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  • Poland Special Interest Group – First Meeting of the Fall

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

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

  • General Meeting: The Saddest Stories in the World – Yizkor Books and How to Use Them in Genealogy

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

    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 […]

  • Cancellation Notice: Central European SIG

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

    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.

  • Holocaust Education Week – An Introduction of Genealogy & The SCHERER Story

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    Beth Jacob Synagogue 161 Stirling Ave., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]

  • Kensington Market and the Great War

    Lillian Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library 239 College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

      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    

  • Learn The Real Story – Ontario’s South African Immigrants

    Lipa Green Building, Sherman Campus, 4600 Bathurst St., Toronto 4600 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The Ontario Jewish Archives is presenting a panel program on South Africa's contribution to Ontario's Jewish population.  Over 500 former South Africans contributed personal materials, oral histories etc. The event will include a lively panel discussion. RSVP [email protected] to secure your seats   Click here for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1khKpw5dWuBkKV53erMW1_1VZ2qK1IeOI/view?usp=sharing

  • Accessing Records From Ukraine – General Meeting

    Congregation Darchei Noam 864 Sheppard Ave. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto. Challenges in Accessing Records from Ukraine Speaker: Dr. Janette Silverman Doors open at 7:30 pm (*Note the location - Darchei Noam Congregation - see the map) Research and travel in Ukraine is different from traveling through Canada, the US, and many other places in Europe. […]