Jewish Mayors in Canada: Antisemitism and Municipal Power
Sunday April 23, 2023
Calgary JCC
February 6, 2023
with guest speaker David Koffman ...
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Archives Road Show: 11 Objects, 11 Stories, 11 Jewish Archives
November 13, 27 and December 11, 2022
On Zoom
September 30, 2022
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...
AGM: The War Orphans Project – a historical overview
October 24, 2022 7:00 pm
On Zoom
September 30, 2022
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...
“Witness to the Emergence of the Modern Retail Sector”: Stephen Avenue’s 100 West Block
Thursday July 28, 12:00pm
On Zoom (registration required)
July 19, 2022
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...
History Mysteries: The Show and Tell Edition
May 24, 2022 7:00pm
Zoom
April 26, 2022
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...
Tillie Shulman- A Driving Force in 20th Century Calgary
February 10, 2022
The following is an extended version of Paul Finkleman's Discovery article, published in March 2022. It includes additional anecdotes about Tillie's driving, among other fond recollections. JHSSA has not edited this version of the article. How can someone who was driven to help others and became...
Save the Date: February Events
February
On Zoom
November 22, 2021
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...
More Stories from Reinach Avenue: Calgary’s Forgotten Jewish Street
December 9, 2021 and January 19, 2022 7:00pm
On Zoom
November 22, 2021
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...
Women in the Military
November 14, 2021 11:30 and November 16, 2021 7:00pm
Zoom Meeting
November 3, 2021
JHSSA AGM
October 25, 7:00pm
on Zoom
October 8, 2021
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...