Sunday August 5 3:30 to 4:30
Memorial Park Library
During Historic Calgary Week, JHSSA will be sponsoring a talk by Prof Don Smith " A Colourful Life: Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen and the Chinese Community" Sunday August 5, 3:30 to 4:30 at the Memorial Park Library. For more information on Morris Cohen see the CBC...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Calgary JCC
Ellin Bessner's "Double Threat" tells the stories of ‘who the Jewish Canadians were, why they served and what their lives were like as Jews, in Canada, in the barracks and on the battlefields.’ We invite everyone to read this important book and discuss impressions and share...
Monday April 30, 2018 1:00-2:00pm
Calgary JCC
Join us as historian and JHSSA board member, Dr Betsy Jameson presents an engaging talk on Jewish participation in the North American Gold Rushes. This program will complement a visiting exhibit on the Jewish presence in the Yukon Gold Rush, hosted by the JCC from April...
April 29 and May 27 4:00-6:00pm
Temple B’nai Tikvah Library, 900– 47 Ave. SW (please enter at the W. Door)
In partnership with Temple and JHSSA, Ken Drabinsky continues his excellent workshop series with upcoming meetings at Temple B’nai Tikvah. Bring questions and prepare for some hands-on genealogy...
Monday May 7, 7:00pm
Calgary JCC
The Calgary Jewish Federation and JHSSA are please to co-host the launch of Trudy Cowan's new young people's book, "QUARANTINE: Keep Out!", beautifully illustrated by Maria Muszynski. The book is based on the true story of one Jewish family's children trying to maintain their home life, and...
Sunday March 25, 2018 4:00-6:00pm
Temple B’nai Tikvah Library, 900– 47 Ave. SW (please enter at the W. Door)
Ken Drabinsky continues his workshop series with a focus on Sephardic genealogy and DNA. Join him and guest speaker Fernando Ferreira for a presentation followed by time for questions and one-on-one assistance. March 25 2018 Poster...
On February 25 from 7-9 pm Ken Drabinsky hosted another genealogy workshop. Featuring Lorraine Doing and Ken Brown this workshop delved into Sephardic History and Genealogical Research. Next workshop in our genealogy series will be March 25 from 4-6 at Temple B'nai Tikvah...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Calgary JCC Seniors’ Lounge
In honour of Remembrance Day in Canada's sesquicentennial year, Roberta Kerr will present stories surrounding some of the individuals included in the Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II Database. These stories are largely based on information gleaned from veterans’ attestation papers...
Monday, October 30, 2017 7:30 pm
Calgary JCC
Everyone is welcome to our Annual General Meeting. Our program will feature historian Harry Sanders’ dynamic presentation of stories and anecdotes of Calgary’s early places and people. Katie Baker will introduce the features of the online tour and highlight some sample sites. As always, the...
Sunday July 30, 2017 10:30 am and Thursday August 3, 2017 2:00 pm
Meet in the Municipal Plaza outside of City Hall
JHSSA will unveil the prototype of its Canada 150 project -- a walking tour of some of our community’s founding businesses, families and organizations -- during Historic Calgary Week this summer. The tour is being developed as a self-guided experience, available in both paper and...