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13 July 2022

Virtual Memorial Plaques Project

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto has created a new project, entitled the Virtual Memorial Plaques Project. This is an opportunity for you, at no cost, to memorialize deceased family members by creating one or more virtual memorial plaques. The information that you create will be stored in databases at […]

13 July 2022

Past Presentations and Workshops

Past Presentations and Workshops Audio and video recordings of previous presentations and workshops since 2018 are accessible to members of our Society. They include recordings of monthly programming and Special Interest Group meetings. If you are not a member, you may join our Society and have access to presentations that […]

13 July 2022

Shem Tov – Past Issues

Shem Tov is the award-winning quarterly newsletter of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto. Back issues of the newsletter dating back to the very first newsletter printed in 1985 can be accessed on our website. Members have access to all indexed issues, via the Members Area on this website. Recent issues […]

13 July 2022

Polish Records Translation Project

Polish Records Translation project The JGS Toronto Polish Records Translation Project funds and manages the translation of Jewish vital records from Poland. The translation of these vital records is a valuable service, as it helps genealogists use essential information about their ancestors, which is normally available only in the language […]

13 July 2022

Memorial Plaques

Memorial Plaques (JewishGen) The JewishGen Memorial Plaques Project (MEMPLAQs) is a searchable database of names and other identifying information from Jewish synagogue and memorial records (“Yahrzeit Plaques”) worldwide. It is a compilation of two linked databases: a database of memorial plaques, and a database of information about each synagogue. The Memorial Plaques […]

13 July 2022

Mentors and Mavens (members only)

Mentors and Mavens Are you new to genealogy? Have you hit a brick wall? Do you need assistance with a translation? We are here to help you! The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto has many knowledgeable members who can offer fellow members one-on-one genealogy mentoring by phone or email. We […]

13 July 2022

Cemetery Records (JewishGen)

The Cemetery Project is one of the oldest projects, beginning with the creation of the Society in 1985. Members of JGS Toronto document the burials in the earliest Jewish cemeteries in Toronto, beginning with the Pape Avenue (Jew’s) Cemetery, first by manually transcribing the information recorded on the headstones, and […]

13 July 2022

Books: Tracing Our Roots

“Tracing Our Roots, Telling Our Stories”, published 2011, Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto) “Tracing Our Roots, Telling More Stories”, published 2025, Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto For over forty years – since March 1985 – the members of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto have been gathering to share […]

19 March 2022

Ottawa Jewish Archives – Ottawa

The Ottawa Jewish Archives (OJA) collects records that tell the story of Jewish community life in Ottawa and the National Capital Region from the 1890s to the current day. The OJA accepts donations of documents, photographs, recorded media, and ephemera that help tell the story of Jewish community life in […]

19 March 2022

Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA) – Toronto

The OJA (Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre) acquires, preserves, and makes available historical records related to Ontario’s Jewish community. Its records are from private business, families, labour unions, synagogues, and other community organizations. Family resources include records such as marriage and circumcision records, family histories, synagogue and Jewish fraternal society records, […]

19 March 2022

Ontario Genealogical Society (Toronto Branch)

The Ontario Genealogical Society, also known as Ontario Ancestors, is Canada’s largest member-supported genealogical organization. Founded in 1961, their mission is to encourage, bring together, and assist those interested in family history as well as preserve Ontario’s heritage. It has 30 geographically based branches throughout Ontario together with five special […]

19 March 2022

Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) – Toronto

Established in 1976, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario collects, preserves, and makes available irreplaceable records of histories of migration, ethnicity, and Indigeneity. The MHSO is the creator of the most extensive collection in Canada of archival materials documenting immigrant, ethnic, and Indigenous experiences. Their archival holdings reflect some 100 […]