Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain Blog

"Yearly, in conjunction with International Jewish Genealogy Month , IGRA holds its “Heshvan Event”. In addition to a seminar day with lectures (three in Hebrew and three in English) we take time out to honor our many volunteers. As a volunteer organization each person helping, even in small ways, is important to our success. At this event we particularly mention those who have given generously of their time and two will receive our Mathilde Tagger Prize of Recognition For Volunteering giving them membership in IGRA for the coming year and recognition on our website . The Heshvan Event this year will be on November 8, 2020 from 10:50 am until 18:00 (Israel time). Our theme this year is “The Hidden Child in the Holocaust”. The event is free and there is one registration for the entire day allowing you to stay with us for the whole day or to come and go with the same link. After registration you will receive your individual entry code – which will also be sent to you ag...

From David Mendoza and Ton Tielen, The Sephardi Heritage Project: " A free new online Jewish genealogy and history group is launching on Sunday 3rd May 2020, focused on Sephardim and also including the universal Jewish experience. Enjoy your time at home exploring your family history. Hosted on Zoom by two of the best-known names in Sephardic genealogy, Ton Tielen and David Mendoza. We will be hosting fun and informative seminars, as well as publishing a regular email newsletter. The entire service is free, although we are hoping to find sponsors. Our first conversation on Sunday 3rd May 2020 will explore the Amsterdam archives, including synagogue records dating back to 1615 and other free online resources. Future meetings will cover topics as varied as interviews, family histories and the Inquisition. There will be a weekly broadcast on Sundays (excluding Jewish holidays) at: 21:00 Israel time; 20:00 Paris time; 19:00 London time; 14:00 EST; and 11:00 PT.   P...