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JGSGB General Meeting – A Jewish Genealogical Quiz – Sun 12 Dec 2021 2pm


Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a General Meeting by Zoom.

 


• Date: Sunday 12 Dec 2021
• Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem; 15:00 Switzerland
• Title: “A Jewish Genealogical Quiz”
• Creator: Daniel Morgan-Thomas and the JGSGB Convenors
• Quizmaster: Bamber Dworkoigne or Jeremy Dworxman depending who is available
• Description: We invite members to a fun genealogical quiz as we approach the end of 2021: a chance to see how much you've picked up in the last twenty months of pandemic, Zoom talks and genealogy! There will be a mixture of questions covering DNA, Sephardi and Ashkenazi heritage and Anglo Jewry - join us to discover who is the Society's greatest egghead!

After the Quiz we will break and chat over coffee.

The invitation to register is below, but please keep it to yourself!
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Leigh Dworkin invites you to register for a Zoom meeting:

Topic: JGSGB General Meeting: "A Jewish Genealogical Quiz"
When: Dec 12, 2021 02:00 PM London 
 
Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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If you have problems joining please email chairman@jgsgb.org.uk, preferably in the 15 minutes before the meeting proper starts.

Stay safe and keep well!

Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB
 

 

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