## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 27 MARCH 2022*## *WITH JACOB MARRACHE*## *RABBIS, MERCHANTS, AND CONSULS -*## *THE MARRACHE FAMILY OF MOROCCO*After the Terras de Idolatria (Spain and Portugal), the Marrache family settled in Tetuán where they were rabbis and kabbalists. Subsequent generations led communities in Rabat and Tangiers, while merchants in the family moved to Gibraltar and Egypt. In the 19th Century, some of the Marrache became involved in international diplomacy. In Terra Santa, they were community leaders and emissaries of Western Sephardic communities. ***Jacob Marrache*** will share the fascinating story of the various branches of this family as well as tips on researching Moroccan Jewish genealogy.***Jacob Marrache*** has established a reputation as an expert on Moroccan Jewish genealogy. He is a founding member of NAJMA (the association of researchers into Moroccan and Algerian family history), a moderator at the Généalogie des juifs marocains Facebook group, a curator at Geni.com, and runs Adafina, Jewish Genealogy in Morocco. In 2020 Jacob spoke on Sephardic Genealogy in Morocco - Researching the family history of Moroccan Sephardi Jews.Clocks go forward in Europe this Sunday. The meeting is on Sunday 27 March 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/sephardiYou will be aware of the current situation in Portugal. We desperately need funds to deal with that, as well as our research. If you can make a donation to support our work, please get in touch. Otherwise, please consider a small monthly donation via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/sephardiThe Sephardic Genealogy Society has published statements on the Portuguese nationality concession at https://www.sephardic.world/newsOver 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**Ketubah of Moses Marrache and Ledicia Matitia from Casablanca, Morocco, 1897. Beinecke Library. Yale University.*