Guest Speakers: Daniel Horowitz (MyHeritage)

In this session, you’ll learn everything you need to know about researching Jewish ancestors who lived in Latin America. Discover the resources available in both English and Spanish, learn to contact communities that can help, and receive a quick introduction to Spanish keywords and helpful translation tools.

About the Guest Speaker

Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project "Searching for My Roots" in Venezuela for 15 years. He is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.

Discover the rich and diverse stories of the Caribbean and South America at our upcoming 'Caribbean & South American Research Group' meeting. This friendly and informative session is designed for anyone researching ancestors from the region, whether your connections are recent or reach back several generations.

Join fellow family historians to explore useful records, share research experiences, and gain practical tips to help you overcome common challenges and make new discoveries.

Everyone is welcome to attend and, as SAG Research Groups are collaborative, we ask that all attendees please help their fellow researchers by offering suggestions of how to progress their research or simply share any resources you may be aware of which may help. 

Group Leads: Sally Byatt & Judy Charlton

Skill level: All