We would like to thank Veterans Affairs Canada for their grant of $4800 supporting the further development of the Jewish Veterans of Southern Alberta Database. This money is primarily being used to request copies of the military records for Calgary and Southern Alberta Jewish veterans and to...
Co-sponsored by JHSSA and Temple B’nai Tikvah Our first workshop, on January 28th, brought together participants of widely varied backgrounds and areas of interest. It began with discussion on the importance of pursuing family history, setting goals, collecting objects and data from family members, and properly...
Wednesday February 10 and Tuesday February 16, 9:00-11:30am
JCC Lobby
To celebrate Family Day this year, JHSSA will again be setting up our scanner and laptop in the JCC lobby. If you have a family photo, your family tree, your family history or a favourite family anecdote you've been meaning to share, bring it to the JCC...
Sunday January 31, 2016, 4:00-5:30pm
Yedlin Library, Temple B’nai Tikvah, 900-47th Ave SW
JHSSA and Temple B’nai Tikvah are presenting a workshop by Ken Drabinsky for beginner historians seeking to record their own family history and initiate a family tree. It covers topics on how to collect and preserve family documents and stories, how to prioritize what is...
October 26, 2015 7:30pm
Calgary JCC
Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta invites everyone to join us for our AGM. In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, this program will share 25 stories of volunteers and their contributions to Jewish life in southern Alberta. As always, we will honour our community’s 80...
2:30pm Wednesday July 29, 2015
The Military Museums, 4500 Crowchild Trail SW.
Our 2015 Historic Calgary Week program will feature The Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of WWI and WWII Database, launched by the JHSSA in 2013 and dedicated to Val Rimer and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Post 2. The project has continued to evolve since its...
June 22, 2015 7:30
Calgary JCC
Each and every one of us has the capacity to learn more about and utilize Jewish Genealogy as a valuable tool for understanding your family history and for Jewish Heritage. Ken Drabinsky will discuss the true value of genealogical research and present a 7-step process on...
June 22, 2015 7:30 pm
Calgary JCC
Save the date! This informative talk will be given by Ken Drabinsky....
The JHSSA office will be closed for Pesach from April 3 to April 12. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, April 13th. Chag Sameach! ...
Monday April 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Calgary JCC
We are pleased to host this presentation by David Daley, a mixed collections conservator with Archives and Special collections at the University of Calgary, He will talk about the preservation of vintage postcards and about what they can reveal about our history. Please bring your vintage postcards...