The Avotaynu DNA  Project: The Genetic Origins and Migrations of the Jewish People Speaker:  Adam Brown Tuesday, 19 October at 7:30 pm ET Under the auspices of the Technion (Israel’s MIT), the Avotaynu DNA Project is a landmark scientific study that has tested over a thousand men in far-flung Jewish […]

Speaker: Marla Waltman Monday, 25 October at 7:30 p.m. The JGS Toronto Ukraine Special Interest Group (SIG) provides an opportunity for members and registered guests to focus on subjects of interest for those with ancestors from Ukraine. This presentation, “Jewish Life in Ukraine: A selected history from 800 to 1914”, […]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QZN2qTcfeqFVn8QEUXA8FadZUNThMQDl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115643481973909166856&rtpof=true&sd=true JGS member, Anne Dublin discusses Jewish orphans from Poland to Ontario. This is a JGS event that is open to all viewers.  Please register by following the tab on the JGS website homepage.

  How Best to Use the Databases of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)   Presented by Megan Lewis, Reference Librarian, USHMM   Sunday, 21 November, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.   VIRTUAL MEETING: Join from Home   Megan Lewis will speak about the multiple resources available online in Holocaust […]

GET THE MOST OUT OF RESEARCHING OUR FAMILIES IN LITHUANIA WITH GARRI REGEV, DIRECT FROM ISRAEL Discover new databases, sources and methods for Lithuanian research. Garri Regev has lived in Israel since 1978 and has been doing genealogical research for over 25 years.  She has taught seminars, webinars and courses […]

How Do You Want to Be Remembered?   Lesley Simpson PhD   Wednesday, 15 December 2021, at 7.30 p.m.   VIRTUAL MEETING: Join from Home     “Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations.” This text from Deuteronomy is on the home page of JGSToronto. The […]