Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County Meeting

The program is titled Success In – And In Spite of Endogamy. Genetic genealogy is particularly daunting for those whose forebears come from endogamous populations (such as Ashkenazi Jews, Native Hawaiians and Cajuns, who have married in a closed group for generations). The work of identifying actual relatives from the mass of genetic distantly-related family can be frustrating. Drawing on case studies, this lecture explains how you can have success in such a situation. For Lara Diamond, this work has led to reunification with many relatives, including a family branch thought to have been killed in the Holocaust.
The Meeting will be held at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 91362 1:30-3:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend the meeting. Anyone may join JGSCV.
For more information contact: information@JGSCV.org or call Jan Meisels Allen @ 818-889-6616