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  • Lithuania Special Interest Group – First Meeting

    Family History Centre 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The initial meetings of our Special Interest Groups (SIGS) are as follows: LITHUANIA - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND POLAND - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH These meetings will be held at the Toronto Family History Centre located at 24 Ferrand Drive in Toronto, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. At these meetings we will […]

  • Searching for Your Polish Roots – Holocaust Education Week

    Beth Radom Synagogue 18 Reiner North York 18 Reiner, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Stanley Diamond is a family historian and is the executive director and founder of Jewish Records indexing Poland. He will be speaking on how one can research one's Polish ancestors by accessing the vast number of records that JRI Poland has compiled over the years and placed on the internet […]

  • Poland Special Interest Group – First Meeting

    The initial meeting of the Poland Special Interest Group will take place on Thursday, November 9th at the Toronto Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive in Toronto, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Email [email protected] to register. Everyone is welcome to this first meeting. The following will be open to members […]

  • Delis to Dairy

    KENSINGTON MARKET HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS – “FROM DELIS TO DAIRY: Kibitzing about Kensington’s Early Jewish Restaurants” Join us for an evening of storytelling featuring Marion Kane, Food Writer Howard Moscoe, Former City Councillor Rick Salutin, Novelist, Playwright and Columnist Karen Shopsowitz, Documentary Film-maker Hosted by Corey Mintz, Food writer and […]

  • A.J. Jacobs Discusses It’s All Relative

    In this Toronto debut, Esquire and NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs discusses his new book It's All Relative with Jessica Allen, co-host of CTV’s The Social. A best-selling author of four books and genealogical expert whose TED talk on the global family has been viewed over a million times, Jacobs brings […]

  • Sacred Spaces: Jewish Cemeteries, Past Present and Future

    Beth Tzedec Congregation 1700 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Beth Tzedec Congregation is sponsoring a unique and exciting program on the state of Jewish cemeteries around the world, from small towns to shtetls across Europe and elsewhere. This would be of great interest to the members of JGST as cemeteries are an important source of vital information. See this […]

  • Finding Holocaust Victims and Survivors – JGST sponsored event

    Temple Sinai 210 Wilson Ave. 210 Wilson Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Henry Wellisch President Emeritus Doors open at 7:30pm HOW TO FIND VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST It has been said that the Holocaust has been more researched than any other event in modern times. However, the innumerable books, articles, films, etc., have mainly focused on events and not so […]

  • The Jews of Thessaloniki: Where Did They Go?

    Miles Nadal JCC Spadina Ave. and Bloor St. Guest Speaker: Belinda Geshen Doors Open: 1:00 pm Program: 1:30 - 3:00 pm Drop-ins: $5:00 includes light refreshment See: http://mnjcc.org/browse-by-age/active-55/thursday-drop-in/914-the-jews-of-thessaloniki-where-did-they-go for details.

  • Grocers and Gangsters – Orchardviewers

    Orchardview Library 40 Orchard View Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Author David Nitkin presents a lecture on the Jewish grocer experience 1910. He will be reading from his latest book and presenting slides. Nov. 23, 2017 Orchard View Library Rm. 224 2:00 to 3:00 pm