Thanks to a grant from the Government of Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archives Backlog project is under way! Each organization, institution and individual/family included in our holdings is represented by a “fonds”. Working fonds by fonds through our...
From August 7-12, 2016, Jewish genealogists from all over the world will gather is Seattle for the 36th IAJGS International Conference. There are currently 325 different events scheduled, with a wide variety of topics and styles, tying in to this year's general theme of "The Wandering Jew." For more information,...
August 1, 2016 2:00pm
Fort Calgary Burnswest Theatre
Calgary Songs- From the Hysterical to the Historical This year, JHSSA is pleased to co-sponsor the wrap up event for Historic Calgary Week. Calgary songster, poet and historian, Paul Finkleman will perform a lively, family friendly mix of original material, highlighting the colourful characters and events 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...
May 29, 2016
Calgary JCC and Heritage Park
The ACJS Community day features varied and intriguing historical presentations from morning until night on May 29th, 2016. It will open with panel discussions on Southern Alberta Jewish History and Montefiore Institute. Dr Ira Robinson will launch his new book A History of Antisemitism in Canada, and...
Sunday May 29, 2016
Calgary JCC and Heritage Park
Forgive the alliteration, but this event will merit every excited adjective we can give it. The JHSSA is pleased to be a co-sponsor for ACJS Conference Community Day. More information on registration will follow soon, but save the date for this varied day of local Jewish...
May 29- May 31, 2016
Invitation to Attend the 2016 ACJS Conference The 2016 Association for Canadian Jewish Studies (ACJS) national conference will be held in Calgary from May 29 to May 31, and everyone is invited to attend! The ACJS was founded in 1976 as the Canadian Jewish Historical Society,...
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...
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...