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JGSGB EE SIG – 17 Oct 2021 2pm – with Daniel Morgan-Thomas – “Polish Criminals, English Courts: some ancestors with bad behaviour but good records”

See below for details about the JGSGB library reopening, but our next Sunday Zoom meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is from the JGSGB Eastern European Special Interest Group (EE SIG) on a Polish/English theme.

• Date: Sunday 17 Oct 2021
• Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem; 15:00 Switzerland
• Title: “Polish Criminals, English Courts: some ancestors with bad behaviour but good records”
• Speaker: Daniel Morgan-Thomas
• Description: When our ancestors left eastern Europe for Britain, we like to think they arrived to a better life in a new country - but what if they ended up in more trouble than they bargained for? With colourful examples from his own family tree, the speaker will explore the records and stereotypes around Polish Jews and criminality in England in the nineteenth century.

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

After a short break, we will reconvene for our ever-popular Eastern European Workshop, where mentors will be on hand to answer your questions.

 


About Daniel Morgan-Thomas


Daniel has been a member of the Society since 2008, when he joined at the age of 15! Since then, he has been a library volunteer, helped run some of the Society’s workshops and is currently Vice Chair of JGSGB's Council. When not finding dead relatives and building his family tree, Daniel works in the charity sector and is a local councillor and school governor in north-east London. He keeps meaning to give up genealogy as a hobby, if only he didn’t keep finding such interesting relations...


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 EE SIG: “Polish Criminals, English Courts: some ancestors with bad behaviour but good records” by Daniel Morgan-Thomas
When: Oct 17, 2021 02:00 PM London


Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdumupz8iHNMkUhkBFM5yfS9AwaYiON0E

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Also on October 17th from 2-5pm, we are opening the JGSGB Library in the Jewish Museum London at Albert Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7NB for the first time. Booking to reserve a place at a library session is essential. This will enable us to inform the staff of the museum, allowing access to the library without payment of the museum’s entrance charge. There will also be limits on the number of people allowed at any session to ensure that we observe the museum’s rules for compliance with the government’s Covid restrictions. Reservations may be made by emailing library@jgsgb.org.uk.

Keep well!

Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB



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