November 15 and 22
We are looking forward to two events this November. For more information about our film at Beth Tzedec Film Festival, and to purchase tickets or festival passes, please visit the film festival website. More information about book festival can be found on the CJCC website. ...
Monday October 26, 2026 7:00pm
Calgary JCC and on Zoom
Join JHSSA as we celebrate our 36th birthday with an AGM program drawn from our new online Family History exhibit. Descendants and volunteer readers will share snapshots from some of the family stories that comprise the fabric of our history. Along with the feature presentation,...
July 30, 2026 at 1pm
Virnetta Anderson Hall, Calgary Municipal Building.
Save the date for this year’s Historic Calgary Week presentation, During his tenure in Calgary, Rabbi Lewis Ginsburg was not only a beloved religious figure for the local Jewish community, but also a much sought-after speaker, avid sportsman, and active volunteer. He was well known...
June 29 to July 7
Please note that the JHSSA office will be closed from Monday June 29 to Tuesday July 7 (reopening Wednesday July 8). We will be taking delivery of a replacement filing cabinet and shuffling office furniture and files to accomodate the much-needed new arrival. Many thanks...
Wednesday May 6, 2026 7:00pm
Calgary JCC
Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month with a screening of Bazaar! The Story that Needs to be Told, followed by a presentation of archival material and a conversation about the iconic Hadassah Bazaar. This free program will include a Q and A with the producers, Jennifer...
Sunday April 26, 2026 2:00pm
Calgary JCC
Join us as we celebrate the launch of our new book about the built history of Jewish Calgary. The book highlights pre-1950s buildings, and the people, businesses and families who inhabited them. JHSSA is grateful for support of publication grants from the Jewish Community Foundation of...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Doors open at 6:00pm, Lecture at 6:30
The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary
Please register! Goldie Morgentaler will speak on the life and works of the great Yiddish-language novelist, her mother, Chava Rosenfarb, focusing on Rosenfarb’s short stories about Canadian Holocaust survivors, as well as letters she wrote to her best friend in Sweden. Free event, followed by a...
ongoing in 2026
Visit the exhibit. Need help getting started? We have a one-page family history questionnaire. ...
Thursday November 27, 2025 7pm
Calgary JCC
Panel featuring authors: Izak Paul, Sydney Sharpe, and Betty Sherwood and Moderated by Maxine Fischbein JHSSA is pleased to partner with Calgary JCC and other book festival sponsors to present this panel discussion. ...
A list of our family subject files is now available on our website. It joins many other useful finding aids on in the Research section of our website, including a list of our subject files, a list of our oral histories, and our archival finding...