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JGSGB Dutch & Sephardi SIG – 18 Apr 2021 2pm – with Pearl Foster – “Stories from the Archives – the Lara and Furtado Families; From research to publishing – a personal journey”

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 18 April 2021
• Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem
• Title: Stories from the Archives – the Lara and Furtado Families; From research to publishing – a personal journey
• Speaker: Pearl Foster
• Description: Real-life stories of the Lara and Furtado families of Georgian England.
They were people who brushed shoulders with the good, the bad and the godly and often fell foul of the law. They married with the Disraelis, met the Adams brothers and the Byrons, leading lives sometimes heart-warming, always fascinating.

About Pearl Foster
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Pearl Foster was born in London and moved to Bristol for teacher training and to read for a degree in economics and sociology. Her career in education was followed by ten years as a registrar of births, marriages and deaths. She has pursued a lifelong interest in family history research – in particular, a branch of the Lara and Furtado families who escaped the barbarities of the Portuguese inquisition and fled to England.

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.

Topic: JGSGB D&S SIG: “Stories from the Archives - the Lara and Furtado Families; From research to publishing – a personal journey” by Pearl Foster
When: Apr 18, 2021 02:00 PM London

Register in advance for this meeting:
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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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