On June 30, 2012, the JHSSA hosted an event unveiling a plaque for the site of the old Smithbilt Hat Factory, now the home of Hotel Arts. The event, part of Historic Calgary Week, highlighted the early history of Smithbilt hats, and company founder Morris Shumiatcher. We...
The JHSSA now has a twitter account. Board member Harry Sanders, Calgary's outgoing historian laureate, has agreed to do some tweeting for us. Check it out at: https://twitter.com/JHSSA1 A link from our home page is coming soon....
7:30 Monday April 29, 2013
Calgary JCC 1607 90th Ave SW
Join the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta for Harry’s entertaining presentation on the Calgary Palestine Exhibition of 1913, a unique event that saw models of ancient and modern Jerusalem displayed in Victoria Park. For further information, please contact us. Event Poster ...
7:30 Monday, May 13, 2013
Calgary JCC 1607 90th Ave SW
The Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta invites everyone to an evening remembering Jack Switzer. Through the years, Jack served as a JHSSA board member, president, editor and researcher. He was also a founding member of Temple B’nai Tikvah and the Little Synagogue on the...
The office hours over Pesach will be: March 25 9:00-12:00 March 26 Closed March 27 Closed March 28 9:00-12:00 April 1 Closed April 2 Closed We will resume normal hours on Wednesday, April 3. Chag Sameach, have a lovely Passover....
Doug Cass, Director of Library and Archives at the Glenbow, hosted two informative sessions for the JHSSA. On January 8, 2013, we were given a tour behind the scenes of the archives. This climate controlled area consists of rolling shelves allowing the archives to fill...
Our next event will be a Tribute to Jack Switzer z'"l at 7:30 on May 13th. Watch this space for details....
Everyone in the office is delighted that Agi Romer Segal is back from her sabbatical. We have definitely missed her. Her return means that we are back to business as usual in the Archives, and can accept donations of archival materials. It also means that we...
There will be no office hours from December 24th through January 1st. We will resume normal hours on January 2nd, 2013....
2:00 pm Sunday, January 20, 2013
Calgary JCC Chapel
Come hear Michael Dawe, curator of History at the Red Deer Museum and Archives, give a presentation about “The Lost Jewish Colony of Pine Lake.” From 1892-1895 a small Jewish Colony sat on the shores of Blank’s Lake, near Pine Lake. Their leader was Rabbi Abraham...