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...
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...
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! ...
Tuesday February 10 and Wednesday February 18, 2015 9 am to noon
Calgary JCC Lobby
In honour of Family Day this February, we are inviting people to share cherished family stories, family photo or family tree with our community. JHSSA staff will be in the JCC lobby from 9am to noon on both days to collect and scan material relating...
If you have memorable stories about the Palliser- whether they are about family celebrations, chance meetings or organizing community events such as the Angel's Ball- please contact us....
July 28, 2013 10:00 am
Starting at the "Women are Persons!" monument to the Famous 5 in Olympic Plaza
Historic Calgary Week 2013 promises to be an engaging and educational week for history buffs of all levels and interests. The JHSSA is participating by hosting a walking tour of historic Jewish Calgary led by JHSSA director and local historian Harry Sanders. The route will follow existing...
Thank you to everyone who worked on the Tribute to Jack Switzer. We had a wonderful turn out of guests; over 100 people attended. Sheldon Smithens, Mitch Wise, Agi Romer Segal, Lindsay Moir, Norm Yanofsky, Trudy Cowan and Ted Switzer all spoke eloquently, and thanks...
On October 24, 2011 the JHSSA AGM program honoured living veterans of the first and second world wars who had a connection to southern Alberta. This event inspired a project to create a database with information on southern Albertan veterans . We decided to focus initially...