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  • PAPE AVENUE CEMETERY TOUR

    Pape Avenue Cemetary Toronto, Canada

    SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH PAPE AVENUE CEMETERY TOUR The Pape Avenue Cemetery was established in 1849 and is Toronto’s oldest Jewish cemetery. It is now owned by Holy Blossom Temple. (See p. 11) Buried in this cemetery are many of Toronto’s earliest Jewish residents. By examining their individual lives, both the […]

  • My Perspective on the Noyek Family History

    Wed. Sept. 13 8:00 pm Temple Sinai, 210 Wilson Ave. Located on the north side of Wilson between Bathurst and Avenue Rd. Speaker: Dr. Arnold Noyek Doors open at 7:50 pm Note: Website Training Workshop This special pre-speaker session will take place at 7:15 pm. We urge all members to […]

  • The Jewish Oil Magnates of Galicia

    Speaker: Valerie Schatzker Temple Sinai: 210 Wilson Ave. Toronto, ON Time: 8:00 pm Doors Open: 7:30 pm The near-annihilation of Europe’s Jews in the Second World War destroyed not only much of their history, but also knowledge of the contributions they made to the regions in which they lived. In […]

  • The Jewish Oil Magnates of Galicia

    Valerie Schatzker researched the Galician Oil Industry of the 19th century. The oil boom probably began here and interestingly, Jews were involved in owning and administering the fields while impoverished Jewish peasants risked life and limb to extract the valuable resource.

  • Ukraine Special Interest Group – First Meeting

    The Ukraine Special Interest Group (SIG) will meet for the first time on October 26 at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive in Toronto from 7:30pm to 9:00 pm. The Family History Centre is easily accessible by TTC and is a short walk from Eglinton Ave. East and Don […]

  • 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 […]