## *SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 11 APRIL*## *DATA MINING THE DECEASED*Is there a downside to genealogy? What happens to our shared family trees and DNA samples? This Sunday, Sephardic World hosts ***Professor Julia Creet***, a critic of the genealogy industry. Her documentary film, ‘Data Mining the Deceased’, is essential viewing for genealogists. If possible, please watch it before the meeting. It is an important view that deserves consideration by the genealogy community.http://juliacreet.com/data-mining-the-deceased/***Julia Creet ***is Professor of English at York University in Toronto. She is a leading scholar in Memory Studies, including Holocaust research. She is also the author of ‘The Genealogical Sublime’, a study of the history of the major genealogical databases. Her second film, ‘MUM: A Story About Silence’ is a personal story of Holocaust research back to Hungary.The meeting is on Sunday 11 April 2021 at 11am in LA, 2pm NYC, 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam, and 9pm Jerusalem. Join us on Facebook throughhttps://www.facebook.com/sephardicgenealogyOver the last year *Sephardic World* has become the leading producer of content on Jewish history and genealogy, with a Sephardic slant. We have no commercial sponsorship or public funding. We do not charge people to attend our meetings or to view our content. If you care about Sephardic history and are not already a patron, we invite you to support our work: https://www.patreon.com/sephardiBest wishes,*Ton and David****Sephardic World***