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...
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...
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...
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...
Watch for more information on JHSSA events coming up in February.We will be participating in the JCC Senior's lunch as the entertainment on February 8, 2022 (book through Calgary JCC). Enjoy stories and songs of family and romance.Also in February, we will celebrate the birthday...
Back by popular demand! Join Harry Sanders for two presentations expanding on his well-received Historic Calgary Week 2021 talk. He will continue exploring the history of 4th Avenue South, known as Reinach Avenue from 1884–1904, likely the only road in Calgary’s history with a Jewish...
Jews of Silence: 50-year anniversary of the Calgary campaign supporting freedom for Soviet Jews
The year 1971 was a very unusual one for Jewish life in Calgary. Numerous regular events and fundraisers were cancelled in order to shift the focus to the campaign to free Soviet...