## *CENTRAL ARCHIVES FOR THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE*## *DR. YOCHAI BEN-GHEDALIA*## *SEPHARDIC WORLD, SUNDAY 14 APRIL 2024*The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) were established in Jerusalem in 1939. They hold the archives of hundreds of Jewish communities, as well as of local, national, and international Jewish organizations and the private collections of many outstanding Jewish personalities. The Archives now hold the most extensive collection of documents, pinkassim (registers), and other records of Jewish history from the Middle Ages to the present day.***Dr. Yochai Ben-Ghedalia*** is the Director of the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) in Jerusalem since 2012. His book: *European Jewish Philanthropy and Jerusalem during the Crimean Wa*r was recently published (in Hebrew) by the Ben-Zvi Institute.Join us on Sunday 14 April 2024, at 11am in LA, 3pm in NYC, 7pm in London, 8pm in Paris/Amsterdam, 9pm in Jerusalem, and 6am the next morning in Sydney. Patrons are invited to join us live on Zoom. Everyone else is welcome to join us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/SephardicGenealogyAndHistory(and please remember to subscribe to the channel).***Can you Volunteer or Donate?***The Sephardic Genealogical Society is looking for volunteers. If you have skills and time to spare, please complete our questionnaire. We are particularly looking for people with video editing, fundraising, and web design experience.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aFsubxSY_PtauwOJzlayxBmLTKjXL8kTzz50jmmRiHA/viewform?edit_requested=trueWe rely on the support of our patrons. If you can support our work by donating as little as $5/month, please visit our Patreon page. We have a number of projects that require more substantial support. Please let us know if you can help.https://www.patreon.com/sephardi***Join our new WhatsApp channel***We have set up a WhatsApp channel to better help communication with supporters. If you have WhatsApp, please follow the channel.https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaHxAjhJ93wTMhWkTF0i*Ton and David**Sephardic World*