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SUMMARY:JGS Toronto Virtual Event: DNA Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO \n  \nDNA SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG)\nQ&A WORKSHOP \nFeaturing our JGS Toronto members\,\nGil Bardige and Arthur Sissman \n  \nSunday\, 3 November 2024 at 10:30 am. ET \nVIRTUAL MEETING: Join from Home\nVirtual doors open at 10:20 a.m. ET \nWe are pleased to announce the return of our DNA Special Interest Group (SIG) program this year\, featuring our esteemed members Gil Bardige and Arthur Sissman\, both recognized as experts in Jewish DNA.\nAll are invited to participate in our 4-part DNA Q&A Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting! Our DNA experts will commence the session with a brief educational presentation covering the basics of DNA or strategies for interpreting test results. \n4-part DNA Q&A series on Sundays at 10:30 am ET. \n3 November 2024  \n12 January 2025  \n9 March 2025  \n4 May 2025  \n\nHere’s your chance to send in your DNA-related inquiries to our experts\, who are here to aid your research. When you submit your questions\, there might be a request for consent to potentially share your screen\, DNA match names\, and family tree members. This sharing enables others to learn from the techniques used by our experts. Please be sure to include comprehensive details with your question\, highlighting your previous research. You’ll find the questionnaire form available on the registration page – please send your submissions before Monday\, 28 Oct 2024. This deadline ensures that our maven can contact you for any extra information\, if required. \n\nGil Bardige\, originally from Chicago\, has been a genealogist for over 40 years and a genetic genealogist since 2007.  He has tested at the 4 major testing companies and is the Co-Administrator of 3 projects at FTDNA including Jewish R1B and R-A11711 Subclade Projects.  He is Chair of the Columbus Ohio JGS\, a volunteer at IAJGS Conferences (including the Program Committee)\, and Director of the Mentoring Program.  Gil is a firm believer that you can use DNA results as a tool in your genealogy research.  Over the last five years\, he has regularly helped people navigate their DNA matches by speaking at dozens of Jewish genealogical societies. After his presentations\, people say: “Thank you\, Gil\, I am no longer confused!”\n\nArthur Sissman\, from Naples FL\, has been engaged in family history genealogy since 1999 and genetic genealogy (DNA) since 2015. Arthur has built over 60 family history trees for his various family surname lines. In addition\, he has tested his autosomal DNA at all the major DNA testing companies\, and his Y-DNA and MtDNA at FamilyTreeDNA.  Using his 3 Legged Stool Protocol – focusing on Surname\, Place and DNA\, Arthur has found relatives previously unknown to him and has built a current tree out to 1500 people\, from Galicia/Romania\, with over 50+ DNA matches across all branches. For information on Arthur’s Jewish Genealogy SIG monthly meetings and scheduled workshops\, email genresearch13@yahoo.com.\n\n \nTo register for the DNA SIG event \, please go to jgstoronto.ca/register. The questionnaire form can be found below the registration link. \nYou will then receive an immediate acknowledgement plus the link to access the event.
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/jgs-toronto-virtual-event-dna-special-interest-group-3/
CATEGORIES:General Events
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Board Meeting
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/board-meeting-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241110T163000
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SUMMARY:IAJGS 2025 Conference Virtual Information Session
DESCRIPTION:45th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy \nInformation Session \nSunday\, 10 November 2024 at 2:00 p.m. \nvia Zoom \nThe 45th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy is coming to Fort Wayne\, Indiana\, from Sunday\, August 10 to Thursday\, August 14\, 2025. \nThe International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies holds a conference in the summer of each year\, drawing hundreds of genealogists from around the world. Programs and workshops are offered on a wide variety of topics\, special events with Research Divisions focus on a particular country or geographical area\, and well-known speakers come to present at keynote and banquet events. \nFort Wayne is among the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Midwest and is known for its exceptional genealogical capability through the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center\, one of the largest family history research centers in the world. The collection of more than 1.2 million physical items is completely open and available to researchers. Resources of interest to Jewish researchers include a large collection of Yizkor books\, Temple and synagogue histories\, Jewish periodicals\, diaries and personal memoirs\, and the “Jewish Life in America\, c1654-1954” database from the American Jewish Historical Society. \nA virtual informational program will be held on Sunday\, 10 November 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The program will include information about Jewish research at the Genealogy Center\, an introduction to Fort Wayne\, and opportunities for questions about the conference. For more information\, to register for the November program\, or to sign up for the conference e-mail list\, visit www.iajgs2025.org.  We look forward to hosting you in Fort Wayne in 2025!
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/iajgs-2025-conference-virtual-information-session/
CATEGORIES:General Events
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SUMMARY:The Jews of Lithuania: Nazis and Destruction
DESCRIPTION:Global Heritage SIG
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/the-jews-of-lithuania-nazis-and-destruction/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:General Events
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SUMMARY:JGS Toronto Poland Special Interest Group (Special Presentation)
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the release of A Real Pain from Searchlight Pictures on November 15th at theaters everywhere\, JGST is presenting a special webinar on Thursday November 14th\, at 7:30 pm to assist attendees in doing research into their Polish ancestry as below. \n\nSorry for the short timeline but we would appreciate your spreading the word as well in order to let everyone know about this special workshop event. \nA REAL PAIN\, written\, directed\, and starring Jesse Eisenberg\, follows two estranged cousins who travel to Poland to trace their Jewish roots after the death of their grandmother. As they delve into the trauma of their shared history\, they’re confronted with a complex and often darkly comedic journey of family\, memory\, and identity. The film blends poignant moments with humor\, offering a unique perspective on generational trauma and the process of healing. The film has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. The trailer for the film can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2et8Vpu7Ls \nThe JGST webinar/workshop is open to everyone at no charge and part of the continuing support that JGST provides to our community at large to enhance and assist in genealogical research of family history. \n\nThe event is also being promoted by Searchlight Pictures at their preview screenings\, etc… \n\nThe registration link is: \n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIodumqqz8iH9CgBNNM5et9rk8TZVPkGXKW#/registration \n 
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/jgs-toronto-poland-special-interest-group-special-presentation/
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SUMMARY:Submission Deadline for December Issue
DESCRIPTION:Shem Tov
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/submission-deadline-for-december-issue/
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SUMMARY:Friends\, Foes\, and Family: A Millennium of Jewish Life in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:  \nFriends\, Foes\, and Family: A Millennium of Jewish Life in Ukraine \nJewish Genealogical Society of Toronto\nSunday\, 17 November 2024\, 10:30 a.m.\nIn person and on ZOOM\nShaarei Shomayim\, 470 Glencairn Avenue\, Toronto\nDr. Lev Daschko \n\n\nDr. Daschko will talk about the long history of Jewish life in Ukraine\, with an emphasis on the interactions between Jews and non-Jews. The talk incorporates maps and images to illustrate the complicated history of Ukrainian Jews (past and present) under the various regimes and empires that ruled the country. He will address the longstanding myths surrounding Ukraine\, Ukrainians\, and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Finally\, there will be a look at Jewish food\, holidays\, and language to understand Jewish life in Ukraine. \n\n\n\nDr. Lev Daschko is a Canadian historian who specializes in 19th century Ukrainian-Jewish relations. His MA thesis was on the experiment of Jewish National Autonomy in the short-lived Ukrainian People’s Republic (1917–18). Lev’s dissertation topic is entitled  Steam Engines\, Postcards\, and White Table Linens: Technology and Modernity in Austrian-ruled Chernivtsi and Bukovina (1861–1914). He received his PhD from Northwestern University in June 2024.\n\nTo register\, please visit jgstoronto.ca/register
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/8821/
CATEGORIES:General Events
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SUMMARY:JGS Toronto - Genealogy in the Digital Age (Outreach Program
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jerry Scherer \nLocation:  Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) \n613 Clark Ave. Thornhill
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/jgs-toronto-genealogy-in-the-digital-age-outreach-program/
LOCATION:“Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT)” \,   613 Clarke St. Thornhill Ontario\, 613 Clarke St.\, Thornhill\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Jews of Lithuania: Heroes of Vilna
DESCRIPTION:Global Heritage SIG
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/the-jews-of-lithuania-heroes-of-vilna/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:General Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241124T140000
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SUMMARY:Genealogy in the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Presenter :  Jerry Scherer
URL:https://jgstoronto.ca/event/genealogy-in-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:“Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT)” \,   613 Clarke St. Thornhill Ontario\, 613 Clarke St.\, Thornhill\, Ontario\, Canada
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