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The future of genealogy

From Eva Lawrence: The JGSGB Herts group Zoom meeting last Sunday, May 31st seemed like a little piece of Heaven on earth, it seemed so for me and I'm sure that another participant, Bernard Miller, who attended although disability tied him to his own bed, would agree. My idea of heaven has always been to meet and talk with like-minded people on subjects of common interest, without necessarily a corporeal presence. In the long term, the future of genealogy depends on the future of the family and by extension the future of mankind, but for all the participants at this meeting, it simply meant the future of Jewish genealogy, a much narrower subject. Jewish genealogy is alive, well, and thriving, because Jewish history is varied, exciting and full of significant milestones and events. Interesting times may be cursed, but looking back on them from the comfort of your living room is a most agreeable way of passing the time – if you have time to spare. So we can't expect people busy...

April Shemot

The April issue of Shemot has now been published online. It contains articles by Leigh Dworkin, Richard Aronowitz, Alan Cohen, Nadia Lipes, Phil Harris and John Minkes. Members can access the issue from the JGSGB website. Log in, then go to the Members tab, and scroll down to Shemot. We hope you enjoy reading it!