JGS Toronto Event – Break Throughs and Brick Walls
Kenneth Golish raises the question: “Why Did My Grandfather Return to Poland After Settling in America”? Before his father’s death, Kenneth heard the story of his grandfather’s return to the Kielce area of Poland. Never knowing the real reason behind the return, he spent several years researching this question until the truth was […]
JGS Event – Prague, Budapest, and Vienna
Prague, Budapest, and Vienna: History and Jewish Research. This is a Zoom Virtual Event. Our speaker will be Henry Wellisch who was born in Vienna and survived the War. Hernry, is President Emeritus of JGS Toronto and is a well known speaker on Central European Jewish History. VIRTUAL MEETING: […]
JGS Event – David Price
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DNA Sig The Avotaynu DNA Project: The Genetic Origins and Migrations of the Jewish People
OnlineThe Avotaynu DNA Project: The Genetic Origins and Migrations of the Jewish People Speaker: Adam Brown Tuesday, 19 October at 7:30 pm ET Under the auspices of the Technion (Israel’s MIT), the Avotaynu DNA Project is a landmark scientific study that has tested over a thousand men in far-flung Jewish […]
UKRAINE SIG VIRTUAL EVENT Jewish Life in Ukraine: A selected history from 800 to 1914
Speaker: Marla Waltman Monday, 25 October at 7:30 p.m. The JGS Toronto Ukraine Special Interest Group (SIG) provides an opportunity for members and registered guests to focus on subjects of interest for those with ancestors from Ukraine. This presentation, “Jewish Life in Ukraine: A selected history from 800 to 1914”, […]
JGS Virtual Event: Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure – Jewish Orphans from Poland to Ontario
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QZN2qTcfeqFVn8QEUXA8FadZUNThMQDl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115643481973909166856&rtpof=true&sd=true JGS member, Anne Dublin discusses Jewish orphans from Poland to Ontario. This is a JGS event that is open to all viewers. Please register by following the tab on the JGS website homepage.
JGS Virtual Event – “How Best to Use the Databases of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum”
How Best to Use the Databases of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) Presented by Megan Lewis, Reference Librarian, USHMM Sunday, 21 November, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. VIRTUAL MEETING: Join from Home Megan Lewis will speak about the multiple resources available online in Holocaust […]
LITHUANIA-LATVIA-BELARUS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) EVENT
GET THE MOST OUT OF RESEARCHING OUR FAMILIES IN LITHUANIA WITH GARRI REGEV, DIRECT FROM ISRAEL Discover new databases, sources and methods for Lithuanian research. Garri Regev has lived in Israel since 1978 and has been doing genealogical research for over 25 years. She has taught seminars, webinars and courses […]