tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post4369467975916562764..comments2024-03-05T06:04:06.918-07:00Comments on Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog: Philippines: Israel and a much older connectionSchelly Talalay Dardashtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10930641777765846278noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-362419869544776932014-09-09T09:45:52.972-06:002014-09-09T09:45:52.972-06:00My wife is from the Philippines and has the Jewish...My wife is from the Philippines and has the Jewish last name "Solomon." It's interesting to learn about the roots of her family name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-66578674057818486722014-08-15T08:22:13.332-06:002014-08-15T08:22:13.332-06:00My grandmother has surname Diaz.and my grandfather...My grandmother has surname Diaz.and my grandfather (father side) has surname origin from Italy.Diwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846527673764780862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-82927323846076335522014-08-08T22:47:48.474-06:002014-08-08T22:47:48.474-06:00I discovered that the european people who went to ...I discovered that the european people who went to the philippines were not pure spanish, some came from. south Italy where greek jew migrated. What intrigues me is the discovery of the phil. By magellan.those european adventurer were guided by the natives of the islands with jewish ancestors!Diwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846527673764780862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-40696204198987090962014-07-27T16:41:04.048-06:002014-07-27T16:41:04.048-06:00I did research on my mother side of the family and...I did research on my mother side of the family and found out her father, my grandfather's last name is on the Sephardim.com list of last names. Gov-gen. Rafael Maria de Aguilar's galleon landed in Kawit, Cavite in late 1700s. My grandfather's last name is Aguilar and according to my cousin, they used to own most of the land or all of the land in the town of Kawit. Could it be that my great great great grandfather was the gov.-gen. I will also plan to take my DNA test. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-90555751707412310812014-07-05T18:41:24.102-06:002014-07-05T18:41:24.102-06:00try familytree dna (FTDNA). browse its website. yo...try familytree dna (FTDNA). browse its website. your kit will be sent to your mailing address, philippines included. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215038618669503112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-71107436500725428532014-04-27T02:04:44.223-06:002014-04-27T02:04:44.223-06:00interesting article! i have been searching for my ...interesting article! i have been searching for my family genealogy for several years ago and i have and inkling that somehow i might have a Jewish ancestry..it started when i talked to my granduncle before and he mentioned that my great grandma told him about the forefathers fleeing the Spanish Inquisition..my great great grandpa's surname is German, her mom's is Sanchez..great great grandpa told his children that his ancestors real family name was Ortiz of Spanish origin but it was changed to German..and the Sanchez family line is from a Spanish friar who impregnated a Filipina...and my mom's maiden name is Ventic--a not so Filipino sounding surname..whose earliest known ancestor in the Phils. date back late 1700s...a European friend of mine said that it is a Croatian/Romanian/Italian family name..he said it might be of Eastern European Jewish origin..most of the Ventics married each other's cousins, nieces, nephews, etc..and also cerrado Catolico..most are priests, nuns, monks..i really don't know if some of my ancestors were of Jewish origin..but where and how to inquire about the DNA testing? could someone shed a light... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-42761372201908795912014-03-25T10:21:07.890-06:002014-03-25T10:21:07.890-06:00Can anyone provide tips on how to trace your sepha...Can anyone provide tips on how to trace your sephardic lineage in the Philippines? Saw the list of names that are of sephardic origin and my bf's last name is one of them. Any info on where to look and how to trace the roots. Read on y-dna testing..does anyone know who conducts that kind of testing here in the Philippines?<br /><br />My bf's last name is Valdez. Grandfather's name Leonides Valdez from Ilocos region.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-34618669451125287552014-03-25T05:18:03.223-06:002014-03-25T05:18:03.223-06:00Hi there where can we have a Y-DNA tested here in ...Hi there where can we have a Y-DNA tested here in the Philippines? And around how much does it cost? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-12940328545640146632014-03-11T16:06:36.018-06:002014-03-11T16:06:36.018-06:00Hello Russel,
I am much interested in your contrib...Hello Russel,<br />I am much interested in your contributing story of the Elloso's great grandparents were Sephardi jew. And all about the Elloso Family. I would like to get in touch with your about the family's ancestry tracing to this particular Sephardi Jew married to fil-chino meztiza. Please do reply. Thank you. mamanurturesmestillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669876238121814142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-59989701241871879482014-02-21T02:34:22.566-07:002014-02-21T02:34:22.566-07:00Just to let you all know. Lequios had settlements...Just to let you all know. Lequios had settlements in the Philippines. Lequios are King Solomon's gatherers who reached the far east. Spain documented an encounter with big, white, bearded men in the Philippines before colonizing it. <br /><br />It is possible that some of the lost tribes of Israel ended up in Ophir (Philippines).Anthony Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414708442969384711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-53242546181686259692014-01-05T20:45:26.388-07:002014-01-05T20:45:26.388-07:00I am also trying to trace our roots. I just recent...I am also trying to trace our roots. I just recently known that our Family have Spanish roots and when I tried to google My Grandmother's surname, I was surprised to learn that our surname is of Jewish origin. If the only way to prove our roots is by dna testing, how much does it cost?rickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501115787718648213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-37007458621354009172014-01-03T20:43:40.109-07:002014-01-03T20:43:40.109-07:00if you want to know your possible jewish ancestry ...if you want to know your possible jewish ancestry you may take Y-DNA test but it will only tell you your paternal DNA haplogroup. you need to confirm it through your genetic matches. but if you did not descend from direct male to male line then y-dna may not answer your queries. if you decide to have your dna test at Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), try also its Family Finder test as it gives you information who are your genetic cousins both from your paternal and maternal lines. when your results of Family Finder test are already available download it at GEDMATCH.com. In there, you can match your dna result with wider gene pool from other companies. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215038618669503112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-84173833488269030272013-10-30T09:35:45.809-06:002013-10-30T09:35:45.809-06:00I also want to find out if I have Jewish ancestry....I also want to find out if I have Jewish ancestry. I really got more curious after reading your post. I don't understand why my mama gives me coins too. She says I should keep it. My maternal grandfather's brother (my grandpa died when I was young) told me that my grandfather stayed somewhere in Samar (I think in Northern Samar) before WWII because we have relatives there. My grandfather if I remember it right worked on a piece of land owned by an uncle or a relative. I also want to know so I will search more soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-28748860968605640312013-07-12T23:09:51.797-06:002013-07-12T23:09:51.797-06:00I am a direct descendants of the Sepharad from the...I am a direct descendants of the Sepharad from the PhilppinesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-52661499861131314082013-07-12T22:39:54.239-06:002013-07-12T22:39:54.239-06:00Not all Filipinos with Sephardic surname is necess...Not all Filipinos with Sephardic surname is necessarily of Sephardic originAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-7081913921656357872013-07-08T17:23:06.831-06:002013-07-08T17:23:06.831-06:00I took a dna test and what came out is I'm par...I took a dna test and what came out is I'm part Jewish, Algerian and Chinese. The only Jewish tradition that's left in my family that we still practice is "gelt". Its the giving of coins to kids during hannukah, but my family does it on Christmas since they are Christians already.<br />I believe there's a lot of crypto jews in the Philippines just like my family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-36565788232480854522013-07-02T05:22:16.910-06:002013-07-02T05:22:16.910-06:00I have been intrigued by the story of Marranos or ...I have been intrigued by the story of Marranos or Crypto Jews in the Philippines especially because of a little secret story about my maternal ancestor. My maternal grandparents when they were still alive used to tell me that their great grandfather was a Spanish man who jumped off a ship in the shore of Capiz during "Tiempo Quintos" and changed his last name from "Valdes" to "Dating" and settled incognito in Antique where he married a native woman. It's also a strange coincidences that a lot of unexplained practices were followed by my great grandparents have roots in Jewish faith. My grandparents never eat pork and fishes without scales though they were Sarado Catolico. I remember that when we were growing up we were forbidden from taking a bath on Fridays especially during evenings. We also cover our mirrors when someone dies, My grandparents would light altar candles every night. All the boys in my family are circumcised. I also remember that my grandfather have delicate facial features with aquiline noses resembling those from Northern Mexico and Nicaragua. Although these features were somehow lost in succeeding generations, I would still see them sporadically among my nephews and nieces. <br />My claim to Sephardic lineage may be a figment of a wild imagination and may never be substantiated, but those uncanny similarities and " secrets" may have a grain of truth to it. Hence, I could not just brush off those persistent stories as outlandish myths. I may be one of those among here who feel they will never be complete until they unravel the secrets if their past. <br />Good. Luck! Art from Las Vegas<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-78148855508198561292013-06-03T06:06:20.741-06:002013-06-03T06:06:20.741-06:00I've been curious about my ancestors (mom'...I've been curious about my ancestors (mom's Ester side) since last year. I did a genealogical research in the Internet, and I'm surprised to discover that Bello (my grandpa Jose's full name is Jose Bello Pilanga) is not a Christian last name but Jewish according to Roman Catholic Church and Jews websites. Probably, some of the Bello clan (which are Sephardi/Spanish Jews) migrated here in the Philippines from Spain during the diaspora/dispersion around 16th century A.D. Grandma Cristina told me last year that my great grandmother Matea Bello (mother of my grandpa Jose Bello Pilanga) was a Spanish from Cebu City and settled down in Zamboanga City.<br /><br />Please contact me if you are part of the Bello clan : weinzbelardo@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-70106180696382522872013-05-31T05:03:03.741-06:002013-05-31T05:03:03.741-06:00Somebody please let me know where to take Y-DNA te...Somebody please let me know where to take Y-DNA test in the Philippines, for possible trace of Jewish ancestry. Im at maotzetung5@gmail.com. Thanks muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-86225241468051701422013-05-31T04:58:57.587-06:002013-05-31T04:58:57.587-06:00Somebody please let me know where to take Y-DNA te...Somebody please let me know where to take Y-DNA tests, for possible trace of Jewish ancestry. I'm at maotzetung5@gmail.com. Thanks much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-26116417027283891112013-05-31T04:35:19.639-06:002013-05-31T04:35:19.639-06:00Ocenar, from Samar. My uncle has an Isreali resemb...Ocenar, from Samar. My uncle has an Isreali resemblance. But we'd like to know if we actually are decendantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-81299931643425384942013-05-27T09:27:48.387-06:002013-05-27T09:27:48.387-06:00very interesting. that's so unusual it should ...very interesting. that's so unusual it should have struck you as something to investigate further. i mean it's not like he suggested Canada or States..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-60558625638706106962013-05-19T23:45:00.967-06:002013-05-19T23:45:00.967-06:00Alvarez is listed at sephardim.com as one of those...Alvarez is listed at sephardim.com as one of those sephardic jew surnames...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215038618669503112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-6647768805960851602013-05-09T07:54:04.199-06:002013-05-09T07:54:04.199-06:00Is Alvarez or atillo are one of those names? Plz r...Is Alvarez or atillo are one of those names? Plz reply my grand parents is from Samar, I am here now in tel aviv and most Israelis would say you look like an israeli yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-38268501452537410692013-04-16T17:34:41.730-06:002013-04-16T17:34:41.730-06:00The modern historians and demographers identify th...The modern historians and demographers identify the ancient port of Palapag along the present day Candawid Bay in between Isla de Batang and Laoang Islands in Northern Samar. This is most likely the ground zero of the biblical Ophir which the natives call Araw City and the government calls Samar. Samar came from the ancient biblical place in the Holy Land called Samaria, the homeland of the Samaritans, Jewish people by blood but are not practicing a strict Jewish rituals. Isla de Batang is the first land mass you will see after a long travel in the Pacific Ocean going to Manila. It is a part of the Galleon Trade route and the home of the ancient shipbuilding industry which later become the Galleon Trade ship repair station. The significance of the island was recognized by the American government who decided to modernized an ancient lighthouse found in the island. It is no wonder that when the Sephardi Jews from Spain were imprisoned and were thrown in the Spanish colonies, some of them who knew about the place decided to choose Northern Samar in the Philippines. They later become known as the crypto Jews or hidden Jews. One of the Jewish families who settled in the present day Laoang Town is the Ejercito family. Although their ancestral home is still there up to the present, most of their descendants later moved to Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna.Other Jewish families in the Laoang, Catubig, Pambujan and Palapag area are the Saba, Mendoza, Infante, Hechanova, Cerbito, Mercader, Rivas, Deaneneas, Sarmiento, Lucero, Arandia, Veloso, Quiles, Daza, Vicencio, Siervo, Pinca, Acedera, Luto, Adora, Romualdez,Cardenas,Moncada, Lopez,Lagrimas,Gullab,Rosales,Loverita, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com