▁Liv orn ese ▁Jews ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Seg n ores ▁Fran cos " ▁by ▁these ▁poor er ▁Eastern ▁Se ph ard im ▁who ▁were ▁Jews ▁long ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁These ▁families ▁spoke ▁Spanish , ▁Portuguese , ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁rather ▁than ▁Lad ino ▁and ▁their ▁Arab ic ▁was ▁basic ▁at ▁best . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cultural ▁divide ▁with ▁the ▁older ▁Sep ah rd ic ▁community . ▁The ▁Liv orn ese ▁families ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁were ▁known ▁in ▁Ale ppo ▁to ▁follow ▁European ▁custom s ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁dress . ▁This ▁included ▁we aring ▁wh igs , ▁h ats ▁and ▁contra ven ing ▁Rab bin ic ▁ordin ance ▁went ▁clean ▁sh aven . ▁Like ▁the ▁other ▁Western ▁Se ph ard im ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁kept ▁themselves ▁apart , ▁at ▁least ▁initially , ▁from ▁the ▁poor er ▁Eastern ▁Se ph ard im ▁or ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁speaking ▁Jews ▁of ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁Pers ia ▁they ▁trad ed ▁with . ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century ▁the ▁Ale ppo ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁family ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁ever ▁closer ▁trad ing ▁relationships ▁with ▁Bag hd adi ▁Jews ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁Jews . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁Bel il ios ▁are ▁recorded ▁as ▁ow ning ▁ships ▁that ▁travel led ▁between ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Ven ice . ▁However ▁their ▁fort unes ▁sag ged . ▁The ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁which ▁was ▁followed