JGS Toronto

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto, in partnership with MyHeritage, is pleased to announce completion of the first phase of the Toronto Jewish Families History Project (TJFHP) and the opening of a searchable on-line database of more than 2,700 names.

The project is based on the hypothesis that many of the early Jewish families in Toronto were related and that they form the backbone of that community. One of our primary aims is to make available important sources of genealogical information to further our knowledge of the genealogical and historical roots of Toronto Jewry. The main years of our study would initially be 1890 to about 1945.

Goldenberg Scrolls

The Goldenberg scrolls were the first component of our project. Some forty years ago or so, the late Dr. Henry Goldenberg (1918-2001), a highly respected physician in Toronto, asked many of his Galician-born patients about their family histories and sketched out their family trees on long sheets of paper from his medical office.

Important:  At this time access to the MyHeritage link that displays the Goldenberg tree is only available to Members of JGST.
You can become a member of JGST by clicking on https://practice.jgstoronto.ca/membership/