Jews have been present in what is now Alabama since 1763, during the colonial era of Mobile, when Sephardic Jews immigrated from London.
dʒˈuːz hɐvbɪn pɹˈɛzənt ɪn wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ ˌæləbˈæmə sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl ˈiəɹə ʌv mˈoʊbəl, wˌɛn sɛfˈɑːɹdɪk dʒˈuːz ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm lˈʌndən.