## *Keeping the Faithful: Poverty, Welfare and Cohesion*## *in the Sephardic community of Georgian London*## *YouTube premiere, Sunday 3 November 2024*Join us on Sunday 3rd November for the YouTube premiere of this important talk. 11am in LA, 2pm in NYC, 7pm in London, 8pm in Paris/Amsterdam, and 9pm in Jerusalem. https://youtu.be/hAf1mUFyGLQThe talk will also be available for later viewing***Ali Erginsoy*** explores the fascinating story of the Sephardic community in 18th century London. Drawing on original research, Ali discusses how a small group of around 2,000 Jews living near the historic Bevis Marks Synagogue navigated poverty and welfare outside the Old Poor Law. He uncovers how wars, immigration, and community challenges shaped their approach to charity - and the forces that held this community together and the tensions that pulled it apart. It is also the story of the transformation from a primarily Portuguese Jewish community to a distinct branch of Anglo-Jewry.***Ali Erginsoy*** is an independent scholar living in Edinburgh, Scotland. After a career in journalism at the BBC and in business consulting, he completed an M.A. in History and is shortly going to begin his doctoral studies. Outside his academic work, Ali is a trustee of the charity A Nação Hebraica.It is a pleasure to share knowledge about Sephardic history and genealogy, but it is not without cost. For as little as $5/month you can become a patron and join our core community. Please support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/sephardi***Summaries of Past Meetings***Our meetings are usually more than an hour long. If you don’t have time to watch everything, we are now sharing meeting summaries on our website at: https://www.sephardic.world/ Look at the drop-down menu below Sephardic World.The summaries are automatically created by Artificial Intelligence.***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***From the Sephardic Archives***The 1680 Madrid Auto da Fe of the Spanish Inquisition. David Mendoza describes the Spanish Inquisition's Madrid Auto da Fe of 1680. This was the grandest auto da fe in Spanish history, and marked the occasion of the marriage of the Spanish king to a French princess. Members of David's family were amongst the prisoners accused of 'judaising'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9eWJzoz3KM*Best wishes**Ton and David**Sephardic World*