COHEN DE AZEVEDO - TRACING A SEPHARDIC FAMILY## ***SEPHARDIC WORLD MEETING, SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2022***## ***WITH TON TIELEN AND DAVID MENDOZA***The Azevedo family of Lisbon became the Cohen de Azevedo family in Amsterdam. Active in the Portuguese Jewish community, they first involved themselves as intermediaries in freeing Christian slaves in Muslim countries. In the 18th century, they emerged as a prominent rabbinic family, providing Hahamim (rabbis) in both Amsterdam and London. Later generations of the family emigrated to the Americas. The meeting will also discuss complications in the 17th-century Cohen de Azevedo family tree.Ton Tielen and David Mendoza will present the history of this significant Western Sephardic family. Ton and David are founders of the Sephardic Genealogical Society, and co-admins of The Sephardic Diaspora group on Facebook.This meeting is on Sunday 27 November 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/sephardi](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fsephardi%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2fwTzpaqw12DZwWnvmDm7Jgd7nt-uaoakrCJc3iN3ghXI3fp99cWXJM9c&h=AT3I5BrwUQcHJCEEaAwenwz4PlisnkuJlYMwXbnunYfTY85iNBY5G06eW8z6rdssxP_5p_761NORsaRAFc8-yVNjv3Ge6Bf5q9WiDDkzrdPYO1z13P4M5_0Pfz_aFaekWFOK5ggYp_NteW04aA&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT18fPNWcyBxWsF37Vdy20AiUoexUZ2xPVglYilWwdgzMhL6-xo4nPE7g8kaEgwaBpk8JoNJzyZaMhepbVyesISBpHzQwZguNg6tvtCpSWjOip-no3TOw1iE6_kc5v4LCS4VyBt-ee1BkGdaqSOpLBdCBiHS4lCROSQEfJX4GXHu5O_R_WBA_gNSK1yxYl3Oj_ZnxlRZmTN0h7Kq8Mhk5aw) Everyone else is invited to join us at: [https://www.youtube.com/SephardicGenealogyAndHistory](https://www.youtube.com/SephardicGenealogyAndHistory?fbclid=IwAR1LjMJRa-2sUj_CEkPwnFvxM46VYNF53adTIL9rT989Q9_KJf5F_pEg-lg)Over the last two and a half 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, but there is a cost to us. If you are not a patron and can afford it, please consider supporting our work.Mark your diary! The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies is holding its 2023 International Conference in London, from 30 July to 3 August 2023. Many Sephardic researchers live in Europe, so we hope for a high turnout. If you live outside Europe and are planning your first post-COVID visit, please try to include the conference in your itinerary. The conference hotel is close to the Houses of Parliament, convenient for tourism.*Best wishes**Ton and David**Sephardic World**David Cohen de Azevedo, 1722-1792, Haham in Amsterdam*