Daniel Mendoza, Regency Boxer and Improbable Jewish HeroSephardic World, Sunday, 4 December 2022*Daniel Mendoza, Regency Boxer and Improbable Jewish Hero**Sephardic World, Sunday, 4 December 2022*Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836) shatters Jewish stereotypes. Born into a poor London family he found fame through his fists, becoming Champion Boxer of England. His intelligence and self-promotion made him a figure of national note and he is credited with changing British attitudes towards Jews. Like many celebrity sportsmen he was bad at money management and came to a sad end. In his talk, ***David Mendoza*** will draw together the strands of Daniel Mendoza's life: family, community, boxing and celebrity.***David Mendoza*** is co-founder of the Sephardic Genealogical Society and co-Admin of The Sephardic Diaspora group on Facebook. He has appeared on the UK version of Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC radio and DNA Detectives on New Zealand TV. He has a background in business-to-business market research, served on an elected committee of the UK's Market Research Society while in his 20s, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He descends from Daniel Mendoza's cousin.This meeting is on Sunday 4 December 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 Everyone else is invited to join us at: https://www.youtube.com/SephardicGenealogyAndHistoryOver 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. If you are not a patron and can afford it, please consider supporting our work.The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies are holding their 2023 conference in London from 30 July to 3 August. We hope to see you there!*Best wishes**Ton and David**Sephardic World**Daniel Mendoza fights Richard Humphries*