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Thanks to a multi-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, we have been able to continue our work on the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archives Backlog Project. Since our last website update we have processed over 6 meters of additional...

January 16, 2018 at 1 PM
Calgary JCC

Join archivist and researcher Roberta Kerr for reflections on the development of the Jewish community of Lethbridge and area, as revealed through documents and photographs. ...

Thursday October 25, 2018
Calgary JCC

    Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ricardo Miranda Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Special AGM Program                                                                                                       Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm at the Calgary JCC Our 28th AGM program will feature Alberta’s Minister of Tourism and Culture Ricardo...

Sunday November 11, 2018; time to be announced
Beth Tzedec Synagogue

Presented in partnership with the Beth Tzedec Jewish Film Festival                                                                      ...

Thursday August 23, 7 to 9 pm
Galt Museum and Archives 502 1st Street South Lethbridge

Roberta Kerr  will be presenting a session at the Galt Museum and Archives  highlighting the stories of Jewish life in Lethbridge....

Sunday August 5 3:30 to 4:30
Memorial Park Library

During Historic Calgary Week, JHSSA will be sponsoring a talk by Prof Don Smith " A Colourful Life: Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen and the Chinese Community"  Sunday August 5, 3:30 to 4:30 at the Memorial Park Library.  For more information on Morris Cohen see the CBC...

Monday April 30, 2018 1:00-2:00pm
Calgary JCC

Join us as historian and JHSSA board member, Dr Betsy Jameson presents an engaging talk on Jewish participation in the North American Gold Rushes. This program will complement a visiting exhibit on the Jewish presence in the Yukon Gold Rush, hosted by the JCC from April...