I was told my great grandfather was a rabbi in Portugal and his son went to Brazil to get away from him. So I guess that would mean I’m part Sephardic Jew.

 

The people who comprise most of the Israelis are called Ashkenazi Jews. Supposedly they are from Turkey/Russia and they have no claim, no ancestral rights to what is called currently Israel.  

 

This video asks questions about that: 

 

https://youtu.be/7wKrbPsAJDc