Dear Friends and Colleagues,
This summer, from Aug. 7 to 12, 2016, Seattle will host the 36th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. This is a landmark event with leading genealogical experts and family researchers from around the world gathering at the Sheraton hotel in beautiful downtown Seattle.
To explain what the conference is all about The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State and the Seattle Sephardic Network will host a free Sneak Preview of this conference. This Sneak Preview event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Date and Time: The Sneak Preview will take place on Monday, March 28, 2016, from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Location: the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, 3801 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA 98040.
Please join us for:
- A brief introduction to Jewish genealogy and its ongoing importance to Jewish history, culture and identity
- Highlights of the upcoming conference, including a sneak preview of the keynote address by Dr. Devin Naar, chair of the University of Washington Sephardic Studies Program
- A presentation about Seattle’s Sephardic community (the third largest in the nation) by members of the Seattle Sephardic Network
- Videos and slides on how to get started on your family’s history
- A Q & A session with conference organizers
- Flyers and promotional material
- Sponsorship and advertising opportunities
- Free Refreshments, including Kosher cookies!
For information about the conference, go to www.iajgs2016.org.
For information about JGSWS, go to www.jgsws.org.
For information about the Seattle Sephardic Network, go to www.seattlesephardicnetwork.org.
For directions to the Stroum Jewish Community Center, go to www.sjcc.org.
Questions? Comments? Contact co-conference chair Phyllis Grossman at Phyllis@iajgs2016.org
If you would RSVP for the sneak preview event, we’d love to have a head count!
Please email publicity committee member Karen Campbell at
KarenCampbellGenealogy@outlook.com
Thank you and we hope to see you Monday evening!