Re: were the Héberts originally jewish
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Re: were the Hu00e9berts originally jewish
Jean Marie Matteau 3/07/05
Go to Rootsweb forums, look under religions, Judaism, then Sephardim. There is mention of a web site there containing many names of our ancestors. A surprising number of our early French ancestors are thought to have been Jewish. I would assume that this would also be true of France in general. I'm not certain if proof exists yet as to specifics, but many Jewish families were driven out of Spain and Portugal early on, and ended up all over the place. I have found at least 8 of my families so far, out of a vast number, who are LIKELY Jewish, again with no proof.