## *SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, 10 OCTOBER 2021*## *WITH RAQUEL LEVY-TOLEDANO*## *A MOROCCAN JEWISH GENEALOGICAL JOURNEY*Through family lore and document-based genealogy, ***Raquel Levy-Toledano*** 'discovered' a great-grandfather born in Manchester, England. But what she had been told was wrong! Genetic genealogy introduced her to a whole new family: the Levy Belfsahi of Mogador in Morocco. Her genealogical journey highlighted the need for better organised research into Moroccan Jewish genealogy. Moroccan rabbinic lineages are well-documented, but sources on other families are often inaccessible or non-existent. Frequently the main source of information is oral family history. Raquel shares her experience and offers guidance.***Raquel Levy-Toledano*** is a medical doctor and holds a PhD in biology. She founded the Généalogie des Juifs du Maroc Facebook group in September 2019, and it now has more than 4,000 members. She is curator at Geni where she strives, with others, to connect Moroccan Jewish families and to restore family ties that would otherwise be lost. She is a co-administrator of the Avotaynu Y-chromosome project and recently co-founded NAJMA, a genealogical society dedicated to Moroccan and Algerian Jews.The meeting is on 10 October 2021 at 11am in LA, 2pm NYC, 7pm London, 8pm Paris/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 channel. It helps us a lot and reminds you when we are going live!Over the last year and a half 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/sephardi*Best wishes,**Ton and David**Sephardic World*