Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto

JGS Program The 10 Most Important Research Techniques
2020-09-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Author Ellin Bessner discusses the 10 most important research techniques that she used when writing her book Double Threat.

This will be a Zoom webinar. More information will be coming from the Program Committee.

Time will be either 7:00 pm EDT or 8:00 pm EDT.

Belarus Special Interest Group - Zoom Meeting (Las Vegas JGS)
2020-09-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Ontario
BELARUS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) ZOOM MEETING PRESENTED BY THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
Belarus: Jewish History & Research Strategy in Belarus Archive
Speaker: Yuri Dorn – live from Belarus
Sunday, September 13th at 12 noon ET (1 p.m. ET, 10:00 a.m. Las Vegas time)
To register, write to info@jgssn.org

Special Notice 40th IAJGS International Conference Birds of a Feather and Special Interest Group meetings at No Charge
2020-08-09 08:00 - 2020-08-13 22:00 | Ontario
Special Notice to All JGST Members
You are invited and can take part in the special Birds of a Feather and Special Interest Group meetings at this weeks
40th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy at No Charge.
If you have not registered for the conference and want to have access to SIG and BOF meetings and other free events, go to https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2020/registration_form.cfm and register for the Virtual Limited Access Conference. Select your choices, then be sure to continue to the end of the registration to save them.
The Canada BOF/SIG will meet virtually on Wednesday, August 12, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am, U.S. Eastern time. (7:00 am – 8:00 am Pacific, 3:00 – 4:00 pm UK, 5:00 – 6:00 pm Central Europe, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Israel, 12:00 – 1:00 am next day Australia).
Please join us for networking, research updates and information about Canadian records, the JGS of Montreal https://www.jgs-montreal.org/ research dashboard and more! The meeting is open to all with connections to Canada; you do not have to be a paid conference attendee to join in. However, whether or not you’ve paid for the conference, you do need to register to attend this and other “Free Access Sessions.”
PAID CONFERENCE ATTENDEES:
Go to the Attendee Service Center on the conference website (https://s4.goeshow.com/iajgs/annual/2020/asc_login.cfm, sign in, and select “Update Your Info.” Then click “Edit” and page through your registration until you reach the listing of free sessions. Select your choices, then be sure to continue to the end of the registration to save them.

JGS Toronto - Free Webinar hosted by Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
2020-07-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
The final lecture the MyHeritage webinars hosted by Daniel Horowitz is at 10:00 am. Please click on this link for details for July 30 and for registration procedures.

JGS Toronto - Daniel Horowitz of My Heritage - Free Webinar
2020-07-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage continues his free webinars for JGS Toronto at 10:00 am. Click on this link for details and registration.

Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus SIG
2020-07-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
The next meeting of the Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus Special Interest Group will take place on July 22nd at 7:00 pm. A eBlast will be sent out for members of the group to register for this Zoom meeting.

JGS Event - Free Webinar by Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
2020-07-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage continues his free webinars at 10:00 am. Click on this link for details for July 16.

JGS Toronto - Free Webinar with Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
2020-07-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz continues his lecture series by webinar for JGS Toronto. See details for the appropriate date and how to attend by clicking here.

JGS Toronto - Free Webinar Hosted by Daniel Horowitz
2020-07-02 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage continues his free lectures for JGS Toronto. Click here for details.

JGS - Free Webinar - Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
2020-06-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz continues his webinar series for JGS Toronto at 10:00 am. Click on this link and scroll down to the appropriate date.

JGS Event - Annual General Meeting
2020-06-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Ontario
For the first time the Annual General Meeting will be held as a webinar. Please attend this ground breaking event.

JGS - Free Webinar hosted by Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
2020-06-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz of My Heritage is conducting a free webinar for JGS Toronto. Scroll to the appropriate date through this link.

JGS Toronto Event: Break Throughs and Brick Walls Online Event
2020-06-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Online, Canada
Volunteers from our membership discuss how they managed to make break throughs and bring down their brick walls. This is a great opportunity for members to learn from others the strategies and techniques for dealing with Brick Walls.
Registration details TBA

JGS - Free Webinar hosted by Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage
2020-06-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage is conducting free webinars for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto every Thursday at 10:00 am from June 11 – July 30. Click on this link for details and scroll to find the appropriate date.

Ukraine SIG virtual
2020-06-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
The second meeting, on Wednesday 10 June at 7:00 pm, will focus on the topic originally scheduled for February. The goal is to share information about how our families traveled from their homes in Ukraine to various ports of departure on their emigration to Canada, the USA, Great Britain, or elsewhere. More information about this planned SIG will be shared at the meeting on May 27th.

If you wish to attend this SIG meetings, please inform Marla Waltman, Ukraine SIG leader, by email at mwaltman@jgstoronto.ca. You will receive an invitation to the meeting a day or two before the event, with a link that you will use to join the meeting on the date(s) you have chosen. If you have not used Zoom before, please let Marla know so we can explain how you to download the app and try it out, well in advance of the meeting.

Ukraine SIG virtual
2020-05-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
The meeting, on Wednesday 27 May at 7:00 pm, will consist of an informal discussion about SIG members’ current research into their Ukrainian families, with the goal to try to provide suggestions about possible research tools that could be helpful. The meeting will also be used to discuss topics for upcoming meetings.
If you wish to attend this SIG meetings, please inform Marla Waltman, Ukraine SIG leader, by email at mwaltman@jgstoronto.ca. You will receive an invitation to the meeting a day or two before the event, with a link that you will use to join the meeting on the date(s) you have chosen. If you have not used Zoom before, please let Marla know so we can explain how you to download the app and try it out, well in advance of the meeting.

Finding and Using Naturalization and Citizenship Documents in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States (virtual)
2020-05-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Online, Canada
JGS Toronto Panelists:
Marla Waltman (Canada),
Les Kelman (UK) and Barry Spinner (USA)
Virtual Meeting: Join from Home
Wednesday, 20, May 2020, at 7:30 p.m.ng
It is necessary to sign up for this online program.
Please send an email to program@jgstoronto.ca and you will receive details for joining the Zoom event.
Our panelists will show you how and where to obtain naturalization records in each of
the three countries and will clarify the type of information available in these
documents. They will also explain which immigrants went through the naturalization
process and why some may not have needed to take part.
Marla Waltman, a researcher and writer, served on the Executive Committee and the
Board of JGS Toronto. Recently she was President of our Society.
Les Kelman was born in Scotland. He has been an active JGS Toronto member since
the early 1990s, serving as Past President and Chair of the Program Committee.
Barry Spinner’s ancestors came from Central Europe and lived in the United States,
providing him with a massive number of American naturalization records.

“The Holocaust, 75 Years after It Ended”
2020-05-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Ontario
The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies
“The Holocaust, 75 Years after It Ended”
Professor Gerhard Weinberg (Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Date: Tuesday, May 12th at 10:00am
Location: ONLINE through Zoom Webinar Live
To attend this lecture, go to https://zoom.us/j/93236274111 on Tuesday, May 12th at 10:10am. No registration required.
Description: How does the Holocaust appear now, to someone who both lived it and shaped the writing of its history? Join us for a remarkable opportunity to learn from the acclaimed military and Holocaust historian, Gerhard L. Weinberg. Born in Hanover in 1928, Weinberg escaped Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport to England. He served in the US army in 1946-47, worked as a research analyst in the war documentation project, and received his PhD from the University of Chicago. His many influential publications include A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II.

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE JGS Toronto Event: Finding and Using Naturalization/Citizenship Documents in Canada, USA and UK
2020-03-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Due to health concerns for our members this program is postponed until further notice
We will keep you updated

Panel of Presenters from JGS: Les Kelman, Barry Spinner and Marla Waltman
Our panelists will show you how and where to obtain naturalization records in each of the three countries and will clarify the type of information available in these documents.
Open this link to see a full description of this program: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LqcaiOlW-AVzScp2esfSrlLR6RnWrrcB/view?usp=sharing
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
Sisterhood Hall
Doors Open: 7:30 pm

Legacy Webinars - 24 Hour Webinar
2020-03-12 - 2020-03-13 | Ontario
Legacy Family Tree webinars, part of the MyHeritage Family of companies and MyHeritage are holding a 24-hour genealogy webinar marathon with world- renown genealogists and educators. Its free! There will be time for questions and answers.
You must register in advance as space is limited
To see the list of classes, speakers and to register go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/24Remember this is worldwide, and a list of times is also available on the aforementioned site.

If you are unable to attend all recordings will be available on Legacy family Tree for one week for free. After that you can watch them for a fee with a webinar membership. More information is on the aforementioned URL.

Due to health concerns for our members the program planned for March 25 is postponed until further notice
2020-03-11 | Ontario
Due to health concerns for our members this program is postponed until further notice.
we will keep you updated

JGS - DNA Special Interest Group Meeting
2020-02-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue: Family History Centre

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Beach Hebrew Institute Lecture - 100 Years at the Beach
2020-02-18 19:00 - 20:15 | Beach Synagogue, 109 Kenilworth Ave., Ontario, Canada
see link for details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19N4nP70cc7WmflsjXmZNxtxsOI3zMcoZ/view?usp=sharing

Sugar, Slavery and the Sephardim of Barbados 1654-1934
2020-02-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Speaker: Simon Kreindler

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
470 Glencairn Avenue
Entrance: North (parking lot) doors
Doors open at 10:00 am

The Portuguese brought sugar cane from their Atlantic colonies to Brazil in the early 1500s and within a relatively short time, that country became the largest sugar producer in the world. In 1630, the Dutch ousted the Portuguese and the Sephardi Jews from Holland followed and got involved in the production, trading and shipping of raw sugar.
Meanwhile, in 1627, Barbados was settled by the English and they introduced sugar cane from Brazil which rapidly replaced cotton and tobacco. When the Dutch lost control in Brazil in 1654, Sephardim with experience in the sugar industry came to the island and helped the planters with their technical expertise and shipping know-how. Within a few years Barbados had become England’s wealthiest Atlantic colony.
Simon’s presentation will look at the Sephardim’s success, their ultimate demise, and the legacy they left the Ashkenazi community that followed them.

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Simon Kreindler was born and grew up in Barbados. After completing high school there, he studied medicine at McGill University in Montreal and did post-graduate training in adult and child psychiatry in the United States. He recently retired after 48 years in private practice in Toronto.

Simon’s long-standing interest in his family’s history led to him writing an autobiography in 2013 for his children and grandchildren, incorporating his 40 plus years of genealogy research. His Ashkenazi research led to another book, Peddlers All, Stories of the First Ashkenazi Jewish Settlers in Barbados, which was published in 2017.

More recently, Simon has been researching the Sephardim who came to Barbados from Brazil in 1654 and who lived on the island for more than 250 years.

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Members: Free Guests: $5

JGS: Lithuania-Latvia-Belarus SIG
2020-01-30 19:30 - 21:15 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Please note the next Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus SIG will be held on January 30th, 2020 at the Family History Center at 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm
Please add to your calendars, social media, etc..
Henry Blumberg will discuss:
“My hundred and fifty year journey from Grobina., Latvia to Greenville, Mississippi, via Las Vegas.”

The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust
2020-01-27 15:30 - 17:30 | Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Annual Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair in Holocaust Studies Lecture
“The Archive Thief: The Man Who Salvaged French Jewish History in the Wake of the Holocaust”
Lisa Leff (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and American University)
Date: Monday, January 27th at 4:00pm, a reception will precede the event starting at 3:30pm
Location: Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (1 Devonshire Place)
Description: Zosa Szajkowski, a Polish-born Jewish historian, took tens of thousands of Jewish documents from Europe in the 1940s and ‘50s and moved them, illicitly, to New York. He eventually sold them to Jewish research libraries in the United States and Israel. Was this a heroic act of salvage, or simply theft? Join us for a lecture by Lisa Leff, author of The Archive Thief, Professor of History at American University, and Director of the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The event will be moderated by Doris Bergen (Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair in Holocaust Studies), with responses by Eric Jennings (University of Toronto) and Sara R. Horowitz (York University).

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and first-come, first-served. If you have any accessibility requirements, please emailcjs.toronto@utoronto.ca.

JGS Toronto Panel: Comparison of Genealogy Software: Advantages and Shortcomings
2020-01-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
A Panel of experienced genealogists from our JGS membership will present their views on family tree software. They will delve into the pluses and minuses of each.
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
Room to be Announced
Doors open 10:00 am

Store Front Stories
2020-01-07 08:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
https://mnjcc.org/browse-by-interest/arts-culture/visual-arts/gallery/1387-storefront-stories.html?utm_source=MNjcc+Insider+Newsletter&utm_campaign=57a662e0a5-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9c54dabbe2-57a662e0a5-141918349

DNA Special Interest Group
2019-12-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Family History Centre, 24 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

JGS Toronto Event: "The Not So Mythological Village of Chelm"
2019-12-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1V8, Canada
Speaker: Steven Brock
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
Sisterhood Hall
Doors Open at 7:30 pm
Jewish folklore is filled with stories about the village of Chelm. Outsiders consider the
villagers as fools, but they know that they are the great sages of the world and that
their logic always makes perfect sense – at least to them. Although Chelm seems like
a mythical place, it is in fact a real village in south-east Poland. In his presentation,
Steven will recount the history of the real life village and how it got its humorous and
less than flattering reputation.
