About the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto
Established as a registered charitable organization, JGS Toronto provides a forum for the exchange of genealogical knowledge and information through this website and also via its newsletter, Shem Tov, its collection of books at the Toronto Reference Library, regular monthly presentations, workshops and Special Interest Groups.
Shem Tov
Shem Tov is the quarterly newsletter of the JGS Toronto. Thirty years of back issues of Shem Tov have been indexed and are searchable by date, subject and author.
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Jewish Genealogical News
November 2, 2019
HOME ABOUT FAQ/INFO HOTEL/TRAVEL SPEAKERS CONTACT 40th IAJGS International Conferenceon Jewish Genealogy Latest NewsCall for Proposals (27 October 2019): The Call for Proposals is now open. See the SPEAKERS tab. Start by reading the Call for Proposals. Note that the submission deadline is November 27.
October 31, 2019
Researchers from the University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering found that GEDMatch leaves users’ sensitive genetic data vulnerable to compromise and impersonations. GEDmatch is a public site where anyone can upload their data, this is different than the private DNA genealogy sites which do […]
October 27, 2019
As of September 2019, Filae.com has started an English version of their genealogy website. Filae started their website in December 2016, although Filae was originally created in 1994 by Toussaint Roze. While it allows uses to build their family tree from digitized arches what is of interest to most are the online […]
September 24, 2019
As reported in several international newspapers, last week the Austrian Parliament voted unanimously to give descendants of the Holocaust who fled the country before 1955, eligibility for citizenship under the new law. The amended change in the law is the date of 1955 rather than 1945, the year World War […]
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