Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain Blog

Our next Sunday meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a specialist talk on a photographic theme by Zoom.   • Date: Sunday 29 August 2021 • Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem; 07:00 Salt Lake City • Title: "Dating Old Photographs" • Speaker: Stephen Gill • Description: Many of us have inherited gorgeous family photographs, but do we always know exactly who is in them or when the pictures were taken? Imagine being able to flesh out your family history by adding contextual photographs from the precise time period you are researching. We are delighted to welcome professional photographer and photography teacher, Stephen Gill, to teach us how you can tell a story about an old photograph and help date it. Steve will be presenting some guidance about how to get the most out of your old family photographs as well as how to date them. At the end of the talk we hope you will look at your photos in a different way and be able to enjoy them more. About Steph...

Our next Sunday meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a speaker meeting from the JGSGB Anglo-Jewish Special Interest Group (Anglo SIG) by Zoom. Here is the information for this meeting: . • Date: Sunday 15 Aug 2021 • Time: 14:30 London (note, 09:30 New York, 16:30 Jerusalem, 07:30 Salt Lake City) • Title: “My Great Grandmother's Journey from Amsterdam to Sunderland via London, Stroud & Manchester” • Speaker: David Myer Gordon • Description: This is the story of David Myer Gordon’s great grandmother's journey from Amsterdam to Sunderland via London, Stroud & Manchester. After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion on the talk. Following a quick tea break, we will return for a workshop where we will offer help for any genealogical problems and listen to your genealogical successes. Beginners always welcome. About David Myer Gordon ======================== David Myer Gordon is a barrister ...

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a specialist talk on a Jewish historical theme by Zoom. • Date: Thursday 12 August 2021 • Time: 19:30 London; 14:30 New York; 21:30 Jerusalem; 11:30 San Francisco • Title: "Hidden Footprints in Jewish Britain" • Speakers: Dr Toni Griffiths & Ed Horwich • Description: A talk documenting and celebrating stories of Jewish life in places where the presence is diminishing, small, or already vanished. Since April 2020, Jewish Small Communities Network (JSCN) and Swansea University have been working with a team of committed volunteers on a joint initiative called Connecting Small Histories, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In this session, you are invited to join us to learn more about JSCN and the story of Connecting Small Histories, a project born out of the desire to document and celebrate stories of Jewish life in places where the presence is diminishing, small,...

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is from the JGSGB South East Essex Regional Group (SEE RG) with a genealogical workshop by Zoom. The details: • Date: 8 Aug 2021 • Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem; 07:00 Salt Lake City • Title: “A cross between a workshop and 'Ask the Experts'” • Leader: Daniel Morgan-Thomas • Description: The South East Essex Group is hosting a workshop to help answer your family tree questions and knock down some of your brick walls. Everyone is welcome to join the meeting, wherever you are located. If you have a specific question it would be helpful to receive it in advance. Please submit your questions to Daniel Morgan-Thomas at vicechair@jgsgb.org.uk 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. ===========================...