Annual General Meeting

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

The meeting will be held before the presentation

Case Studies: Helping You to Break Through Your Brick Wall

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Speaker: James F.S. Thomson Doors open: 10:00 am Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., North York Sisterhood Hall Our 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 […]

Lithuania SIG

Family History Centre 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario

The Lithuania SIG will meet at the Family History Centre on April 26 at 7:30 pm. The FHC is located at 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills. (Eglinton Ave.E. east of Don Mills Rd.)

Central European SIG

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

President Emeritus, Henry Wellisch will once again deliver a lecture on Central European family history research. Date: April 30 Place: Shaarei Shomayim Congregation Time: 7:30 pm

Poland SIG Meeting

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

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. Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

DNA SIG Meeting

Family History Centre 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario

The next DNA SIG meeting will occur on May 10 at the Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive in Don Mills. DNA SIG meetings will occur on the second Thursday of every month unless otherwise specified.   Meetings begin at 7:30 pm.

Ontario Jewish Archives – TJFF Honours Morley Torgoff

  No Images? Click here Oops! In 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. TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL HONOURS MORLEY TORGOV The OJA and the Toronto Jewish Film […]

A Forgotten Land: Growing Up in the Jewish Pale

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

A Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale Speaker: Lisa Cooper Shaarei Shomayim, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 8:00 pm Doors open at 7:30 pm Lisa Cooper will talk about shtetl life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a presentation relevant in […]

Genetic History and Future of the Jewish People

Beth Avraham Congregation, 613 Clarke St. Thornhill Ontario 613 Clarke St., Thornhill, Ontario

Professor Karl  Skorecki MD of Rambam University and the Technion Institute lectures on this fascinating topic. June 5, 2018 8:00 pm Beth Avraham Yaacov Congregation 613 Clarke St. Thornhill

Lithuania SIG

Family History Centre 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario

Lithuania SIG meeting at the Family History Center, 24 Ferrand Drive, Don Mills.   Topic: Judy Kasman outlines how she achieved success in her Litvak research. 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm