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Old 7th May 2008, 17:49   #42 (permalink)
holyland red
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Originally Posted by Plechazunga View Post
Spanish and Portuguese in origin, but there are quite a lot in France, Turkey and Argentina

A lot of people use the term for the ones from Arab countries (and Iran) too, but they're Mizrahis.
Argie ones are mostly Ashkenazi, who fled Russia and Poland following the late 19th century pogroms, although some Argie Jews are descendants of the 1492 refugees.
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