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 […]
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 […]
Hazel Boon leads the Poland Special Interest Group. Click on this link to view the details. This is a virtual event. Members can register by signing in to the jgstoronto.ca website.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Documenting the Toronto Jewish Families Project Daniel Horowitz presenting Several decades ago, the late Dr. Henry Goldenberg, a physician in Toronto, asked his patients about their family histories. Based on what they told him, he drew their family trees. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto was the recipient of this […]
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO and CLASSI LECTURES PRESENT GLOBAL HERITAGE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) The Jews of Poland Part 1. Polin – “Here you will dwell” Speaker: Trudy Gold Wednesday, 11 Oct 2023, 4-5 p.m. ET VIRTUAL MEETING: Join from Home We are pleased to announce the continued partnership between JGS […]
