The next DNA SIG meeting will occur on May 10 at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills. DNA SIG meetings will occur on the second Thursday of every month unless otherwise specified.   Meetings begin at 7:30 pm.

  No Images? Click here Oops! In our excitement to tell you about this amazing program, we inadvertantly wrote March instead of May. Please note that the next Torgov screenings are happening on May 12, 2018. TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL HONOURS MORLEY TORGOV The OJA and the Toronto Jewish Film […]

A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale Speaker: Lisa Cooper Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 8:00 pm Doors open at 7:30 pm Lisa Cooper will talk about shtetl life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a presentation relevant in […]

Professor Karl  Skorecki MD of Rambam University and the Technion Institute lectures on this fascinating topic. June 5, 2018 8:00 pm Beth Avraham Yaacov Congregation 613 Clarke St. Thornhill

Lithuania SIG meeting at the Family History Center, 24 Ferrand Drive, Don Mills.   Topic: Judy Kasman outlines how she achieved success in her Litvak research. 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Story of Jose Arturo Castelanos.....The Latin American Wallenberg THE RESCUE: A LIVE FILM-CONCERTO with a live soundtrack performed by a Latin American ensemble As part of this outstanding film-concerto, Adath Israel will be displaying the exhibitBeyond Duty , sponsored by the Government of Israel. You are invited to view […]

BRICK WALLS AND BREAKTHROUGHS Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 pm   The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto offers the much anticipated Brick Walls and Breakthroughs for 2018!   Les Kelman (originally Kelmansky) knew about his grandfather (born 1870 […]

The DNA SIG will meet on June 14th at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive Time: 7:30 pm

Interesting archeological discoveries were made when the foundation for a new courthouse was excavated adjacent to Toronto City Hall.  The findings included privies, the foundation of row houses built by former Afro American slaves during the 1800s, and other interesting objects left behind by the diverse inhabitants (Jews, Italians, Irish, […]

The Ward Cabaret reimagines the vibrant sound of Toronto's first multi-cultural neighbourhood. JUNO Award-winning musician and composer David Buchbinder is joined by a collaborative team of musicians, singers, and actors for a musical event based on the songs and sounds of Toronto's first cross-cultural community. History is a verb. The […]