Speaker: Jerry Scherer
Doors Open at 7:30pm
Note: This Event will be held at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave.

Sisterhood Hall

Jerry Scherer, son of Holocaust survivors, was born in Siberia in 1945. After the war, he and his parents spent 3 years in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany before emigrating to Montreal in 1949. Jerry received degrees from McGill and the University of Toronto. He taught high school mathematics for 42 years, first for the Toronto Board of Education and then at Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. He retired in 2009. Jerry currently volunteers for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto as the Coordinator of the Memorial Plaques Project. Jerry enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, cheering on the Jays, Raptors and his granddaughter’s hockey team, and travelling with his wife.
Title
Creating A Legacy for Future Generations: Discovering the story of Holocaust survivors
Overview
Jerry created a book for his children and grandchildren that details his parents’ experiences during the war and their stay in the Hofgeismar DP camp in Germany. His parents rarely spoke of the horrors they endured or witnessed. As a result, Jerry had to be resourceful to piece their history together. Jerry will share how over the course of many years, he was able to learn his parents’ story from a few family pictures, online research and conversations with people from around the world. Jerry hopes that by sharing his story, others will use his techniques to research their family’s history, so that they too can provide a legacy for future generations.

Our monthly genealogy presentations are open to all and all are welcome, although we request non-members to contribute $5.00 towards our costs. We hope that you will enjoy the session and we invite you to join our Society. The $5.00 guest fee would be counted towards the annual membership fee of $40.00. We would welcome you as a member, as there are member benefits including parts of our web site that are only available to members.