JGS Toronto Event: DNA Testing – Why get tested? and What do I do with the Results Afterward?

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Genealogical DNA Testing: What Does It Mean for You (and Others)?  Speaker: Dr. Eric Mercer Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Avenue Entrance: North (parking lot) doors Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 8:00 pm Doors open at 7:30 pm Have you completed DNA testing but don’t know how to use the […]

Holocaust Education Week “Escape from Vienna”

Barbara Frum Library 20 Covington Rd., Toronto, Ontario

Henry Wellisch, Past President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto delivers a lecture on his personal story of survival.  Henry and his parents made a harrowing  escape from Vienna in 1939.  It is a very captivating tale of courage, desperation and endurance. Barbara Frum Library 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Limmud Toronto – A Festival of Jewish Learning

University of Toronto Law School 78 Queens Park Circle, Ontario

Sunday Nov. 10, 2019 8:30 am to 5:30 pm University of Toronto Law School 78 Queens Park Circle Museum Subway Station Registration now open: http://Www.limmud.ca

Online Lecture – Movement Between Towns in Eastern Europe

Please note: This lecture will be on Nov. 14 and not Nov. 12 as originally publicized.  Time 7:30-8:30 pm   Nashi Predky 2019 Online Lecture (Thurs Nov 14 7:30pm to 8:30pm) (please note date change to November 14)   Speaker: Lara Diamond President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland. […]

JGS Event: Family Tree Maker Seminar.

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Opportunity for a Seminar about Family Tree Maker A RESPONSE IS REQUESTED Speaker: Mark Olsen of Family Tree Maker Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Avenue Entrance: North (parking lot) doors Sunday, November 17, 2019, at 10:30 am (Doors open 10:00 am) JGS Toronto is being offered the opportunity for a […]

JGS Toronto – Poland SIG

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

The first Poland SIG will be held at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation   Members Only Event   7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Memories of Brantford’s Jewish Community

Please see link for details:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/memories-of-brantfords-jewish-community-tickets-77116277863?ref=eattnewsrecs&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_algo&utm_content=toronto-canada.p2019_47&utm_term=eattnewsrecs&afu=152273198872&rank=3&aff=eattnewsrecs Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019 2:30 pm to 830 pm

JGS Event: Resources for Genealogical Research at Ontario Jewish Archives

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Donna Bernardo-Ceriz, Managing Director ONTARIO JEWISH ARCHIVES   Topic: Resources for Genealogical Research at OJA and Tips for Preserving your Historical Documents Click on this link for details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qEm5LOkqH8fQQ7TMTf9siGQRMbE_lSZH/view?usp=sharing   Shaarei Shomayim Congregation Sisterhood Hall Doors open at 7:30 pm

Untold Learning Series

Schwartz/Reisman Centre 9600 Bathurst St., Vaughan, Ontario

Jerry Scherer speaks on Nov. 28th at the Schwartz Reisman Centre at 7:30 pm. See https://srcentre.ca/adults_seniors/untold-learning-series.html for information.