On February 25 from 7-9 pm Ken Drabinsky hosted another genealogy workshop. Featuring Lorraine Doing and Ken Brown this workshop delved into Sephardic History and Genealogical Research. Next workshop in our genealogy series will be March 25 from 4-6 at Temple B'nai Tikvah...
Thanks to an additional 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. The current round of funding has so far enabled us to process significant...
Our Attestations: A Military Mosaic of Unexpected Stories program has received "Alberta Canada 150 grant" funding from the Alberta Government's Community Initiatives Program. The grant supports the research that went into our live presentation in November 2017, as well as the creation of video vignettes highlighting...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Calgary JCC Seniors’ Lounge
In honour of Remembrance Day in Canada's sesquicentennial year, Roberta Kerr will present stories surrounding some of the individuals included in the Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II Database. These stories are largely based on information gleaned from veterans’ attestation papers...
Monday, October 30, 2017 7:30 pm
Calgary JCC
Everyone is welcome to our Annual General Meeting. Our program will feature historian Harry Sanders’ dynamic presentation of stories and anecdotes of Calgary’s early places and people. Katie Baker will introduce the features of the online tour and highlight some sample sites. As always, the...
The JHSSA office will be closed for Rosh Hashana on Wednesday September 20 & Thursday September 21. We will reopen as usual on Monday September 25. We will close for Sukkot on Thursday October 5, and reopen on Monday October 16. Shana Tova umetukah. May your new...
Sunday July 30, 2017 10:30 am and Thursday August 3, 2017 2:00 pm
Meet in the Municipal Plaza outside of City Hall
JHSSA will unveil the prototype of its Canada 150 project -- a walking tour of some of our community’s founding businesses, families and organizations -- during Historic Calgary Week this summer. The tour is being developed as a self-guided experience, available in both paper and...
The highlight of every history buff's calendar, Historic Calgary Week is fast approaching. The 11 day event is organized by Chinook Country Historical Society, and includes the participation of over 40 organizations in and around Calgary, including JHSSA. A full schedule of events can be found...
Sunday, June 25, 2017 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Calgary JCC
Join us for this Canada 150 tribute event featuring the Calgary opening of the national traveling exhibit, The Canadian Jewish Experience. The afternoon will feature the Calgary JCC Klezmer band, guest speaker Sandra Morton Weizman, and stations with stories of the Alberta Jewish immigrant experience. Admission...
June 25, 2017 7:00-9:00
Temple B'nai Tikvah: 900 47 Ave SW (West Door)
Catch the last of this year's informal Sunday Genealogy workshops, hosted by JHSSA Genealogy Chair, Ken Drabinsky. The free workshops are open to all levels of genealogist, from novice through experienced researcher, and offer an opportunity to discuss issues in one-on-one and group settings. For more...