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From Ton Tielen and David Mendoza: Steve Delgado Porter has traced his Delgado ancestry from Jamaica back to Portugal. He shares the family history, and the sources used.  The family includes famous poets such as João Pinto Delgado, rabbis such as Haham Moses Cohen D'Azervedo, and men of business. As well as Portugal and Jamaica, there are family links to Hamburg, Amsterdam and London. Jamaica has become a major focus in Sephardic genealogy. Steve is author of  Jamaican Records: A Two Part Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research Using Repositories in Jamaica and England.   Time: Sunday Dec 13, 2020. 2pm NYC, 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam/Paris, 9pm Jerusalem. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 82545628251

Sephardic World Meeting - Sunday 16th August 2020   Many of the records of the Jamaican-Jewish community were lost in a fire in 1882. Using the last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, Stanley Mirvis has recovered much of this history. Jews were seen as white by enslaved people but as 'other' by the Christian elite. In his talk he will explore the social and familial experiences of Jamaican Jewry. Jamaica’s Jews put down roots as traders, planters, pen keepers, physicians, fishermen, and metalworkers. He reveals how their presence shaped the colony as much as they were shaped by it. Many Jamaicans have Jewish ancestry. Topic: The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica Time: Sunday Aug 16th, 2020 07:00 PM London (This is 7pm British summer time; GMT +1, which is 2pm in New York) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82238357454   Our supporters on Patreon help cover our costs. If you can make a small monthly donation, it would be much...