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Ontario Jewish Archives Celebrates 50 Years
January 1, 2023
In 2023, we will celebrate 50 years of the Ontario Jewish Archives! We invite you to help us mark this important community milestone. Throughout our special anniversary year, we will be highlighting stories from our rich and vibrant history. Together, we will explore individuals who made a difference, organizations that […]
August 31, 2022
JGS Toronto Library (Toronto Reference Library) Our library contains many volumes of local Jewish family history, Who’s Who in Canadian Jewry, genealogical research guides, titles on Jewish surnames, numerous Yizkor books, and chronicles of the Holocaust. In addition, items relevant to Jewish communities in Canada, United States, and Europe enhance […]
May 6, 2021
A mass grave of more than 1,000 Jews shot in the head by the Nazis during World War II uncovered in Belarus in 2019. Source: Screenshot. A mass grave of Holocaust victims has been discovered near the village of Logoza in Belarus. The grave included bones, clothes, and shoes of […]
April 24, 2021
The (US) National Archives has presented a virtual genealogy fair since 2013 and last year due to the pandemic they canceled the virtual genealogy fair. This year, they announced several sessions to be held over different days in May and June. You are invited to watch and participate in real […]
March 19, 2021
65,000 photographs of gravestones in the Łódź Cemetery are being digitized this year with details from the burial cards will be made available online later this year. This cooperative project is being undertaken by the Jewish Community, the State Archives in Łódź and the Cultural Heritage Foundation. The collection, the only […]
March 2, 2021
Author Robert Walker takes a motoring tour of Northern Ontario and discovers the vestiges of Jewish population that once existed is some very out of the way places. If you have connections to Northern Ontario and wish to start a conversation/dialogue on this subject you are welcome reply to this […]
February 9, 2021
A massive fire broke out its the Krakow City Archive over the weekend. 85 fire fighters took part in fighting the blaze in sub zero temperatures. Looks like the losses will be massive. Additional information from our man in Krakow: Just to confirm: the fire broke out at the Krakow […]
November 1, 2020
GenTeam has placed 500,000 new records online. There are approximately 21.2 million records online in total. Go to: https://www.genteam.eu/ You need to register in order to access the records, but access to all data is free. If you are unsure about the exact spelling of the name of a person or a […]
October 14, 2020
General view of part of Quarter 1 in the Okopowa St. Jewish cemetery, Warsaw. Photo: Foundation for Cultural Heritage The Okopawa Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw was established in 1806 and is the resting place of over 200,000 persons. It is the largest cemetery in Poland. Recently, archeologists discovered previously unknown […]
September 25, 2020
YIVO writes:Since the organization began in 1925, YIVO has used questionnaires to collect the experiences of the Jewish people in their own words, gathering material on everything from Jewish folk legends to holiday preparation to children’s games. Over the decades, YIVO appealed directly to the community, collecting youth autobiographies and […]
September 3, 2020
The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, the Library’s unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony. The Museum is located in London, England, […]
September 1, 2020
Family Search has announced that RootsTech 2021 conference previously planned for February 3-6, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah will now be held as a free, virtual event online. RootsTech Connect 2021 will be held on 25-27 February 2021. To register and read more about it go to: https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng Thank you to David Oseas, […]