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JGSGB General Meeting – Sun Jun 26th 2022 2pm – with JGSGB Mentors – “BWBU: Brick Walls and Brush Up Workshop”

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a General Workshop session, covering all regions, by Zoom.

• Date: Sunday June 26th 2022
• Time: 14:00 London; 15:00 Amsterdam 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem;
• Title: “BWBU: The JGSGB Brick Walls and Brush Up Workshop”
• Description: Mentors will be on hand to assist you overcome the ‘Brick Walls’- this is where you feel that you can’t go any further with your researches … but with a little help from experts and fellow Members, possibly can - plus the much needed ‘Brush Up’ - for those who may have lapsed in recent times and are seeking that extra boost to get going again. We hope to point one and all in the right direction.

If you have any specific questions please send a brief summary to Raymond Montanjees at programme@jgsgb.org.uk and he will brief the relevant expert before the meeting. But it is fine to just turn up on the day and we will answer with the best advice we can muster.

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.
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Topic: JGSGB BWBU: The Brick Walls and Brush Up Workshop
When: Jun 26, 2022 02:00 PM London
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Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdu-hpzssH9C0jI-YEuOP6tHfrXg...
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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PS. Don’t forget that the 42nd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy is virtual again this year and runs from Aug 21st - 25th 2022. For more information check out https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2022/index.cfm

Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB

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