I hadn't opened it yet. I am saving it for some reading later this evening
Thank you!! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Raposo Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for Jewish roots It looks like I sent the wrong attachment. What I sent was a Jewish Azorean decent from Rodrigo Rodrigues. Attached is the correct article. My appologies. John Miranda Raposo From: John Raposo <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:54 PM Subject: Re: Re: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for Jewish roots Dear Keith: You are quite correct; it is not as simple as a name. Pereira and Silva are among the most common of all Portuguese names. Naturally, when the Portuguese Jews needed to disappear and blend into the general population, they took on the most common of Portuguese surnames in order to avoid detection by their neighbors and the dreaded Inquisition. Although it is true that many Portuguese Jews took on names like Pereira, Silva, Cardoza, etc, it does not necessarily follow that the majority of Portuguese/Azoreans with names like Pereira, Silva, Cardoza, etc, must be of Jewish ancestry. I have extensively researched my ancestry back to the Middle Ages. Yet, I have only one documented Jewish couple in myAzorean ancestry. Only one documented, although that does not mean that there are not more. I am including an article that was published in the "Bulletin" of the now defunct American Portuguese Genealogical and Historical Society (APGHS) which cites sources for those interested in further research. Best regards, John Miranda Raposo From: K Pimental <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 4:40 PM Subject: RE: Re: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for Jewish roots Responding to the Jewishness of Pereira, I have had my DNA family finder and mtDNA and y-64 done and have no definitive Jewish connection even though my ggmother was a Pereira. I don't think it is quite as clear cut as a name. Keith Pimental (Costa, Vasconcellos, Pereira, Sao Miguel, Hawai'i) -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
