## *SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 23 MAY 2021 WITH DAVID MENDOZA*## *GENEALOGY OF THE JEWS OF EGYPT*For a hundred years an incredible Jewish culture flowered in Egypt. People poured in from all corners of the Sephardic and wider Jewish world to meld into a sophisticated cosmopolitan community. All this was destroyed by the rise of post-War Arab nationalism. Often families were forced to leave at short notice leaving virtually everything behind.***David Mendoza ***will reveal the ingenious ways in which research into Egyptian family history is still possible.Most of the Jewish archives in Egypt are now under the control of the national archives and inaccessible to researchers. Some speculate that this is to prevent property restitution claims in the American courts. However, there are a number of secondary sources available to researchers. Many of the Sephardic families in Egypt had only lived there for two or three generations and it is increasingly possible to trace their genealogy back further.While not of Egyptian origin, ***David Mendoza ***has become interested in the community while processing applications from Egyptian Jews wanting to obtain Portuguese or Spanish citizenship.The meeting is on Sunday 23 May 2021 at 11am in LA, 2pm NYC, 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam, and 9pm Jerusalem. Patrons can join us on Zoom. The link is shared at our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/sephardiEveryone is invited to join us for free at: https://www.youtube.com/SephardicGenealogyAndHistory/***Please subscribe to the YouTube page. ***It helps us a lot and reminds you when we are going live!Over the last year, Sephardic World has become the leading forum for learning about Sephardic history and genealogy. We have no commercial sponsorship or public funding. There is no charge to attend our meetings or to view our content. If you are not a patron and can afford it, please consider supporting our work: https://www.patreon.com/sephardiBest wishes,*Ton and David*## *SEPHARDIC WOrLD*