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Famous Western Sephardim

Sages, leaders, writers and artists from the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam, London and the Americas.

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Famous Western Sephardim

25 figures
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaPhilosopher, biblical critic, and lens grinder1632–1677 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin DisraeliPrime Minister of the United Kingdom1804–1881 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Caryl Brahms
Caryl BrahmsNovelist, critic and journalist1901–1982 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)One Sephardic or Mizrahi parent
Daniel Mendoza
Daniel MendozaBoxer1764–1836 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
David Levy Yulee
David Levy YuleeU.S. senator and railroad builder1810–1886 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
David Ricardo
David RicardoEconomist1772–1823 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Frederic David Mocatta
Frederic David MocattaPhilanthropist and scholar1828–1905 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Grace Aguilar
Grace AguilarNovelist, historian, poet, educator, and religious writer1816–1847 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)SephardiHakham Avraham Cohen PimentelHakham of Hamburgd. 1697 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)SephardiHakham Benjamin ArtomHaham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain1835–1879 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Led a Sephardic communityHakham Pinchas ToledanoHakham Emeritus of the Portuguese Jewish community of AmsterdamWestern Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Hakham Solomon Gaon
Hakham Solomon GaonHaham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of the British Commonwealth1912–1994 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Hakham Yitzhak Aboab da Fonseca
Hakham Yitzhak Aboab da FonsecaHakham of Amsterdam and first rabbi in the Americas1605–1693 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent
Hazzan Isaac Touro
Hazzan Isaac TouroHazzan of Congregation Jeshuat Israel, Newport1738–1783 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Hugh Sebag-MontefioreHistorian and writerb. 1955 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Isaac Orobio de Castro
Isaac Orobio de CastroPhysician, philosopher, professor, and Jewish apologistc. 1617 or 1620–1687 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent
Judah P. Benjamin
Judah P. BenjaminU.S. senator and lawyer1811–1884 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Judah Touro
Judah TouroMerchant and philanthropist1775–1854 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Menasseh ben Israel
Menasseh ben IsraelRabbi, printer, author and diplomat1604–1657 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Converso descent
Philip Guedalla
Philip GuedallaHistorian and biographer1889–1944 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Rabbi Joseph DweckSenior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community, UKb. 1975 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Mizrahi
Rabbi Shem Tob Gaguine
Rabbi Shem Tob GaguineAv Beth Din and Haham's deputy1884–1953 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Raphael Meldola
Raphael MeldolaChemist and entomologist1849–1915 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)SephardiSir Basil HenriquesPhilanthropist and magistrate1890–1961 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi
Sir Moses Montefiore
Sir Moses MontefioreFinancier and philanthropist1784–1885 · Western Sephardi (Amsterdam, London & the Americas)Sephardi