Past Presentations and Workshops

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research was founded in Vilna, Lithuania in 1925.  It rise during the interwar period and rescue during the war, as well as its current digitization projects are part of an incredible story of the beginnings of Jewish European consciousness:  the understanding that Jews had their […]

Daniel Horowitz is the Genealogy Expert at My Heritage, providing key contributions, liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers and media, as well as lecturing and attending conferences around the world. Since the destruction of the second temple in 70 A.D., Jews have moved across the world.  In every place they were […]

Lecture by David Price – Chmielnik https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aj0KbYtxFZQsg55XzwuH__I20ZW2gQ?e=VohE56

Archives contain so much information that it’s hard to know where to start!  Navigating the various websites, databases and guides can be a daunting process.  This presentation by Carol Radford-Grant focuses on resources available for genealogical and house property research. Ms. Radford-Grant has been the City Archivist for the City […]

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Jerry Scherer:   https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aj0KbYtxFZQsg55dvQVddrTp5h98YQ?e=ypbUCM

Lecture by Judy Kasman https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aj0KbYtxFZQsg55cqLTzqGlJc50JAQ?e=Vl10DL

  Linda Reid of the Family History Centre has spent 35 years researching her family. Her research has been augmented as the result of years of learning to effectively use and analyze DNA data. She spoke at our Jan. 21st meeting at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation. Her handout is available at […]

Members who missed the May 17, 2018 General Meeting with Lisa Cooper of Great Britain may hear her lecture (A Forgotten Land) by going to this link https://www.lisa-cooper.com/news–events.html