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SUMMARY:Holocaust Education Week - An Introduction of Genealogy & The SCHERER Story
DESCRIPTION:Location: Beth Jacob Synagogue (** Note: This event is in Kitchener – please see the map below) \nSpeaker: Jerry Scherer \nJerry Scherer\, son of Holocaust survivors\, was born in Siberia in 1945.  He and his parents spent 3 years in a Displaced Persons camp before emigrating to Montreal in 1949. \nClick here to see the details of his talk.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/holocaust-education-week-an-introduction-of-genealogy-the-scherer-story/
LOCATION:Beth Jacob Synagogue\, 161 Stirling Ave.\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181029T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181029T213000
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SUMMARY:Cancellation Notice:  Central European SIG
DESCRIPTION:Cancellation Notice: \nThe first meeting of the Fall for the Central European SIG will not be taking place as scheduled due to the illness of the speaker. \nDate: Oct. 29\, 2018 \nStart: 7:30 pm.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/central-european-sig-3/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181029
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SUMMARY:Limmud - Festival of Jewish Learning\, Culture and the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Faculty of Law\, 78 Queens Park Circle.  See the Limmud website for details. \nClick here to see details of JGS Toronto speakers:  Debbie Sacrob and Jerry Scherer
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/limmud-festival-of-jewish-learning-culture-and-the-arts/
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181024T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181024T213000
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SUMMARY:General Meeting: The Saddest Stories in the World - Yizkor Books and How to Use Them in Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Steven Brock \nDoors open at 7:30 pm \nLocation: Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (see map below) \nVenue: Sisterhood Hall \nJewish history is filled with terrifying stories of oppression\, persecution and mistreatment. Over the centuries\, Jews have been subjected to libel\, discrimination\, pogroms\, expulsions\, and\, in the worst cases\, mass murder. In order to remember bygone communities and individuals\, Jews have always kept records of these tragedies in Memorial or Yizkor books. Following the Holocaust\, hundreds of Yizkor books were written and published to memorialize the thousands of European Jewish communities destroyed by the Nazis. \nJoin Steven Brock as he recounts the origins of Yizkor books\, where to find and how to understand them\, and how to use them to research your ancestral homes and the lost members of your family tree. \nSteven Brock has been researching his family roots in Poland and Russia for over 20 years and has traced his ancestors back to the late 1700s. He was a member of the Montreal JGS until he moved with his family to Oakville in 1999. He has been a member of the Hamilton Jewish Genealogical Society since its inception in 2004\, where he serves as Treasurer. In addition to his own research\, he has been involved in several projects including the Jewish Records Indexing – Poland\, The Canadian Naturalization Database Indexing\, and the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry. \nClick here for a more complete outline of Steven’s lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dUC26FUeSbOONhOAQ5pZ3pDKuhCJBElS/view?usp=sharing \n  \nMembers: Free Guests: $5\ninfo@jgstoronto.ca www.jgstoronto.ca Tel: 647-247-6414
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/the-saddest-stories-in-the-world-yizkor-books-and-how-to-use-them-in-genealogy/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T161604Z
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SUMMARY:Poland Special Interest Group - First Meeting of the Fall
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the Poland Special Interest Group will be held at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation on Monday Oct. 22nd \nTime: 7:30 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/poland-special-interest-group-first-meeting-of-the-fall/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181021T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181021T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180815T211624Z
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SUMMARY:Free RomWalk - Kensington
DESCRIPTION:Wander through what was once the old Jewish Market\, past late Victorian buildings and onto the campus of the University of Toronto. Memories of times past mix with the modern life of condos\, restaurants and music. \nThis walk is free and registration is not required – just show up. \nThe walk takes place rain or shine\, and is approximately 90 minutes to 2 hours long. \nROMWalks is organized by the Royal Ontario Museum’s Department of Museum Volunteers to provide support for the Museum.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/free-romwalk-kensington/
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181011T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181011T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T145847Z
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SUMMARY:DNA - Special Interest Group - Meeting Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:The first meeting of the Fall for the DNA SIG  at the Family History Centre  scheduled on Oct. 11 has been cancelled.  The first meeting will take place November 8th. \nEric is planning to do a follow-up of Henry Wellisch’s DNA testing results (his Y-chromosome and mitochondrial haplogroups\, and his AncestryDNA results vs. FamilyTreeDNA)\, and a recap of the Genetic Genealogy Foundations series to refresh memories and answer new questions.\n\nAlso\, instead of just going through that Foundations series again\, I thought it’d be fun and timely to start a new series where we explore genetic genealogy’s legal\, privacy\, and related issues. I’ve done a lot of research and thinking about this\, but don’t have any definitive conclusions because so much depends on personal priorities and feelings. So I’ll share what I’ve learned and we can discuss.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/dna-special-interest-group/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181009T210000
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SUMMARY:Rich Genealogical Resources in Toronto for Doing East European Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:The Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group invites you to hear Sonia Tkachuk van Heerden speak on “The Rich Genealogical Resources in Toronto for Doing East European Genealogy”  \nDo you need to go to Ukraine or Poland to find records of your ancestors going back ten or more generations? No you don’t! \nIn Toronto You can access genealogical records going back hundreds of years. This data is accessible through Institutions such as: the Family History Centre\, Metro Toronto Reference Library\, City of Toronto Archives\, Archives of Ontario\, St. Vladimir Library\, the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre and other libraries. \nYou can access items such as: genealogy guidebooks\, historical maps of the world\, city directories\, Canadian and foreign telephone directories\, old country village descriptions\, historical ethnic newspapers and documents\, voting lists\, immigration lists\, ship passenger lists\, census records\, historical atlases and gazetteers\, Ukrainian and Polish history books\, digitized foreign newspapers\, Displaced Persons collections\, the Canadian Internment Collection\, Holodomor Collection\, property tax records\, Ontario Vital Statistics and many\, many old photos. \nWhen: Tuesday\, October 9 2018 \nFrom 7:30 – 9:30 pm  \nWhere: St Vladimir Institute.\n620 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario. \nContact: (905) 841-6707
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/rich-genealogical-resources-in-toronto-for-doing-east-european-genealogy/
LOCATION:St Vladomir Institute\, 620 Spadina Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181004T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180829T191710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180829T191710Z
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SUMMARY:Lithuania-Belarus-Latvia Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the Lithuania SIG will be Oct. 4th. \nVenue: Family History Centre \nTime:7:30 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/lithuania-belarus-latvia-special-interest-group/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180927T210000
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SUMMARY:Ukraine SIG
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the Ukraine SIG will take place at the Family History Centre on Sept 27. \nTime 7:30 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/ukraine-sig-2/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180916T120000
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SUMMARY:Finding My Potter Family
DESCRIPTION:O Canada! \nFinding My Potter Family \n  \nSpeaker: Cindy Potter Taylor \n  \nShaarei Shomayim\, 470 Glencairn Avenue\, Toronto \nSunday\, September 16\, 2018 at 10:30 am \nDoors open at 10:00 am \n  \nWith Jewish Genealogy\, spelling has always been\, and will always be\, a problem in searching for one’s mishpocha.  Cindy Potter Taylor will show us step by step how she learned to spell family names in different time periods eventually leading to the discovery of her Potter family in Canada. \n  \nCindy Potter Taylor is president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County\, Florida. She began her genealogy quest\, in earnest\, in 2003 following the untimely death of her sister. After 15 years of challenging research\, she is coming to Toronto in September to meet some of her newly found Potter relatives. Cindy is eager to share her journey of discovery with JGS Toronto as it was one of our members\, Neil Richler\, whom she happened to find via Ancestry who assisted her in her Canadian research. \n  \n  \nMembers:  Free               Guests:  $5 \ninfo@jgstoronto.ca           www.jgstoronto.ca         Tel:  647-247-6414 \ntwitter: jgsoftoronto        facebook: Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto \n 
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/finding-my-potter-family/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180903
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SUMMARY:Ashkenaz Festival - Celebrating Jewish Food
DESCRIPTION:Ashkenaz Festival celebrates Jewish food with free events at HarbourFront Centre and unique dining experiences across Toronto. \nFrom a Bagel Battle to an Immersive Global Shtetl\, \nThis Year’s Festival Has Something for Every Taste!\nAugust 15\, 2018. – Toronto\, Ontario – This year’s Ashkenaz Festival returns with a robust program  spotlighting Jewish food and Jewish culinary culture. From herring\, bagels and Montreal smoked meat sandwiches\, to more exotic and unexpected fare from northern Italy and the Sephardic diaspora\, Ashkenaz will offer a feast for both the mind and taste buds. Matching its diverse and eclectic programming in music\, theatre\, film\, dance\, visual arts and literature\, Ashkenaz 2018’s food programming is an integral part of this world-renowned celebration of global Jewish performing arts and multiculturalism. \nThe 2018 Festival’s overall thematic focus on women in Jewish music and culture is well-represented in its food offerings\, with an impressive slate of female restaurateurs\, food historians and food writers. Over the course of the Labour Day weekend\, guests will be treated to a variety of free events all taking place at Miss Lou’s Room at Harbourfront Centre. Learn about the unique foodways of Soviet/Russian Jews with Lea Zeltserman\, taste 3 different varieties of pickled herring with Miriam Borden\, learn how to make Sephardic desserts with Kat Romanow\, pick up culinary tips and wisdom from Judy Perly of the Free Times Café\, or participate in a Bagel Battle pitting Toronto\, Montreal and NY bagels against each other in a taste-off decided by both audience preference and a celebrity panel. Who will be crowned the Bagel Boss? \nWhile much of the Ashkenaz Festival takes place at Harbourfront Centre\, its food program extends across the GTA this year for the first time\, with a new program spotlighting Toronto’s reputation as a global music city and cosmopolitan hub where tourists can sample the cultures and foods of diverse communities from around the world. Ashkenaz’s new tourist-oriented experience\, Global Shtetl (Global Village)\, is a series of curated excursions in which participants will enjoy a special meal in one of Toronto’s many unique neighbourhoods\, sampling the cuisine of a particular ethno-cultural community whose music or culture will be highlighted within the Festival’s programming. During the meal\, participants will be immersed in the sounds\, tastes and stories of places around the world through lectures\, talks and performances.The five excursions will take place between August 29th and September 2nd and tickets are sold both as a package and individually. \nGlobal Shtetlers will experience “A Taste of Poland in Little Portugal\,” with an evening of Polish-Jewish music and food at Lula Lounge (August 29). The following night\, Ashkenaz serves up Montreal smoked meat sandwiches alongside its all-Canadian concert tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts (August 30). Friday night of the Festival (August 31) brings a sumptuous and eclectic\, multi-course Shabbat evening meal\, paired with a jazz-inflected set of music from the virtuosic Sela-Rosenblatt Quartet\, based on the traditional sabbath service\, “Mizmor Shir.” \nThe likely favourite for top highlight of the Global Shtetl program will be a unique Italian-Jewish lunch event on Saturday September 1 at Toronto’s newest European food hotspot\, Drom Taberna in the Queen West neighbourhood. “Il Profumo Delle Case Buone (The Aroma of Things Good)” will feature a heartfelt performance by Italian singer\, musician and playwright Enrico Fink\, inspired by the flavors of old family recipes in the cookbook of Jenny Bassani\, whose famous family features in Giorgio Bassani’s historical novel (and later feature film) “The Garden of the Finzi Continis.”Enrico Fink’s unique storytelling and music\, painting a picture of Italian Jewish life in the city of Ferrara before WWII\, provides the perfect appetizer before this delicious\, authentic meal from northern Italy. Be prepared to stimulate all your senses! \nGlobal Shtetl wraps up September 2 with a Sunday morning walking tour of Kensington Market\, (Toronto’s original Jewish neighbourhood)\, followed by the “Bella\, Did Ya Eat?” Jewish brunch at Free Times Café. With live music by Russian klezmer superstars Dobranotch\, and over 40 food items on the buffet (blintzes\, latkes\, gefilte fish\, smoked fish\, eggs & onions\, chalah french toast\, salads galore\, and much more)\, this will be the perfect heymishe(downhome) wrap to the Global Shtetl series. \nFor Global Shtetl ticket information\, and to book your excursion\, please visit http://www.ashkenaz.ca/global-shtetl/  or contact bridget@ashkenaz.ca. Full Ashkenaz Festival food program listings are viewable here http://www.ashkenaz.ca/2018-festival/food-2018/ \nAbout Ashkenaz Festival \nThe Ashkenaz Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious showcases of Jewish music and culture anywhere in the world. Since 1995\, the festival has taken place biennially at Harbourfront Centre\, Toronto’s premier venue for the presentation of world and folk culture and for the meeting of diverse communities through the arts. Originally founded as a showcase for Klezmer and Yiddish music and culture\, the Ashkenaz Festival has evolved over the years into an eclectic showcase of global Jewish art and culture\, encompassing not merely the traditions of Eastern Europe\, but also Sephardic\, Mizrachi\, and Israeli culture\, and all manner of cross-cultural fusion. The Festival is offered 90% free to the public and attracts a multicultural audience of over 60\,000 people to 80+ events featuring 250+ individual artists\, from across Canada and around the world.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/ashkenaz-festival-celebrating-jewish-food/
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180626T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180626T210000
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SUMMARY:Special Meeting Notice
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nTuesday June 26 at Shaarei Shomayim\n\nStarting at 7.30 p.m. prompt\n\nA pre-conference meeting for those attending the IAJGS conference in Warsaw from August 5-10\, 2018. We also welcome those who have attended previous IAJGS conferences\, and are willing to share their  experiences.\n\nPlease let us know of your attendance at the pre-conference get together by e-mailing lkelman@jgstoronto.ca.\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView this email in your browser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Meeting Notice\nTuesday June 26 at Shaarei Shomayim\, starting at 7:30 pm\nThe IAJGS Conference in Warsaw\n\nAs you are probably aware\, the IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) Conference will be held this year in Warsaw (August 5-10). \nWe are planning to hold an orientation session in Toronto. This meeting is open to conference participants\, and to those still considering registering\, as well as past conference attendees.  If you have travelled to Poland or Ukraine or other Eastern European countries please join us to share your experiences. \nIt will be an opportunity to meet with others attending\, and to ask questions about previous IAJGS Conferences.\nWe have not yet finalized an agenda for the session\, but are considering the following: \n\nIntroduction by each participant\nShare travel plans\nShare information about side trips to your ancestral shtetl and other places\nComments from those who have attended a previous IAJGS conference\nComments from those who have previously travelled to Eastern Europe\nSuggestions for having a great conference experience\netc. etc.\n\nTo ensure that we will have enough participants to make the session worthwhile\, please RSVP to lkelman@jgstoronto.ca by Monday June 18.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForward\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJewish Genealogical Society of Toronto\nwww.jgstoronto.ca\n info@jgstoronto.ca\n647-247-6414\nSince 1985\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopyright © 2018 Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto\, All rights reserved.\nYou are receiving this email because you are either a member of the Jewish Genealogical Society Toronto or have opted to receive emails from us. \nOur mailing address is: \nJewish Genealogical Society of Toronto \n\n2901 Bayview Avenue\, PO Box 91006\nToronto\, Ontario M2K 2Y6 \nCanada\n\nAdd us to your address book\nunsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/special-meeting-notice/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180625T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180625T213000
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SUMMARY:Central European SIG
DESCRIPTION:The next Central European SIG will be led by Henry Wellisch and will be at the the Shaarei Shomayim Congregation. \n  \nTime 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm \nJune 25\, 2018
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/central-european-sig-2/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180621T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
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SUMMARY:The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia - Borochov Cultural Centre
DESCRIPTION:Thursday June 21st\, 2018\, 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\nBorochov Cultural Centre\nThe Screening of\nOne Woman’s Journey to explore a Community\nTracing its Secret History back to Biblical Times\nBal Ej    The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia\nFor more info see\nhttp://kulanucanada.org
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/the-hidden-jews-of-ethiopia-borochov-cultural-centre/
LOCATION:Borochov Cultural Centre 272 Codsell Ave.\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180623
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SUMMARY:The Ward Cabaret June 20 to June 22
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHistory is a verb. The passage of time is a constant. But what we seek to preserve from our past and what we choose to cast away has always been a selective process often informed by unexamined motives and biases. \n— MICHAEL MCCLELLAND\, THE WARD (CO-EDITOR)\n\nThe Ward was a Lower East Side-like enclave shared for over a century by Irish\, African­-Canadians\, Italians\, Eastern European Jews and Chinese. A dense corner of the city that officials saw as a crime-ridden slum in need of reform\, The Ward was home to waves of immigrants who settled there\, started businesses and religious institutions\, learned English\, hawked newspapers\, ran speakeasies\, restaurants and laundries\, started theatres\, and generally tried to fit in. When these newcomers came to Toronto\, they left much behind\, but brought with them great cultural treasures: stories\, songs\, music and traditions. \nInspired by The Ward (Coach House Books)\, Buchbinder first gathered a group of stellar Toronto artists to create The Ward Cabaret in 2016. After selling out at Soulpepper and Lula Lounge\, the book’s editors\, along with Buchbinder\, Marjorie Chan\, Andrew Craig\, and Michael Occhipinti – three musicians and a playwright representing four of the five cultures of The Ward – are reimagining the songs\, music and stories of The Ward in order to explore the cultural roots of what has become the most diverse city on the planet.\n  \nhttps://luminatofestival.com/2018/Events/The-Ward-Cabaret
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/the-ward-cabaret/
LOCATION:Berkeley St. Theatre 26 Berkeley St.\, 26 Berkeley St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5A2W3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180619T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180513T213031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180513T213031Z
UID:4032-1529434800-1529438400@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:The Ward Uncovered
DESCRIPTION: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\, Chinese) of the much maligned area once known as “The Ward”. \nJune 19\, 2018 \n7:00 pm to 8:00 pm \nToronto Reference Library \nYonge St.\, just north of Bloor St.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/the-ward-uncovered/
LOCATION:Toronto Reference Library
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180614T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180614T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180506T030952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180516T002143Z
UID:4001-1529004600-1529011800@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:DNA SIG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The DNA SIG will meet on June 14th at the Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive \nTime: 7:30 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/ukraine-sig-meeting/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180613T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180613T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20170831T013346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180530T183018Z
UID:2989-1528918200-1528925400@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Brick Walls and Breakthroughs
DESCRIPTION:BRICK WALLS AND BREAKTHROUGHS \nShaarei Shomayim\, 470 Glencairn Avenue\, Toronto \nWednesday\, June 13th\, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. \nDoors open at 7:30 pm \n  \nThe Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto offers the much anticipated Brick Walls and Breakthroughs for 2018! \n  \nLes Kelman (originally Kelmansky) knew about his grandfather (born 1870 in Ukraine – died Glasgow 1945).  He even had a “name” for his great-grandfather.  But that was the end of the road.  Then he obtained the 1858 Revision List for Pogrebishche\, Ukraine\, with lots of Kelmanskys\, but still no way of filling the gap between 1858 and 1870.  Les will share how he discovered a link that enabled his research to go back in time to 1775. \nLes has been an active member of JGS Toronto since the early 1990s and served as President of our Society (2013-2016) and as the Programme Committee Chair for many years. \nMerle Langbord Levine’s grandparents were influential in her upbringing and encouraged her desire to go after her roots and heritage.  Google and My Heritage autosomal DNA testing results led her to a distant cousin living in Florida.  Merle was able to trace her family back to the mid-1700s and obtain new information as to where the family lived in Poland.  She also discovered what happened to the family during the Holocaust\, providing details never disclosed to her Langbord grandparents. \nMerle has presented at JGS Toronto on several occasions.  She is a professional educator who is in private practice tutoring students. \nNeil Richler’s presentation is entitled “Using Family and Online Resources to Track a Distant Branch of Long Lost Family”. Neil’s success came about as a result of an interview with his great-grandfather and by using current online genealogical resources. \nNeil has been a Society member since 1992 when he began his family research.  He has presented various workshops for JGS Toronto and has served as a JGS Board member for over twenty years serving as the long-time Membership Coordinator.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/break-throughs-and-brick-walls/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180612T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180612T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180605T180611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T180611Z
UID:4152-1528831800-1528837200@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:The Rescue - The Story of Jose Arturo Castelanos “The Latin American Wallenburg”
DESCRIPTION:The Story of Jose Arturo Castelanos…..The Latin American Wallenberg \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE RESCUE: A LIVE FILM-CONCERTO \nwith a live soundtrack performed by a Latin American ensemble\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs 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 the exhibit between June 9 – June 25 in the lobby outside the Main Sanctuary. \n  \nThe Beyond Duty exhibit is dedicated to the Righteous Among the Nations and to the Holocaust survivors whose courage and resilience continues to inspire us. The term “Righteous Among the Nations” refers to gentiles who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust.  Yad Vashem\, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center\, has recognized more than twenty-six thousand individuals as Righteous Among the Nations\, including thirty-six diplomats\, one of whom was José Castellanos\, the subject of the film The Rescue . \n  \nTo learn more please click HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you do not see this email please click here\n\n\n\n\nClick here to print this page\nThis message was sent to family@kasman.com By info@adathisrael.com\nUnsubscribe from this list\n\nPowered by InboxImpact – Email Marketing…It’s So Simple! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdath Israel · 37 Southbourne Avenue · Toronto M3H 1A4 · 416 635 5340
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/the-rescue-the-story-of-jose-arturo-castelanos-the-latin-american-wallenburg/
LOCATION:Adath Israel Congregation\, 37 Southbourne Ave.\, Toronto\, 37 Southbourne Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180607T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180607T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180505T201606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180525T004731Z
UID:3999-1528399800-1528407000@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Lithuania SIG
DESCRIPTION:Lithuania SIG meeting at the Family History Center\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Don Mills. \n  \nTopic: Judy Kasman outlines how she achieved success in her Litvak research. \n7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/lithuania-sig-2/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180605T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180605T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180530T213636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T131832Z
UID:4130-1528228800-1528234200@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Genetic History and Future of the Jewish People
DESCRIPTION:Professor Karl  Skorecki MD of Rambam University and the Technion Institute lectures on this fascinating topic. \nJune 5\, 2018 \n8:00 pm \nBeth Avraham Yaacov Congregation \n613 Clarke St. \nThornhill
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/genetic-history-and-future-of-the-jewish-people/
LOCATION:Beth Avraham Congregation\, 613 Clarke St. Thornhill Ontario\, 613 Clarke St.\, Thornhill\, Ontario\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180517T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180517T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180310T173455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180310T173455Z
UID:3747-1526585400-1526590800@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:A Forgotten Land:  Growing Up in the Jewish Pale
DESCRIPTION:A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale\nSpeaker:  Lisa Cooper \nShaarei Shomayim\, 470 Glencairn Avenue\, Toronto\nThursday\, May 17\, 2018 at 8:00 pm\nDoors open at 7:30 pm \nLisa Cooper will talk about shtetl life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a presentation relevant in particular to those with Ukrainian or Lithuanian ancestry\, but also to those whose relatives came from Poland or elsewhere in Eastern Europe. She will discuss the major historical events that affected the Jewish community at that time: pogroms\, World War I\, the Russian Revolution\, Civil War and famine\, and\, of course\, emigration to Canada. She will also discuss the lengths that many people went to in order to ensure their family survived those terrible times.\nLisa’s book\, A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale\, is based on recorded conversations Lisa’s father had with his mother Pearl about her early life in the Russian Empire. So many Jewish immigrants refused to talk about the ‘old country’\, choosing to forget the unhappy times\, not to pass on their memories. Lisa is fortunate that her grandmother was a great storyteller. Her father\, who grew up in Canada surrounded by these tales of shtetl life\, later made recordings of these stories in the 1970s\, before Pearl died. Lisa asked her father to translate the recordings (from the Yiddish) before he himself passed away\, and turned them into a book so that we\, today\, can better understand how our ancestors lived – and how so many of them died.\nLisa Cooper is a British journalist\, writer and artist visiting Toronto for a family celebration. She studied Russian at Edinburgh University\, attracted by a passion for languages and a fascination with the country’s people and history. As a student\, she spent a year in the southern Russian city of Voronezh during another of the country’s momentous turning points – the dismantling of the Soviet Union. Armed with an old address dating from the 1960s and a family tree\, she made contact with cousins in Kiev\, who introduced her to a web of relatives she knew nothing about. The experience helped breed an interest in both family history and Ukrainian Jewish history. See Lisa Cooperfor more information.\nMembers:  Free		Guests:  $5\ninfo@jgstoronto.ca  	 www.jgstoronto.ca	  Tel:  647-247-6414\ntwitter: jgsoftoronto        facebook: Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/a-forgotten-land-growing-up-in-the-jewish-pale/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180513
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180507T124935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180507T124935Z
UID:4004-1526083200-1526169599@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Ontario Jewish Archives - TJFF Honours Morley Torgoff
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo Images? Click here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOops!\n\n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL HONOURS MORLEY TORGOV\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe OJA and the Toronto Jewish Film Festival are proud to co-present this exciting series honouring the work of humourist and novelist\, Morley Torgov. Torgov has brought to life stories about the Canadian Jewish experience with humour\, warmth and a critical eye. The OJA is also the home to Torgov’s vast collection of manuscripts and drawings\, providing future generations with unrestricted access to Torgov’s large body of work.  \nThe TJFF will be showing three films based on Torgov’s writings on May 5 and May 12: Today I Am a Fountain Pen; The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick; and The Making of a President. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSTAY CONNECTED\n\n\n\n\nThe OJA posts daily content on social media. Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Visit us on YouTube! Check out our website! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOntario Jewish Archives\, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre\nUJA Federation of Greater Toronto\nSherman Campus\n4600 Bathurst St.\nToronto\, ON M2R 3V2\nwww.ontariojewisharchives.org\n\n\nYou are receiving this email because you have either attended one of our events\, are a volunteer\, a researcher\, a donor of records\, or are passionate about Jewish heritage in the GTA. Sent by the Ontario Jewish Archives\, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre\, a registered charity | Registration number: 1119248722RR0001 | 4600 Bathurst Street\, Toronto\, Ontario M2R 3V2.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Like  \n  Tweet  \n  Share  \n  Forward  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPreferences  |  Unsubscribe
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/ontario-jewish-archives-tjff-honours-morley-torgoff/
LOCATION:Ontario
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180510T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180510T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180502T182018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180502T182032Z
UID:3994-1525980600-1525987800@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:DNA SIG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next DNA SIG meeting will occur on May 10 at the Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills. \nDNA SIG meetings will occur on the second Thursday of every month unless otherwise specified. \n  \nMeetings begin at 7:30 pm.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/dna-sig-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180507T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180507T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180306T162640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180506T031255Z
UID:3736-1525721400-1525728600@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Poland SIG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the Poland SIG is on May 7th. It will be held at Shaarei Shomayim 470 Glencairn Avenue in the lower level social hall which is across from our regular meeting location in the sisterhood room.\nTime: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/poland-sig/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180430T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180321T171047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180321T171047Z
UID:3836-1525116600-1525122000@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Central European SIG
DESCRIPTION:President Emeritus\, Henry Wellisch will once again deliver a lecture on Central European family history research. \nDate: April 30\nPlace: Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\nTime: 7:30 pm
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/central-european-sig/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180426T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180321T170656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180321T170656Z
UID:3834-1524771000-1524776400@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Lithuania SIG
DESCRIPTION:The Lithuania SIG will meet at the Family History Centre on April 26 at 7:30 pm. \nThe FHC is located at 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills.  (Eglinton Ave.E. east of Don Mills Rd.)
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/lithuania-sig/
LOCATION:Family History Centre\, 24 Ferrand Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180422T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20170831T012213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180314T182316Z
UID:2985-1524391200-1524398400@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Case Studies:  Helping You to Break Through Your Brick Wall
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: James F.S. Thomson\nDoors open: 10:00 am\nShaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, North York\nSisterhood Hall \nOur monthly genealogy presentations are open to all members and guests are also welcome\, although we request non-members to contribute $5.00  towards our costs. We hope that you will enjoy the session and we invite our guests to consider joining our Society. The $5.00 guest fee would be counted towards the annual membership fee of $40.00. There are many benefits including access to the parts of our web site that are only available to members. \nImportant Note: Members are asked to arrive by 10:00 to attend the election of a new Executive and Board. This brief meeting\, will include the financial report and will take place before our Speaker’s presentation.
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/case-studies-helping-you-to-break-through-your-brick-wall/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180422T110000
DTSTAMP:20260608T145123
CREATED:20180326T223631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180326T223856Z
UID:3862-1524391200-1524394800@practice.jgstoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting will be held before the presentation
URL:https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/event/annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Shaarei Shomayim Congregation\, 470 Glencairn Ave.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5N 1V8\, Canada
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