May is Jewish History month, and we are celebrating! Harry the Historian is making fascinating contributions to our twitter feed @JHSSACalgary, with new memories appearing regularly. While our Central Public Library program debut will have to wait, we are excited to invite you to our spring program,...
The JHSSA office has closed and will remain closed until the Calgary JCC resumes normal operations. We will have remote access to email and voicemail, so if you need to contact us, please do. If you would like to order a tribute card, you can use...
Our next program will be on May 6, which can feel like a long time away from mid January. There are a few opportunities to get a Jewish history boost in the interim that may be of interest: Harry Sanders is giving a talk on March...
The office will be closed starting Friday December 20, and will return to normal hours on January 6. We will be open on the morning of Monday December 30 only for bookkeeping and to process donations received for the 2019 tax year. We look forward to...
Our multi-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, has allowed us to continue our work on the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archives Backlog project. Since our last website update we have established several subject-specific collections, including Judaica, Local Authors, Military,...
Monday October 29, 2019 7:00pm
Calgary JCC
Stories from the JHSSA oral history project, presented by Judy Shapiro, project coordinator We invite you to come to hear some of the compelling and delightful stories gathered in JHSSA’s on-going Oral History Project. We will share a few vignettes of the lived experiences of...
Once again, we hope to acknowledge those in our community who have celebrated their 80th birthday in the past year at our AGM on October 28, 2019. Please contact us if you have any names to add to our list of honourees. (photo shows honourees at our...
Wednesday September 18, 2019 7:00pm
Calgary JCC
Harry Sanders' talk will cover an eclectic mix of Jewish businesses and individuals as their stories intersect with 17th Avenue SW. 17 Ave Poster PDF [caption id="attachment_583" align="alignnone" width="300"] Harry Sanders leading a tour of Historic Jewish Calgary for HCW. Photo by Shel Bercovich[/caption]...
Many thanks to everyone who came out to our Historic Calgary Week Program and to the Theatre Reunion and shared their memories of the Beth Israel Players and JCC theatre productions. There was a delightful mix of anecdotes, and Zelda Dean's presentation met rave reviews. ...
JHSSA is delighted to present "The Play's the Thing" with Zelda Dean at this year's Historic Calgary Week. Zelda was the co-founder of Calgary's Beth Israel Players, and is a respected director. Her presentation will span 30 years of Calgary theatre. For full details of Historic...