• Jews in England 1652-1750

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    Central European SIG This is a virtual event for members only, presented by Classi Lectures.  Trudy Gold. Wednesday 17 May 2023, 4-5 pm ET.          1652 – 1750. The Rise of the Sephardi merchants (Part 1) For more than 300 years no Jews, officially, existed in the country. It was not until Charles […]

  • Annual General Meeting (AGM)

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    Annual General Meeting Virtual program Sunday May 28, 2023   !0:30 AM Registration in members area  

  • Jews in England 1750-1918 (Part 2)

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    Expulsion and Flight - the Resettlement of the Jews in England from 1650-1918 This is a continuation of Trudy Gold's lecture on the Expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal and their settlement in England.  This is a members only virtual event. Wednesday 31 May 2023, 4-5 pm ET.          1750 – […]

  • Jews of England (Part 3) 1900-1918: The Start of Zionism

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    Wednesday 7 Jun 2023, 4-5 pm ET.     1900 – 1918. Start of Zionism (Part 3) There was a  huge growth in the Ashkenazi Jewish population from 1900-1918 Their culture was more distinct - and though they maintained it, building kosher businesses, welfare networks, Jewish schools and cultural bodies, they generally embraced their […]

  • JGS Toronto Virtual Event: DNA SIG

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    JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO DNA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) Q&A WORKSHOPS Featuring our JGS Toronto members, Gil Bardige and Arthur Sissman Sunday, 11 Jun 2023, 10:30 am. ET VIRTUAL MEETING: Join from Home Virtual doors open at 10:20 am. ET Gil Bardige and Arthur Sissman, both recognized as experts in […]

  • JGS Virtual Event: Brick Walls and Breakthroughs

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    BRICK WALLS AND BREAKTHROUGHS Virtual Meeting   Wednesday, 21 June 2023 at 7:30 p.m.   BRENDA FAYERMAN is a first-generation Canadian. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, she resides in Montreal. Brenda earned an MS in Computer Science and Mathematics from McGill University. She retired from a career as Technology Director […]

  • JGS Virtual Event – Family Tree Maker (FTM) SIG

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    Members Only Event - This will interest users of Family Tree Maker, the most popular family tree generating program.  This is the 2nd of 3 FTM special interest group presentations.

  • JGS Toronto and JGS Philadelphia – Partnership Program

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    Topic: The Legacy of the Nuremberg Trials Speaker: Dr. Robert Watson, Professor, Author, Historian, and Media Commentator This presentation is in partnership with JGASGP and JGS Toronto! Please join us for a members only meeting. This presentation examines the philosophical, legal, and political debates surrounding the decision to hold the […]