Save the date: May 13th
February 6, 2013
Our next event will be a Tribute to Jack Switzer z'"l at 7:30 on May 13th. Watch this space for details....
Past News & Events
Welcome back Agi/Extended office hours
January 15, 2013
Everyone in the office is delighted that Agi Romer Segal is back from her sabbatical. We have definitely missed her. Her return means that we are back to business as usual in the Archives, and can accept donations of archival materials. It also means that we...
Office closed December 24th to January 1st
December 19, 2012
There will be no office hours from December 24th through January 1st. We will resume normal hours on January 2nd, 2013....
The Lost Colony of Pine Lake
2:00 pm Sunday, January 20, 2013
Calgary JCC Chapel
Come hear Michael Dawe, curator of History at the Red Deer Museum and Archives, give a presentation about “The Lost Jewish Colony of Pine Lake.” From 1892-1895 a small Jewish Colony sat on the shores of Blank’s Lake, near Pine Lake. Their leader was Rabbi Abraham...
Archive Workshops
January 8, January 22, Feb 5 2013 10:30-12:00
Glenbow Museum and Calgary JCC
Jack Switzer Memorial Research Workshops: Glenbow and JHSSA Archives We will be holding a series of 3 workshops this winter in partnership with the Glenbow Archives. The workshops are free, but have limited enrolment, so we will be registering participants on a first come, first serve...
Cliff Bungalow-Mission History
There is going to be a book! It isn't by us, but it still looks interesting. Judith Theroux is spearheading a book on the history of the Cliff-Bungalow Mission area, and has asked if anyone in the Jewish Community has any information or photos from the...
Jay Joffe Memorial Program 2012
November 4, 2012 1:00 PM
Beth Tzedec, 1325 Glenmore Trail SW, Calgary AB
Dressing America: Tales from the Garment Center 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 (1931-2007). This program is dedicated to promoting and featuring Jewish culture...
Memories of the Shaarey Tzedec- 2012 AGM
October 29, 2012 7:30 pm
Calgary JCC 1607 90th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
JHSSA invites the general public to its 22nd Annual General Meeting which will feature a multimedia presentation on the history of the Shaarey Tzedec. We are currently gathering the names of those who have turned 80 in the past year to present them with certificates at...