Hello all. Here is a link on the Sephardim of
Hamburg. You will need fluency in either
German or Portuguese. Hopefully, you might be able to use a translator. I first learned of my Ashkenazic roots while researching on my
Creek Indian ggrandfather. I was very surprised to learn of the Germanic origins of his family as I thought they were British/Native American. It seems the family originated in
Baden, Germany and migrated to
Wales and then onto
America. I am also of West African, Saponi, Eastern Cherokee and Choctaw heritage and we suspect the "Cherokee-Blackfoot" or Eastern Siouan Blackfoot had Sephardic roots. Many people think that Melungeons are only "White" and don't realize that there are literally millions of Melungeons of Black African descent from the same origins as all Melungeons. In my family, we kept several rituals of Judaism and I never realized their significance until last year. At this point, I know now that our family is converso and I am now in the process of converting formally to Judaism. I hope this info helps someone.
Hannah
Wiseman