Thanks to a grant from the Government of Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archives Backlog project is under way! Each organization, institution and individual/family included in our holdings is represented by a “fonds”. Working fonds by fonds through our...
Harry Sanders! Our long-time board member, Harry Sanders, is being recognized with a Calgary Award. He is a historian and author of many hats, presenting programs all over Calgary, including many for the JHSSA. The Ceremony will take place at 7:30 pm on September 28, 2016 in...
October 31, 2016 7:30
Calgary JCC
Everyone is welcome to our AGM followed by program “Music, Music, Music” highlighting Jewish involvement in the early Calgary cultural scene. The evening will include a short musical performance....
From August 7-12, 2016, Jewish genealogists from all over the world will gather is Seattle for the 36th IAJGS International Conference. There are currently 325 different events scheduled, with a wide variety of topics and styles, tying in to this year's general theme of "The Wandering Jew." For more information,...
August 1, 2016 2:00pm
Fort Calgary Burnswest Theatre
Calgary Songs- From the Hysterical to the Historical This year, JHSSA is pleased to co-sponsor the wrap up event for Historic Calgary Week. Calgary songster, poet and historian, Paul Finkleman will perform a lively, family friendly mix of original material, highlighting the colourful characters and events of...
Once again, we hope to acknowledge those in our community who have celebrated their 80th birthday in the past year at our AGM on October 28, 2019. Please contact us if you have any names to add to our list of honourees. (photo shows honourees at our...
May 29, 2016
Calgary JCC and Heritage Park
The ACJS Community day features varied and intriguing historical presentations from morning until night on May 29th, 2016. It will open with panel discussions on Southern Alberta Jewish History and Montefiore Institute. Dr Ira Robinson will launch his new book A History of Antisemitism in Canada, and...
Sunday May 29, 2016
Calgary JCC and Heritage Park
Forgive the alliteration, but this event will merit every excited adjective we can give it. The JHSSA is pleased to be a co-sponsor for ACJS Conference Community Day. More information on registration will follow soon, but save the date for this varied day of local Jewish...
May 29- May 31, 2016
Invitation to Attend the 2016 ACJS Conference The 2016 Association for Canadian Jewish Studies (ACJS) national conference will be held in Calgary from May 29 to May 31, and everyone is invited to attend! The ACJS was founded in 1976 as the Canadian Jewish Historical Society,...
Sunday April 3, 4:00-6:00 pm
Temple B'nai Tikvah
Overview of JRI-Poland & Benefits for the Jewish Researcher Skype Lecture by Stanley Diamond, Executive Director JRI-Poland Sponsored by JHSSA, Temple Bnai Tikvah & presented by Ken Drabinsky Genealogy Research Cost $15 Deadline March 31 Register: 403-252-1654 Jewish Records Indexing-Poland – The award winning searchable Database of Indexes to Polish Jewish Records is presented...