06:00pm - 08:00pm  *** POSTPONED*** Book Talk: Branching Out From Sepharad

Speaker: Sarina Roffé Presented by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and co-sponsored by the JGS.   Branching Out From Sepharad outlines the history of Jews in Spain, the 1492 Expulsion, the history of Jews in Syria, and follows them to the Americas. Biographies and genealogies of rabbinic families include the Kassins and Labatons, as neighbors in Vallodlid, and Hedayas, as well as genealogies of their related families (Attia, Dabah, Mizrahi). The book is footnoted and can be used as a source for research. Jointly sponsored with JGS. the author Sarina Roffé will discuss her work, its significance, and will be available for questions after ...