>>Thanks Jaime. BTW, your last name is spanish or portuguese, isn't it? My last name refers to a small portuguese town. We're portuguese jews who flew to Amsterdam some 400 years back. I of course feel a special bond with Israel. So, from the bottom of my heart: merry Christmas to you all in Israel!
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>Yes, my full name is Benolol Pinto, and those are Jewish names from Spain. I's born in Spain where i lived for 15 years before leaving to France ( there i spent almost 10 years prior to coming to Israel ).
>Where is Haarlem? Never heard of it!
Look for Amsterdam (where I was born and grew up) on a map and you'll find Haarlem 20 kilometers to the west.
I just did a google search 'pinto amsterdam' and found out that the portuguese jewish family De Pinto were the Rothschilds of 17th century Amsterdam. :)
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