October 30, 2023 7:00pm
Calgary JCC and on Zoom
Join historian and raconteur-par-excellence, Harry Sanders, to learn more about the Jewish history of Marda Loop at our Annual General Meeting. As always, the AGM will also include a short business meeting, as well as the presentation of certificates honouring octogenarians in our community. RSVP...
August 3 and 6, 2023
Walking tours
JHSSA is honoured to be partnering in two walking tours at Historic Calgary Week this year. Please join us on August 3 at 7 pm for Stories of Jewish Mewata, led by Norman Ravvin and Shaun Hunter. Then on August 6 at 6 pm, Harry...
Tuesday May 9, 2023 11:45 am (12:00 on Zoom)
Calgary JCC auditorium
Please join us for this engaging presentation of the love stories from our community, framed with songs sung by Laura Shuler. If you can come in person, please register through the Calgary JCC by May 4 (slight extension from the poster). Tickets cost $10 and...
May 11, 2023 7:00pm
The Military Museums: 4520 Crowchild Trail
For more information or to register, please visit the Showpass page for this program. ...
Sunday April 23, 2023
Calgary JCC
with guest speaker David Koffman ...
November 13, 27 and December 11, 2022
On Zoom
JHSSA is looking forward to participating in the Archives Roadshow on Sunday December 11, 2022. Please click on the links below to register for each date. Jewish archival collections across Canada hold objects that together comprise the collective memory of Jews who have lived here for...
October 24, 2022 7:00 pm
On Zoom
In early 1948, over a dozen young Holocaust survivors came to live with adoptive Jewish parents in Calgary. These teens and young adults, who faced challenges that we can scarcely imagine, came to Canada through the War Orphans Project, a refugee resettlement scheme sponsored by...
Thursday July 28, 12:00pm
On Zoom (registration required)
This quote from the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s plaque aptly describes the Stephen Avenue National Historic Site. New development plans for the 100 West block, where the plaque is located, affect the future of 15 heritage buildings on 7 Avenue and Stephen Avenue as...
May 24, 2022 7:00pm
Zoom
Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month with JHSSA, as we gather on Zoom to enjoy a program inspired by last year's History Mystery Box Project. Presenters will share treasures of their own, and regale us with their stories. Our show-and-tell programs are always very popular, and...
The following is an extended version of Paul Finkleman's Discovery article, published in March 2022. It includes additional anecdotes about Tillie's driving, among other fond recollections. JHSSA has not edited this version of the article. How can someone who was driven to help others and became...