Past Presentations and Workshops
October 13, 2022
Published by Member at October 13, 2022
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This is a JGS virtual event. This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto DNA SIG and the Facebook Jewish Genealogy SIG. Learn to use multiple devices: follow Arthur Sissman on Zoom while using your own data to learn how to use the Ancestry DNA Matching website […]
June 23, 2022
Published by Harvey Glasner at June 23, 2022
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3 of JGS Toroto’s members describe how they each were able to breakdown a brickwall in their family research. Kenneth Golish, a lawyer, Bathurst Manor raised, lives with his family in Windsor. He has been working on his family tree for over twenty years. Kenneth has recently resolved the history of “The Sisters […]
May 26, 2022
Published by Harvey Glasner at May 26, 2022
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Gil Bardige and Arthur Sissman are two new members of JGS Toronto who are experts on building trees using DNA. This virtual meeting allowed selected members of JGST as well as non-members to ask questions of the speakers that would assist them in breaking down their brickwalls. Go to this […]
April 26, 2022
Published by Member Editor at April 26, 2022
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David Matlow owns the world’s largest private collection of Theodor Herzl memorabilia. Through his website and weekly Canadian Jewish News online column, David uses his collection to inform people about the history of the Zionist movement and the State of Israel. Collecting the Dream tells Theodor Herzl’s story illustrated through […]
March 29, 2022
Published by Member Editor at March 29, 2022
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Speaker: Michael Goldstein Michael specializes in North American, Eastern European, Israeli, and Holocaust research. He is a past-president of the IAJGS and of the Israel Genealogical Society. Michael chaired the 2015 IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy held in Jerusalem. He has made presentations at numerous JGS societies and IAJGS […]
February 27, 2022
Published by Member at February 27, 2022
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Speaker: Nick Evans University of Hull This illustrated talk explores the often-forgotten port of Libau (Liepaja) enabling hundreds of thousands of Jews to flee Latvia and Lithuania between 1876 and 1917. The emergence of a major Baltic port with global shipping connections allowed Jewish refugees to bypass German ports […]
February 24, 2022
Published by Harvey Glasner at February 24, 2022
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David Price, longtime JGS Toronto member taught himself how to interpret Cyrillic records. He has contributed in a large way to JRI Poland by translating records and has helped many members wade through birth, marriage and death records of family members who were born in the former Russian Empire. His […]
January 31, 2022
Published by Harvey Glasner at January 31, 2022
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This was a virtual event held on Jan. 30, 2022. 5 presenters (all members of JGST) gave their individual methodology for preserving their genealogical research and passing it down in a creative way. The speakers were: Henry Blumberg; Harvey and Adena Glasner; Jerry Scherer; Cyril Gryfe, and Les Kelman. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1py08P3jGXmisoxLPaW0UmHMdrRadrpV0/view?usp=sharing
December 18, 2021
Published by Harvey Glasner at December 18, 2021
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Speaker: Dr. Lesley Simpson. This virtual JGS program was delivered on Wed. Dec. 15, 2021 Dr. Lesley Simpson is a former Canadian journalist who worked as a staff reporter for Canadian daily newspapers and CBC radio. She recently defended her PhD thesis on Jewish ethical wills. While doing her research, […]
November 29, 2021
Published by Harvey Glasner at November 29, 2021
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This is a virtual event that was held on Sunday Nov. 28, 2021 to members of JGS Toronto’s Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus SIG. Garri Regev, former President of Israel Genealogical Society led the lecture. Here is the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/16-cSz1cGJbh9t2eEDZVmI4MDpRbnCL8T/view?huid=FaOBn5DNKCdXvVH-6UnY5g