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CARPETS, TEXTILES and KISS-ME-QUICK HATS: THE SEPHARDIM OF YORKSHIRE WITH NIGEL GRIZZARD TUESDAY 15 JUNE   7:30 pm UK / 11:30 am PT/ 2:30 pm ET/ 8:30 pm Europe/ 9:30 pm Israel   Leeds-based Nigel Grizzard, Yorkshire’s Jewish Heritage and Tour Guide, has been delving into the Sephardi history of England’s largest county: the Turkish merchants who established a Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue in Leeds, the Sephardi Rabbanim who still serve in Yorkshire, the deportation of Leeds Sephardi Jews on the infamous ship the Dunera to Australia during WW2, the exodus from Egypt in 1956 and the housing of Jewish refugees in Horsforth, the settlement of four generations of Baghdadi Jews in the seaside town of Scarborough – and much more!  Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 89258521233?pwd= TFV2UUkwZTE2cDAxSzl2M2MvbXR3UT 09 Meeting ID: 892 5852 1233 Passcode: Leeds   Please note that no registration is required but for security reasons, only partic...

Coming soon in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is a meeting from the JGSGB Chilterns Regional Group (RG) by Zoom. Please be careful with the links, as there is also a Beginners’ Workshop meeting on the Sunday before. Here is the information for this meeting: •       Date: Tuesday 16th March •       Time: 19:30 London (note, 14:30 New York, 11:30 San Francisco, 21:30 Jerusalem) •       Title: Northern Jewry, Yorkshire and the Humber - Finding Jewish Roots in Yorkshire •       Speaker: Nigel Grizzard •       Description: Nigel helps many people find their Yorkshire Jewish roots, including Americans whose families settled in Leeds after arriving from Eastern Europe and then the next generation moved onto the USA. He was awarded a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund to explore the story of Bradford Jewry entitled Making Their Mark. He is currently making a film TVINS abo...

 Follow Ilkley's Jewish Heritage Trail - a virtual walk through the town's past with Nigel Grizzard. This afternoon’s talk will visit the monuments and tell you some of the many stories about the people and personalities who were part of the town’s history. Nigel Grizzard came North after working as researcher for the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Working in West Yorkshire he became aware of the county’s wider Jewish past and has researched, written and guided many groups around a number of different towns and cities. Nigel is now the Jewish Heritage Guide for Yorkshire and is looking forward to the day when he can take groups around Yorkshire’s Jewish sites. WHEN: 12th July 2020 TIME: 16:30 WHERE: Online To book: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3015894871797/WN_R7oJPnlrTOaYBCtktRB6sg