## *SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 23 JANUARY 2022*## *WITH PEARL FOSTER*## *JEWS IN GEORGIAN SOCIETY - THE LARA'S OF LONDON*## *THE EXTRAORDINARY LIVES OF THE LARA'S OF LONDON DURING THE GEORGIAN PERIOD*Abraham collaborated with Pitt the Younger’s government to reduce the National Debt. Esther’s husband was a good friend and benefactor of Horatio Nelson. Benjamin was the perpetrator of a huge lottery swindle and his brother, Moses, accumulated a large fortune. Charlotte Dacre and her father, "the Jew King", were personalities of the day.Their life stories are absorbing and entertaining: drawn from letters, court proceedings, and other contemporary sources. Jews in Georgian Society is rich in detail and full of remarkable insights into the commonplace and exceptional circumstances of this extended family.***Pearl Foster ***was born in London and moved to Bristol for teacher training and to complete a degree in Economics and Sociology. Her career in education was followed by ten years as a registrar of births, marriages, and deaths. She has pursued a lifelong interest in family history research – in particular a branch of the Lara and Furtado families who escaped the Inquisition of Portugal to England. Pearl is married, has two children, is happily retired, and will be pleased to hear from anyone tracing similar lines.Pearl's books, are available from SilverWood Books at https://www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/pearl-fosterThe meeting is on Sunday 23 January 2022, 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 two years, 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*