Past News & Events
Canada 150 tour test page
February 21, 2017
Welcome to the Canada 150 tour test page. Hopefully the only people reading this are involved in the Building Community Tour project. As the name implies, it is intended to test things out, before publishing our actual tour. If you have found this page in...
All in the Family: The Genealogy Edition
February 14, 2017 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Calgary JCC Lobby
Drop by the Calgary JCC lobby, JHSSA genealogy guru, Ken Drabinsky, will be on hand to answer questions and give guidance in family history research, just in time for family day!...
Journey of Discovery with Izak Paul
February 5, 2017 2:00pm
Calgary JCC
In his illustrated presentation, Izak Paul will recount how a vacation trip to Prague and Vienna developed into an emotional journey, a “journey of discovery” about the fate of his paternal grandparents and great-grandparents who were murdered in the Holocaust. He has documented each stage...
Sunday Genealogy Workshops
Sunday March 26, May 7, May 28 and June 25 7:00-9:00pm
Temple B'nai Tikvah: 900 47 Ave SW (West Door)
January 18, 2017
Following the success of the Genealogy sessions offered last year, our Chair of Genealogy, Ken Drabinsky, has decided to offer a series of free, drop-in workshops on Sundays throughout the year. These will be more informal sessions with group and one-on-one discussion in which Ken...
Veteran’s Affairs Grant Completed: December 31, 2016
December 30, 2016
Our Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II Database has been significantly enhanced through a project completed thanks to grant funding from Veterans Affairs Canada. At the end of 2015, JHSSA received a Veterans Affairs grant to review service files held by Library...
Upcoming Genealogy Workshops- Updated
November 21, 2016
Ken Drabinsky, our board's Genealogy chair, is once again offering winter workshops in partnership with Temple B'nai Tikvah. These will be open workshops to assist people with their family trees using Online resources. Workshops will take place on the last Sunday of the month starting in...
Archives Grant and Project!
November 21, 2016
Thanks to a grant from the Government of Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program, the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archives Backlog project is under way! Each organization, institution and individual/family included in our holdings is represented by a “fonds”. Working fonds by fonds through our...
2015 Calgary Award for Community Achievement in Heritage goes to…
Harry Sanders! Our long-time board member, Harry Sanders, is being recognized with a Calgary Award. He is a historian and author of many hats, presenting programs all over Calgary, including many for the JHSSA. The Ceremony will take place at 7:30 pm on September 28, 2016 in...
Save the Date: October 31 JHSSA AGM
October 31, 2016 7:30
Calgary JCC
Everyone is welcome to our AGM followed by program “Music, Music, Music” highlighting Jewish involvement in the early Calgary cultural scene. The evening will include a short musical performance....