## *THE SEPHARDIC DIASPORA - OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY*## *WITH DAVID MENDOZA - JARRETT ROSS -*## *MICHAEL WAAS – TON TIELEN*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2022*The Sephardic Diaspora group on Facebook was set up in 2014 in response to how Sephardim were represented in the Ashkenazi-focused world of Jewish genealogy. We felt the need for a space for informed discussion on Sephardic genealogy and history. The Sephardic Diaspora has had successes in the world of academia and Jewish genealogy but has so far barely scratched the surface in the wider Jewish community. The Spanish and Portuguese nationality laws have shone a spotlight on the subject, as well as exacerbating tensions between Sephardic genealogists and the Ashkenazi-led "crypto-Judaism" movement.The group recently celebrated its 5,000th member. The four admins - ***Ton, David, Michael Waas, and Jarrett Ross ***- will discuss how Sephardic genealogy has evolved, where it is going, successes and failures. Michael pursues both academic and genealogical careers, whilst Jarrett is now on the board of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies and works as a forensic genetic genealogist.The Sephardic Diaspora page on FacebookThe meeting is on Sunday 6 February 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**Image - Collection Jewish Historical Museum Amsterdam*https://data.jck.nl/page/aggregation/jhm-museum/M010382