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 […]
Faculty of Law, 78 Queens Park Circle. See the Limmud website for details. Click here to see details of JGS Toronto speakers: Debbie Sacrob and Jerry Scherer
Cancellation Notice: The first meeting of the Fall for the Central European SIG will not be taking place as scheduled due to the illness of the speaker. Date: Oct. 29, 2018 Start: 7:30 pm.
Location: Beth Jacob Synagogue (** Note: This event is in Kitchener - please see the map below) Speaker: Jerry Scherer Jerry Scherer, son of Holocaust survivors, was born in Siberia in 1945. He and his parents spent 3 years in a Displaced Persons camp before emigrating to Montreal in 1949. Click […]
Please mark November 6 on your calendars for our next Kensington Market Historical Society event, "100 Years Ago: Kensington Market and the Great War". 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library. Click here for details
