At an event for Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed some new information about her heritage: “One of the things that we discovered about ourselves is that a very, very long time ago, generations and generations ago, my family consisted of Sephardic Jews.”
At Hanukkah event with @JFREJNYC in an moving speech, @Ocasio2018 shares that her family were Sephardic Jews who fled to Puerto Rico. “So many of our destinies are tied beyond our understanding” pic.twitter.com/68bjuCFnDD
— Taly Krupkin (@TalyKrupkin) December 10, 2018
Hey! Here is a video of @Ocasio2018 singing in Ladino. The song is the Chanukah song “Ocho Kandelikas” pic.twitter.com/g3qDUt5n8B
— Taly Krupkin (@TalyKrupkin) December 10, 2018
Sephardic Jews were from the Spain/Iberian peninsula area and many were forced into Catholicism. Ocasio-Cortez says her ancestors in Puerto Rico were Sephardic Jews who fled to Puerto Rico to practice Crypto-Judaism.
People have been quick to compare her to Elizabeth Warren, who claims to have Native American heritage.
She may be 1/1024 correct.
— Papa the Elf, what’s your favorite color? (@StephenHudak4) December 10, 2018
Take the DNA test #fauxsephardic
— SheikYerbouti (@xraymanatl) December 10, 2018
Following wise lead of Elizabeth Warren?
— smithj (@ArtLifeJS) December 10, 2018
Her Pocahontas moment.
— Bootsie (@AugustusBeau) December 10, 2018
I think she's making things up as she goes along here. Does this now mean she apologizes for her anti-Israel remarks?
— GeneWhite (@GenoBlanco1) December 10, 2018
Taking after Pocahontas Warren, hmmmm what is her nickname going to be???
— Kent McHallington (@NFLMcHollington) December 10, 2018
Good morning,
ladies and gentleman, here we have the Puerto Rican version of Elizabeth Warren.
😂My father, Running Bear Cohen was a Jewish Sioux priest an my mother eKatharina Tshabalala was a Ukrainian exchange student from Kiev that married a Zulu from Tugela Ferry.
— Real Lood Louis 🇿🇦 (@CoolLood) December 10, 2018