O Canada! Finding My Potter Family   Speaker: Cindy Potter Taylor   Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 10:30 am Doors open at 10:00 am   With Jewish Genealogy, spelling has always been, and will always be, a problem in searching for one’s mishpocha.  Cindy […]

The next meeting of the Ukraine SIG will take place at the Family History Centre on Sept 27. Time 7:30 pm

The next meeting of the Lithuania SIG will be Oct. 4th. Venue: Family History Centre Time:7:30 pm

The Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group invites you to hear Sonia Tkachuk van Heerden speak on “The Rich Genealogical Resources in Toronto for Doing East European Genealogy" Do you need to go to Ukraine or Poland to find records of your ancestors going back ten or more generations? No you don’t! […]

The first meeting of the Fall for the DNA SIG  at the Family History Centre  scheduled on Oct. 11 has been cancelled.  The first meeting will take place November 8th. Eric is planning to do a follow-up of Henry Wellisch's DNA testing results (his Y-chromosome and mitochondrial haplogroups, and his AncestryDNA […]

Wander through what was once the old Jewish Market, past late Victorian buildings and onto the campus of the University of Toronto. Memories of times past mix with the modern life of condos, restaurants and music. This walk is free and registration is not required – just show up. The […]

The next meeting of the Poland Special Interest Group will be held at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation on Monday Oct. 22nd Time: 7:30 pm

Speaker: Steven Brock Doors open at 7:30 pm Location: Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (see map below) Venue: Sisterhood Hall Jewish history is filled with terrifying stories of oppression, persecution and mistreatment. Over the centuries, Jews have been subjected to libel, discrimination, pogroms, expulsions, and, in the worst cases, mass murder. In […]