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JGSGB Specialist Talk – Sun 4 July 2021 2pm – with Daniel Horowitz – "The latest updates on MyHeritage"

Our next Sunday meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a specialist talk on a MyHeritage theme by Zoom.

• Date: Sunday 4 July 2021
• Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem; 07:00 Salt Lake City
• Title: "The latest updates on MyHeritage"
• Speaker: Daniel Horowitz
• Description: Check out the latest MyHeritage innovations to expand your research! Explore MyHeritage features that will enhance your family tree and make the most of your DNA results. Learn more about the Pedigree Tree, Pedigree Map™, Tree Consistency Checker, the Theory of Family Relativity™, AutoClusters, and many more.

About Daniel Horowitz
Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela for 15 years. He was a board member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) for 10 years, now is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.

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.

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

Topic: JGSGB Specialist Talk: "The latest updates on MyHeritage" by Daniel Horowitz
When: Jul 4, 2021 02:00 PM London

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIof-urpzIpH9Cvzw_P1Op8oEymcD9QI6Nb

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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