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Valensi

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Valensi, also spelled Valença, Valencia, al-Valensi, Balansi, Valencin, or Valenciano,[1] is a Jewish surname of sephardic origin.[2] According to Encyclopaedia Judaica, the surname originated in the city of Valencia (Spain) during the Middle Ages. Since the 17th century, the spelling Valença has also been associated with crypto-jews in Pernambuco, a state in northeastern Brazil.[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ Skolnik, Fred (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 20 (2 ed.). The Jerusalem Publishing House/Thomson Gale. pp. 462–463. ISBN 9780028659282.
  2. ^ Skolnik, Fred (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 16 (2 ed.). The Jerusalem Publishing House/Thomson Gale. p. 346. ISBN 9780028659282.
  3. ^ Feitler, Bruno (2011). "Four chapters in the history of crypto-Judaism in Brazil: the case of the northeastern New Christians (17th–21st centuries)". Jewish History. 25.2. Springer: 207–227. doi:10.1007/s10835-010-9131-x.