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What It Is

This database is a searchable collection of biographical information on those Jewish veterans of the First and Second World Wars who have a significant connection to southern Alberta.It refers to veterans who were either born in southern Alberta, or who called southern Alberta their home for a significant amount of time.

Using this database, you can search for veterans’ names, birth places, areas served in, battles fought, decorations awarded, and many other pieces of information. You can also make more complex searches for statistical information, such as how many Jewish veterans from Calgary served in the RCAF, or enlisted in Lethbridge. We seek to honour all applicable Jewish veterans: of all nationalities, branches and countries of military service, theatres of conflict, and roles played in the World Wars. We hope that it will be an invaluable aid to scholarly researchers and family genealogists alike.

What It Is

November 5, 2023 2:45
Beth Tzedec Synagogue

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November 1, 2023

The Jay Joffe Memorial Program was launched by the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta (JHSSA) in 2009 to honour the memory of its long-serving founding president, Jay Joffe (1931-2006). This program is dedicated to promoting and featuring Jewish culture and history through activities such...

October 30, 2023 7:00pm
Calgary JCC and on Zoom

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October 2, 2023

Join historian and raconteur-par-excellence, Harry Sanders, to learn more about the Jewish history of Marda Loop at our Annual General Meeting. As always, the AGM will also include a short business meeting, as well as the presentation of certificates honouring octogenarians in our community. RSVP...

August 3 and 6, 2023
Walking tours

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July 10, 2023

JHSSA is honoured to be partnering in two walking tours at Historic Calgary Week this year. Please join us on August 3 at 7 pm for Stories of Jewish Mewata, led by Norman Ravvin and Shaun Hunter. Then on August 6 at 6 pm, Harry...