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JGSGB Dutch & Sephardi SIG - 17 Jan 2021 2pm – with Margery Cohen – “Genesis: An Indian Childhood”

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is from the JGSGB Dutch & Sephardi Special Interest Group (D&S SIG) by Zoom.

•       Date: Sunday January 17th 2021
•       Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem
•       Title: Genesis: An Indian Childhood – a beginning and an ending
•       Speaker: Margery Cohen
•       Description: Margery Cohen was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to parents of Baghdadi origin.  She will talk to us about what it was like growing up in India, within a very mixed cultural society, in the twilight years of the Raj.
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Margery went back to Mumbai on a tour organised by Jewish Renaissance, and was inspired to write an article for Jewish Renaissance about her childhood and early memories.  It was her first trip back to her birthplace after 45 years.  For the first time since she lived there, she was able to visit her former home, school and the graves of her grandparents.  She will talk to us about her family origins, her life growing up in India, and the end of that thriving community.

About Margery Cohen
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Margery Cohen grew up among people of all faiths and cultures in Bombay (now Mumbai), until she left India with her family in the mid ‘60s.  She trained as an accountant, and works for a city-based practice. Her passion is music, and she sang for many years as a member of the Zemel Choir, and later, with the London Symphony Chorus. 

After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A on the talk.

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

If you have problems joining please email chairman@jgsgb.org.uk, preferably in the 15 minutes before the meeting proper starts. In particular, if you get stuck in a registration loop, you may want to upgrade the version of Zoom on your PC, but please email me and I can help you through this…

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Leigh Dworkin is inviting you to register for a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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Topic: JGSGB D&S SIG: Margery Cohen on “Genesis: An Indian Childhood”
When: Jan 17, 2021 02:00 PM London

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuc-ivrDIjHdd-VR7oJIO-nOH162ogGqxk
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Stay safe and keep well!

Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB

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