History
Although formed in 1952 as a branch of the World Sephardi Federation, the American Sephardi Federation remained relatively inactive until it was officially organized in 1973 after which it was established as a national organization and received its 501c3 status in May 1974.
In 2002, the Sephardic House, which had been sharing space with the Federation at the Center for Jewish History joined with the Federation. The two now operate as one under the name, the American Sephardi Federation/Sephardic House as a national Jewish organization with local chapters. With this merger, ASF/SH has focused its activities on cultural events, scholarly endeavors and book publishing.
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