• Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett – The Future of the Holocaust in a World Without Survivors

    Adath Israel Congregation, 37 Southbourne Ave., Toronto 37 Southbourne Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Adath Israel Congregation in association with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Sarah & Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre   Presents   Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Author, historian, scholar, curator, consultant to international museums   Wednesday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m.   Topic: The Future of the Holocaust in a World without Survivors […]

  • JGS Toronto Workshop: Maximizing Member Benefits Through Effective Use of the JGS Toronto Website and JewishGen.org

    Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Getting the Most Out of the JGS Toronto Website and Jewishgen.org Workshop Leaders: Harvey Glasner Ruth Mallin Neil Richler The jgstoronto.ca website was completely redeveloped in 2017.  It offers a plethora of resources that can be accessed by our members in facilitating their family research.  It also offers discussion groups […]

  • JGS Toronto – DNA SIG

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

       

  • JGS Toronto – Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus SIG

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

    The first Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus SIG for this season will be held at the Family History Centre For Members Only 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm  

  • Confronting Devastation – Memoirs of Hungarian Holocaust Survivors

    Isabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    See link for details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hungarian-anthology-book-launch-tickets-73187278119?utm_campaign=f2d91ef306-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_24_02_19&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Azrieli+Holocaust+Memoirs+Program&utm_term=0_9127a05633-f2d91ef306-591474549

  • JGS Toronto Event: DNA Testing – Why get tested? and What do I do with the Results Afterward?

    Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogical DNA Testing: What Does It Mean for You (and Others)?  Speaker: Dr. Eric Mercer Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Avenue Entrance: North (parking lot) doors Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 8:00 pm Doors open at 7:30 pm Have you completed DNA testing but don’t know how to use the […]

  • Holocaust Education Week “Escape from Vienna”

    Barbara Frum Library 20 Covington Rd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Henry Wellisch, Past President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto delivers a lecture on his personal story of survival.  Henry and his parents made a harrowing  escape from Vienna in 1939.  It is a very captivating tale of courage, desperation and endurance. Barbara Frum Library 6:00 to 7:00 pm

  • Limmud Toronto – A Festival of Jewish Learning

    University of Toronto Law School 78 Queens Park Circle, Ontario, Canada

    Sunday Nov. 10, 2019 8:30 am to 5:30 pm University of Toronto Law School 78 Queens Park Circle Museum Subway Station Registration now open: http://Www.limmud.ca

  • Online Lecture – Movement Between Towns in Eastern Europe

    Please note: This lecture will be on Nov. 14 and not Nov. 12 as originally publicized.  Time 7:30-8:30 pm   Nashi Predky 2019 Online Lecture (Thurs Nov 14 7:30pm to 8:30pm) (please note date change to November 14)   Speaker: Lara Diamond President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland. […]