Just to add a little more to the discussion, I have always wondered if my paternal side of the family were Sephardim. Recently, I found a website that traces the origins of Jewish-Sephardic surnames and was surprised to find that my HAMMER family (from south of Storozynhets) had its origins in Portugal. The site indicated that there was a migration from Portugal/Spain to Germany and then into the Bukovina.
Likewise, my COHN side of the family, from Botosani, Romania (not far from the Bukovina) has physical characteristics, such as olive skin and dark eyes, that are more Sephardic than Ashkenazic. I'm still conducting a personal study of family photos called "Faces of Botosani" to see if there are any similar facial characteristics among Botosani Jews. Send me a photo scan of your family if you're interested in participating. I'm not going to do anything with the photos other than to look at them for similar facial structure, eyes etc.
My family finder DNA test revealed small percentages of Spanish and Tuscan origins. Not to say everyone who settled in the Bukovina was Sephardic and only records can reveal the truth, but I do believe my origins were Sephardic.
Best to all,
Ava Cohn
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