JGSGB EE SIG – Sun Jul 17th 2022 2pm – with Nigel Siederer – “Czernowitz: Jewish heritage & genealogy, with stories of life, death & narrow escapes”
Our next meeting
in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is from the JGSGB Eastern
European Special Interest Group (EE SIG) by Zoom.
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Here is the information for the meeting:
• Date: Sunday Jul 17th 2022
• Time: 14:00 London (note; 09:00 New York, 16:00 Jerusalem, 07:00 Salt Lake City)
• Title: “Czernowitz: Jewish heritage & genealogy, with stories of life, death & narrow escapes”
• Speaker: Nigel Siederer
• Description: In the last 150 years, Czernowitz has been in Austria, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It is now in Ukraine, with its name and home language varying accordingly. Its Jewish population has varied from 30%-plus to virtually nil. This talk will explain these dramatic changes, and will use the Siederer family to illustrate how genealogical records and graves can be found.
After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion on the talk.
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About Nigel Siederer
Nigel Siederer has had a 40+ year career in the voluntary sector, at national, regional and local levels, beginning at Liberty in the 1970s, being chief executive of the Association of Charitable Foundations for 12 years, and is now a consultant specialising in philanthropy and charity governance.
Presently living in south-east London, he was born into one of the founding families of the Jewish community in Ealing, and has also lived in North London, Nottingham, and Guildford.
His genealogical work began in 2005 when his maternal aunt asked him to trace her lost grandmother, who, it turns out, was of Dutch ancestry with an unregistered birth in the East End. He also has Dutch ancestry on his father’s side, strong Anglo-Jewish roots, and a paternal grandfather who emigrated from Czernowitz in Austria-Hungary before WW1. He set up a family website and is in touch with many cousins in London, the Netherlands, and on the USA’s east, west and Gulf coasts.
He has been a member of JGSGB’s Council since April 2020 and was appointed Secretary from the beginning of 2021.
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: "Czernowitz: Jewish heritage & genealogy, with stories of life, death & narrow escapes" by Nigel Siederer
When: Jul 17, 2022 02:00 PM London
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Keep well!
Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB
Here is the information for the meeting:
• Date: Sunday Jul 17th 2022
• Time: 14:00 London (note; 09:00 New York, 16:00 Jerusalem, 07:00 Salt Lake City)
• Title: “Czernowitz: Jewish heritage & genealogy, with stories of life, death & narrow escapes”
• Speaker: Nigel Siederer
• Description: In the last 150 years, Czernowitz has been in Austria, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It is now in Ukraine, with its name and home language varying accordingly. Its Jewish population has varied from 30%-plus to virtually nil. This talk will explain these dramatic changes, and will use the Siederer family to illustrate how genealogical records and graves can be found.
After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion on the talk.
About Nigel Siederer
Nigel Siederer has had a 40+ year career in the voluntary sector, at national, regional and local levels, beginning at Liberty in the 1970s, being chief executive of the Association of Charitable Foundations for 12 years, and is now a consultant specialising in philanthropy and charity governance.
Presently living in south-east London, he was born into one of the founding families of the Jewish community in Ealing, and has also lived in North London, Nottingham, and Guildford.
His genealogical work began in 2005 when his maternal aunt asked him to trace her lost grandmother, who, it turns out, was of Dutch ancestry with an unregistered birth in the East End. He also has Dutch ancestry on his father’s side, strong Anglo-Jewish roots, and a paternal grandfather who emigrated from Czernowitz in Austria-Hungary before WW1. He set up a family website and is in touch with many cousins in London, the Netherlands, and on the USA’s east, west and Gulf coasts.
He has been a member of JGSGB’s Council since April 2020 and was appointed Secretary from the beginning of 2021.
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: "Czernowitz: Jewish heritage & genealogy, with stories of life, death & narrow escapes" by Nigel Siederer
When: Jul 17, 2022 02:00 PM London
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Keep well!
Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB
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