The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America

The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America An organization founded by Ladino speaking Jews from the Balkans to serve our unique community needs

The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America, the only Sephardic benevolent organization of its kind in the United States, has the unique mission to support Sephardic individuals, families, and communities deriving their lineage from the Ladino speaking Jewish communities of Greece, Turkey, and the Balkans. Unlike the Yiddish speaking Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe and the Arabic speaking Jews of

the Middle East, these Sephardic Jews date their history back to Moorish Spain, where they developed the language of Ladino (Judeo-Espanyol), a mix of biblical Hebrew, old Catalian Spanish, and elements of Greek, Turkish, and Arabic. After the Spanish Inquisition of 1492, these communities carried their language, unique customs, liturgy, and cuisine with them to the Ottoman lands of the Balkans, where they eventually immigrated to the United States at the turn of the 20th Century. Today, the Brotherhood is able to boast nearly 1300 member families from around the United States and continues to serve the Sephardic community in the spirit laid out by the society's founders. In addition to providing burial services for its members, the Brotherhood has expanded its programs to support the future generations of our community and reinvent what it means to be Sephardic in the 21st Century. New initiatives like a Sephardic Birthright Israel Trip, a Greek Jewish Festival in Lower Manhattan, and the Greek Jewish and Sephardic Young Professionals Network have all been created to ensure we meet the needs of our newest generation of members.

Learn more about the press in America, and our work today to help revive Ladino news and literature!
05/28/2026

Learn more about the press in America, and our work today to help revive Ladino news and literature!

05/19/2026
It is with tremendously heavy hearts that we learned of the passing of Heinz Kounio, one of the last living Holocaust su...
04/24/2026

It is with tremendously heavy hearts that we learned of the passing of Heinz Kounio, one of the last living Holocaust survivors of Salonika (Thessaloniki).

Born in 1927, he was deported at just 15 to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where he endured brutal imprisonment before eventual liberation. After the war, Kounio returned to Thessaloniki and devoted his life to preserving Holocaust memory—speaking publicly, documenting victims’ names, and urging future generations to remember and prevent such atrocities. Thanks to his tireless efforts, Heinz ensured that the memory of the nearly 50,000 Salonikan Jews murdered in the Holocaust will never be forgotten.

Ke Su Alma Repoze en Ganeden - May his soul rest in the Garden of Eden 🕯️

Yom HaZikaron - Israeli Memorial Day, and Yom Haazmaut - Israeli Independence Day, both have particularly deep salience ...
04/21/2026

Yom HaZikaron - Israeli Memorial Day, and Yom Haazmaut - Israeli Independence Day, both have particularly deep salience this year. We want to stop and look at the long history and impact Sephardic Jews have had on the State of Israel, including making the ultimate sacrifice for the Jewish State.

04/15/2026

On Yom HaShoah, Mos Akodramos Salonika, We Remember the city that was once a Sephardic metropolis known as La Madre de Yisrael. Almost emptied of its Jews, but it did not disappear. ,

03/19/2026

Join the Greek Jewish Festival on Sunday May 17 to celebrate our amazing community! Experience a feast for the senses including authentic kosher Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries, traditional dance performances with live Greek and Sephardic music, an outdoor marketplace full of vendors, arts and educational activities for kids, Sephardic cooking demonstrations, and much more! Learn more at www.GreekJewishFestival.com

03/02/2026

Purim Alegre para todos! Happy Purim to all! Check out what goes into our Sephardic Mishloah Manot - Purimlikes for the holiday.

: In February of 1943, the N**i occupation authorities in Salonika, Greece order more than 2,500 Jews to leave their ho...
02/23/2026

: In February of 1943, the N**i occupation authorities in Salonika, Greece order more than 2,500 Jews to leave their homes and move into the cramped, low quality homes in the Baron Hirsch District of the city. Swipe to learn more about this difficult moment in Sephardic history.

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67-67 108 Street
Forest Hills, NY
11375

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

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