Mail Order Brides, Sephardic Style

For over 400 years the Amsterdam-based Portuguese-Jewish bridal society Santa Companhia de Dotar Orphas e Donzellas [the Holy Society for Dowries for Orphan Girls and Young Ladies], known as Dotar, has provided dowries. Historically it played an important role in binding the Portuguese-Jewish diaspora together. Indeed, this was one of its goals. Dotar's membership was international, and it is a valuable - if complex - tool in understanding Western Sephardic history and genealogy. Dotar is a rare archival source whose main focus is the women of the community. Ton Tielen will offer an introduction to Dotar, and advice on how to search this valuable resource, which has been digitised by the Amsterdam City Archives.

Ton Tielen needs no introduction to Sephardic genealogists. He has studied the Portuguese-Jewish archives of Amsterdam for over twenty years, is co-host of Sephardic World, admin of The Sephardic Diaspora group on Facebook, and everyone's go-to expert on Western Sephardim.Please support the work of the Sephardic Genealogical Society in producing weekly Sephardic World talks. A small monthly donation makes a huge difference. https://www.patreon.com/sephardi

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