The Mediterranean Institute of the University of Malta has invited Tito Mesod Benady and Aline P'nina Tayar to speak about the Sephardic Jewish Diaspora on Saturday evening.

Mr Benady is a distinguished historian who has written extensively about subjects such as Sephardic Jews in general and the Jewish communities in Gibraltar, Malta and Minorca.

Ms Tayar is a poet and novelist who is probably best known in Malta for her personal odyssey in search of her roots in How Shall We Sing? A Mediterranean Journey Through a Jewish Family.

Members of the public who would like to attend can e-mail their name, address and telephone number to carmel.vassallo@um.edu.mt or phone 2340 2828 during office hours.