Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain Blog

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 speaker meeting from the JGSGB Anglo-Jewish Special Interest Group (Anglo SIG) by Zoom. Here is the information for this meeting: •       Date: Sunday 21 Mar 2021 •       Time: 14:30 London (note, 10:30 New York, 16:30 Jerusalem) •       Title: “Bristol's Jewish Community, 1724–1880” •       Speaker: Caroline Gurney •       Description: Paupers, pariahs or paragons? Bristol's Jewish community, 1724–1880: a microhistory of Anglo-Jewry. Caroline’s research explores the origins, demographic structure, lives and relationships of Bristol's Jewish community during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 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 yo...

Our next 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 Nov 22nd 2020 Time: 14:30 London (note 09:30 New York, 06:30 San Francisco) Title: “Medieval River Jews 1066-1290” Speaker: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain Description: Jewish Communities 1066-1290. Generally, but in particular along the Thames from Windsor to Oxford. 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 Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain Rabbi, writer and broadcaster, Jonathan Romain is minister of Maidenhead Synagogue in Berkshire. He writes for The Times , the Guardian and the Jewish Chronicle and is often heard on the BBC. His many books include The J...