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Do Sephardic Jews from Spain or Portugal consider themselves Hispanic or Jewish in America?
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Sephardic Jews identify as "sephardim," the Hebrew term for Spanish Jewry. Sephardim, by definition, trace their roots back to the Iberian peninsula - Spain and Portugal. The Sephardim identify as jews, not hispanics. "Hispanic," to the best of my knowledge, intimates that one is not only of Spanish descent, but Christian as well. Hispanics are anyone who holds a cultural identity with the Iberian peninsula. There are Jewish people in Latin America that are of Ashkenazi origin, but they are still considered Hispanic. Hispanic is an umbrella term that is used to emcompass many people. If a Sephardic Jew feels a strong Hispanic identity, they can choose to identify with the term.
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