7:30 pm October 21, 2013
Calgary JCC
JHSSA AGM Program From Alliance to Wetaskiwin, from Aisenstat to Zack, Jewish settlers played diverse roles in the early days of many of southern Alberta’s small towns. We will share stories and photos chronicling some of the amazing and amusing incidents they experienced. We will also recognize...
7:00 pm Monday, August 19, 2013
Calgary JCC
Please join the JHSSA for a summer talk by Harriet Goodman Hoffman. The presentation will draw on Harriet’s experience editing Collected Writings by her grandfather Joseph J. Goodman who lived in Alberta for a while in the early 20th century. The book translates J. Goodman’s...
July 28, 2013 10:00 am
Starting at the "Women are Persons!" monument to the Famous 5 in Olympic Plaza
Historic Calgary Week 2013 promises to be an engaging and educational week for history buffs of all levels and interests. The JHSSA is participating by hosting a walking tour of historic Jewish Calgary led by JHSSA director and local historian Harry Sanders. The route will follow existing...
Thank you to everyone who worked on the Tribute to Jack Switzer. We had a wonderful turn out of guests; over 100 people attended. Sheldon Smithens, Mitch Wise, Agi Romer Segal, Lindsay Moir, Norm Yanofsky, Trudy Cowan and Ted Switzer all spoke eloquently, and thanks...
On October 24, 2011 the JHSSA AGM program honoured living veterans of the first and second world wars who had a connection to southern Alberta. This event inspired a project to create a database with information on southern Albertan veterans . We decided to focus initially...
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...
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...
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...
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...