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Past News & Events

Monday October 29, 2019 7:00pm
Calgary JCC

Stories from the JHSSA oral history project, presented by Judy Shapiro, project coordinator   We invite you to come to hear some of the compelling and delightful stories gathered in JHSSA’s on-going Oral History Project. We will share a few vignettes of the lived experiences 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...

Wednesday September 18, 2019 7:00pm
Calgary JCC

Harry Sanders' talk will cover an eclectic mix of Jewish businesses and individuals as their stories intersect with 17th Avenue SW. 17 Ave Poster PDF [caption id="attachment_583" align="alignnone" width="300"] Harry Sanders leading a tour of Historic Jewish Calgary for HCW. Photo by Shel Bercovich[/caption]...


Many thanks to everyone who came out to our Historic Calgary Week Program and to the Theatre Reunion and shared their memories of the Beth Israel Players and JCC theatre productions. There was a delightful mix of anecdotes, and Zelda Dean's presentation met rave reviews. ...

Thursday August 1, 2019 7:00-9:00pm
Beth Tzedec Synagogue 1325 Glenmore Trail

Calling all Jewish theatre buffs, alumni and friends to a reunion in celebration of Jewish theatre with Zelda Dean. If you have memories, stories, photos or artifacts from Beth Israel Players or from Zelda’s JCC productions, please bring them to share. All are welcome. There will be...


JHSSA is delighted to present "The Play's the Thing" with Zelda Dean at this year's Historic Calgary Week. Zelda was the co-founder of Calgary's Beth Israel Players, and is a respected director. Her presentation will span 30 years of Calgary theatre. For full details of Historic...


JHSSA is looking for a self-motivated student with an interest in history and high attention to detail to work in our archives. The job is part of a multi-year project to organize and catalogue our archival holdings with the help of a Documentary Heritage Communities...


Thanks to a multi-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, we have been able to continue our work on the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archives Backlog Project. Since our last website update we have processed over 6 meters of additional...

January 16, 2018 at 1 PM
Calgary JCC

Join archivist and researcher Roberta Kerr for reflections on the development of the Jewish community of Lethbridge and area, as revealed through documents and photographs. ...