For those with Moroccan-Jewish roots in the Azores: I recently finished reading a biography of King Manuel II, Portugal`s last king. (Reis de Portugal: D. Manuel II, Maria Cândida Proença,Círculo de Leitores e Centro de Estudos dos Povos e Culturas de Expressão Portuguesas, Temas e Debates, Rio de Moura: 2008). D.Manuel was a historian and bibliophile and wrote 3 volumes on Portuguese books from the 16th century. He worked with Dr. Moisés Bensabat Amzalac, a London-based expert on Hebrew literature. (p. 296, "D. Manuel II Historiador e Bibliográfica"). It is likely that Prof Bensabat-Amzalac was probably closely related to the Bensabats in the Azores.
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