## *Best Ever Jewish Genealogy Talk!*## *Sephardic World****Bent Blüdnikow***’s talk on Denmark’s 18th-century dealings with Morocco and Moroccan Jews is a tale of resilience, love, crime, treachery, spying, diplomacy, and trade. Largely now a forgotten episode in Jewish history, this is a story that deserves to be remembered and re-told.A veteran Danish journalist, Bent has spent years in Danish archives researching documents inaccessible to most of us. At least two of the characters he discusses deserve Hollywood films.Join us for the YouTube premiere of Bent’s Sephardic World talk today, Sunday 6 August 2024, at 11am in LA, 2pm in NYC, 7pm in London, 8pm in Paris/Amsterdam/Copenhagen, 9pm in Jerusalem, and 4am the next morning in Sydney. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/azrOgrm355QThe talk will remain available on our YouTube Channel after the premiereUnbound Jews by Bent Blüdnikow was published this week. The perfect gift for anyone interested in Jewish history.Amazon USA - Amazon UK - Amazon Netherlands - Amazon France - Amazon Canada - Amazon Brasil - Amazon Australia***El Nora Alila***El Nora Alila is a piyyut (liturgical poem) that begins the Neila service at the conclusion of Yom Kippur. The version below by Eyal Bitton jumps between the melodies of the three Sephardic sub-diasporas: the Megorashim of Morocco, the Eastern Sephardim of the Ottoman Empire, and the Portuguese/Western Sephardim. You can find a translation of the text here.גמר חתימה טובה***https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lUUFNVXNmM******Anniversary of 7th October***We are marking the first anniversary of the 7th October massacre in Israel. with many people still hostage in Gaza. This is the front page of De Telegraaf, a leading Dutch newspaper, on Saturday. As we mark the Jewish High Holidays, we hope that the hostages will be returned to their families, and that there will be peace.***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.We 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.***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.WhatsAppFrom the Sephardic ArchivesEts Haim in Amsterdam is the oldest still-functioning Jewish library in the world and the most important repository of original books about the Western Sephardim. It was founded in 1616 and has been housed in the historical complex of the Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam since 1675. The library's 560 Jewish manuscripts (47,000 folios) have been digitised. The library’s curator, Heide Warncke, gave one of our first talks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTp79cYw6fI&t=21s*Best wishes**Ton and David**Sephardic World*