I know he was of the old community in Amsterdam and his father worked as a sexton in one of its synagogues. My question is did he belong to the Ashkenaz or Sephardic community?
2007-02-13 13:38:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
I don't know who you are talking about, but coming from Amsterdam, I am guessing he is ashkenaz!
2007-02-13 18:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by Motti _Shish 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well the name De-haan is definitely a sephardic name. So I would say that he belonged to the sephardic community. There is a big sephardic community in Amsterdam. The members are descendants of the Jews who escaped from Spain and Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition.
2007-02-15 11:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have researched all archives, nothing has been written about his family, I somehow guess he was from Ashkenazi descendants but am not sure. Is that important?
2007-02-14 02:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by Josephine 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋