Holiday Closures
Shana Tova! Our office will be closed for the holidays on September 4,5,19, and 26....
Past News & Events
Finding My Prairie Roots: A presentation by Harriet Goodman Hoffman
7:00 pm Monday, August 19, 2013
Calgary JCC
Please join the JHSSA for a summer talk by Harriet Goodman Hoffman. The presentation will draw on Harriet’s experience editing Collected Writings by her grandfather Joseph J. Goodman who lived in Alberta for a while in the early 20th century. The book translates J. Goodman’s...
Historic Calgary Week 2013: Walking tour
July 28, 2013 10:00 am
Starting at the "Women are Persons!" monument to the Famous 5 in Olympic Plaza
June 14, 2013
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...
Tribute to Jack Switzer- Thank you! and Bibliography
May 14, 2013
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...
Veterans Database Project: Call for information
May 8, 2013
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...
If these walls could tell tales… Smithbilt Plaque installation
May 7, 2013
On June 30, 2012, the JHSSA hosted an event unveiling a plaque for the site of the old Smithbilt Hat Factory, now the home of Hotel Arts. The event, part of Historic Calgary Week, highlighted the early history of Smithbilt hats, and company founder Morris Shumiatcher. We...
May 2, 2013
The JHSSA now has a twitter account. Board member Harry Sanders, Calgary's outgoing historian laureate, has agreed to do some tweeting for us. Check it out at: https://twitter.com/JHSSA1 A link from our home page is coming soon....
Calgary’s Palestine Exhibition of 1913- A talk by Harry Sanders
7:30 Monday April 29, 2013
Calgary JCC 1607 90th Ave SW
Join the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta for Harry’s entertaining presentation on the Calgary Palestine Exhibition of 1913, a unique event that saw models of ancient and modern Jerusalem displayed in Victoria Park. For further information, please contact us. Event Poster ...
Tribute to Jack Switzer z”l
7:30 Monday, May 13, 2013
Calgary JCC 1607 90th Ave SW
The Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta invites everyone to an evening remembering Jack Switzer. Through the years, Jack served as a JHSSA board member, president, editor and researcher. He was also a founding member of Temple B’nai Tikvah and the Little Synagogue on the...
Pesach Hours 2013
March 20, 2013
The office hours over Pesach will be: March 25 9:00-12:00 March 26 Closed March 27 Closed March 28 9:00-12:00 April 1 Closed April 2 Closed We will resume normal hours on Wednesday, April 3. Chag Sameach, have a lovely Passover....