating primarily from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Middle East, known for their distinct religious traditions, liturgical rites, and cultural heritage within the broader Jewish world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sephardim and Oriental Communities | 2 |
| Moroccan Jewish community | 1 |
| North African Jewish communities | 1 |
| Sephardi and Mizrahi Jewish diaspora | 1 |
| Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews Context triple: [Jewish Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine, demographicComposition, Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews]
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Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
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Mizrahi Jews
Mizrahi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from Middle Eastern and North African countries, with distinct religious traditions, languages, and cultural practices shaped by centuries of life in the Islamic world.
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C.
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews are a major Jewish ethnoreligious group historically centered in Central and Eastern Europe, with distinct cultural, religious, and linguistic traditions such as Yiddish.
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D.
Yemenite Jews
Yemenite Jews are a historically distinct Jewish community from Yemen, known for their unique religious traditions, liturgical customs, and preservation of ancient Hebrew pronunciation.
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E.
Caucasian Jews
Caucasian Jews are a diverse group of Jewish communities historically residing in the Caucasus region, known for their distinct languages, customs, and cultural traditions shaped by centuries of life in the area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews Target entity description: Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews are Jewish communities originating primarily from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Middle East, known for their distinct religious traditions, liturgical rites, and cultural heritage within the broader Jewish world.
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A.
Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from the Iberian Peninsula, whose descendants spread throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, developing distinctive religious traditions, liturgy, and cultural practices.
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B.
Mizrahi Jews
Mizrahi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from Middle Eastern and North African countries, with distinct religious traditions, languages, and cultural practices shaped by centuries of life in the Islamic world.
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C.
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews are a major Jewish ethnoreligious group historically centered in Central and Eastern Europe, with distinct cultural, religious, and linguistic traditions such as Yiddish.
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D.
Yemenite Jews
Yemenite Jews are a historically distinct Jewish community from Yemen, known for their unique religious traditions, liturgical customs, and preservation of ancient Hebrew pronunciation.
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E.
Caucasian Jews
Caucasian Jews are a diverse group of Jewish communities historically residing in the Caucasus region, known for their distinct languages, customs, and cultural traditions shaped by centuries of life in the area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ethnic group
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religious-cultural community ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Ashkenazi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
expulsion from Portugal in 1497
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expulsion from Spain in 1492 ⓘ |
| followsHalakhicAuthority | Rabbi Yosef Karo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConcept |
henna ceremony
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maqam-based liturgical music ⓘ mimouna celebration ⓘ pizmonim ⓘ |
| hasDistinct |
culinary traditions
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halakhic customs ⓘ holiday customs ⓘ liturgical pronunciation of Hebrew ⓘ musical traditions ⓘ piyyutim ⓘ prayer liturgy ⓘ religious melodies ⓘ wedding customs ⓘ |
| hasLanguageTradition |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ Judeo-Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalLanguage |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRepresentation | Shas party in Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousLawTradition | Sephardi halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| hasReligiousLeadership | Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Edot HaMizrach tradition
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Mizrahi rite ⓘ Sephardi rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantDiasporaIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Mizrahi Jews
NERFINISHED
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Sephardi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPresentIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
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Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPopulationIn | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Iberian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Oriental Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Conservative Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Reform Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| usesReligiousLegalCode |
Ben Ish Chai
NERFINISHED
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Kaf HaChaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesText | Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews Description of subject: Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews are Jewish communities originating primarily from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Middle East, known for their distinct religious traditions, liturgical rites, and cultural heritage within the broader Jewish world.
Referenced by (6)
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