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JGSGB EE SIG - July 26th 2020 2pm – with Leigh Dworkin – “Udla, Udla, Udla! – the Szatkowskis of Lask, Piotrkow, Poland”

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is an extra meeting from the JGSGB Eastern European Special Interest Group (EE SIG) by Zoom.

•       Date July 26th 2020
•       Time 14:00 London
•       Title: “Udla, Udla, Udla! – the Szatkowskis of Lask, Piotrkow, Poland”
•       Speaker: Leigh Dworkin
•       Description: One man’s quest to break through 3 seemingly impenetrable
brick walls to research the Szatkowski family from Lask, near Lodz in central Poland. The research involved using the jri-poland website, the Polish State archives website, FamilySearch microfilms, visiting Polish archives and cemeteries as well as taking advantage of extensive learning from the IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) conference in Warsaw. “Udla” is the name of the presenter’s great-great grandmother.

We hope this talk will inspire others to go on a similar journey to find out more about their own relatives.

After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A on the talk.
This will be followed by a short 15 minute break.
The meeting will conclude with a vibrant workshop on matters Eastern European, when you should feel free to bring your successes and brick walls to share, if you like. It’s fine to just listen to the discussion too.

About Leigh Dworkin
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Leigh Dworkin is the current Chairman of the JGSGB. He has been researching his mainly Polish family for the last 35 years, but also tries to research into Lithuania and Belarus, from where his surname originates. He regularly presents at JGSGB Regional Groups, Special Interest Groups and Conferences.

The invitation to register is below, but please keep it to yourself!

Please note that we are trying registration for our Zoom meetings in July to see if the automated emails generated are better than manually sending out Zoom invitations.

If you have problems joining please email chairman@jgsgb.org.uk, preferably in the 15 minutes before the meeting proper starts.

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Leigh Dworkin is inviting you to register for a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: EE SIG: “Udla, Udla, Udla! – the Szatkowskis of Lask, Piotrkow, Poland” by Leigh Dworkin
When: Jul 26, 2020 02:00 PM London

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrfuioqDotHtOBH7ok1wjnBO9S4Wb8IwwI

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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