Sephardic Genealogical Journeys

Sephardic Genealogical Journeys Sephardic Genealogical Journeys helps Sephardic families build a family tree that will be treasured for generations to come.

We also help Sephardic Jewish families apply for Portuguese citizenship. Specializing in Syrian Jewish and Sephardic families, Sephardic Genealogical Journeys can build your genealogy using family information and documents as a starting point, and then research and collect information from other sources. A member of the JewishGen Board of Governors, Sarina Roffé has an extensive history and passion for Sephardic genealogy. Born into Brooklyn’s Syrian community, Sarina realized the importance of chronicling her family’s history after the death of her grandparents. With 52 first cousins, it became easy to lose track of who was related to whom. Documenting the family history gave the family a written record that could be passed down through the generations. As the designated family historian, she soon became frustrated that records were not easily available from Syria, then part of the Ottoman Empire, where her family originated. During the past three decades, Sarina founded the Sephardic Heritage Project and completed genealogies for the following community families: Missry, Salem, Roffé, Labaton, Hedaya, Seruya, Beda, and Kassin. In 2002, Sarina completed Branching Out, the genealogy of Chief Rabbi Jacob Kassin z’l, which traced his lineage as a descendant in an unbroken chain of rabbis to 1492. A Distinguished Toastmaster Sarina has presented at numerous conferences including the World Congress of Jewish History and the International Jewish Genealogical Society. She is a frequent contributor to genealogical publications, encyclopedias, journals and magazines. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Maryland and an MA in Jewish Studies from Touro College.

10/15/2025
In Damascus’ former Jewish quarter, optimism about the Syrian Jewish future is hard to muster. The fall of the Assad reg...
09/09/2025

In Damascus’ former Jewish quarter, optimism about the Syrian Jewish future is hard to muster. The fall of the Assad regime has some Jews who left eyeing at least a partial return. At the community’s height, approximately 100,000 Jews were living in Syria, but after Israel’s formation in 1948, a set of draconian measures was implemented by the then-President of Syria, Shukri al-Quwatli.

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The fall of the Assad regime has some Jews who left eyeing at least a partial return. The local story is different.

08/02/2025

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05/25/2025

Covert operation retrieves entire Syrian archive 60 years after his ex*****on in Damascus, includes passports, final will, letters, keys to his apartment

JewishGen Sephardic Research Division, and Sephardic Heritage Project are working with the Dahan Center at Bar Ilan Univ...
04/02/2025

JewishGen Sephardic Research Division, and Sephardic Heritage Project are working with the Dahan Center at Bar Ilan University to co-sponsor a full day conference on Jews from Arab Lands

Please save the date for this important conference
Wednesday, May 7 from 10 am - 4 pm
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage,
Registration will be $18 with a kosher lunch.

Register at
http://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/tickets?tab=3&txobjid=34c34c22-3979-4c89-ace7-7f4331772902


Sarina Roffe
Brooklyn, NY

03/20/2025

Syria's School Curriculum showed a love for Russia and a Hate for Jews. The curriculum promoted ethnic racism, incitement and prejudicial claims. The curriculum says that treason and deception are part of Jewish attributes.
The report was written in 2018 by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Tolerance in School Education and was reported in JPost on July 14, 2018 by Marcus Zeff.
This kind of curriculum helps us understand why they hate Jews so much. its taught in their schools as fact.

01/27/2025

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