first off i'm Saphardic...on both sides...there's even a High Priest in my family if you know what that is...
Saphardic jews are a race...
and genetic wise they are most compable to Greeks and Africans...i've done my research...
i'm not of the blonde haired, blue eyed white skin jewish variety...my family is often mistaken for half black or latino, including my father...(i came out white tho)
we have, wide noses, big lips, curly hair, dark skin, and brown eyes...
when there's a certain disease only Greeks, Saphards and Africans can get, wouldn't you think it might be a race...
it's a different culture then Ashkenazi...and no, i didn't grow up in the religion, but as a jew, you're family lives with you, so i did grow up living with my Saphardic family...
and it's not a national entity...
and as far as Ashkenazi's being what most jews are, true in the united states, but we've grown in numbers a lot, especially in europe...
and chris hogg, that may be true...
but i'm a Saphard...
if you've met other Saphards you've probably mistaken them for Middle Eastern or Latin
my family is from the South Bronx, far cry from the hamptons