Jewish Genealogical Society (JGS) of Toronto

It’s #FreedomToRead Week! Learn about challenged books and how we can take action to help protect our freedom to read. Together, we can keep ideas accessible for everyone! If you’re in the NCR, don’t miss our two in-person events with @OPL_BPO! canada.ca/en/library-arc…

Use the Oxford comma, folks.

It’s July, it’s 1983 and your summer is basically just this:

Editors avoid cartoons comparing Trump to the Nazis because of the furor that they cause. So, the editors at The Gazette declined to publish this armband cartoon Instead, I gave them this safe sketch on the threat of Canadian western separation for Saturday's paper. Please share!

This amazing rooftop picture of The Ward from Bay Street around 1910 came up in my old saved images. I wrote about it and another view from University Avenue a few years ago. If I could go back I'd redo the graphics, but I thought it was a fun idea! share.google/WM1SDQK1oxlMEO…

MyHeritage publishes new collection of 731 million records extracted from French newspapers genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=45549 via @geneaalacarte

🚶‍♀️ How have movement and migration shaped the Canary District? Join us on our first #HTTour of the summer to explore the stories of connection and transition in the dynamic Canary District! Register now: ow.ly/aG4T50W1PEG

🕵️ Become a ghost sign hunter! Join us on this guided #HTTour, where we’ll uncover the painted ads that linger on Toronto's streets. 🗓️ June 7, 11 am - 12:30 pm Register now: ow.ly/6NqN50W3MI4

This year, the Documentary Heritage Communities Program is awarding $1.425M to 37 local documentary heritage organizations for projects that play a vital role in preserving Canada’s local memory. Congratulations to our 2025–2026 recipients! 🎉 More: library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/…

Opinion: The history of the Hudson’s Bay Company was the history of my family – and Canada theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

🚨 Y-DNA update: In May 2025 we added 945 new branches and 3,136 variants to the tree! See which haplogroups grew the most — and whether your line is one of them. 🧬 📊 Full breakdown: tinyurl.com/4s2re9xh

1816 map of Toronto Harbour.

Don't forget to check out one of @door_openTO most popular sights this weekend! Join us from 10:00am-3:30pm for a free 30-minute guided tour of the TD Centre’s historic 54th floor with @td_canada and @CadFairview Visit our website for more information: heritagetoronto.org/events/

Incredible news for anyone researching WWII in the former USSR. Russia is no longer blocking Americans from its massive WWII soldier and civilian database. Don't know what happened over the weekend when I was being blocked. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/the…

“How to Conduct Ukrainian Genealogy Research Online” will be the lecture topic of genealogy blogger Vera Ivanova Miller for the Sunday, April 27, 2025, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois hybrid meeting. Please register/RSVP at jgsi.org/event-5653561

It's our 40th Anniversary Gala on Sun 14 Sept. 2025 1:30-4:30 pm. Keynote Speaker: TVO's Steve Paikin, + nosh, schmooze, watch our legacy video & launch of our new book, an anthology of members’ short genealogy stories. Early-bird tix for gala & book: buytickets.at/jewishgenealog…

19 April 1943 | Groups of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began the uprising against Germans. Their heroic battle lasted 27 days. Today we remember the bravery & sacrifice of people who chose to resist against impossible odds to die in dignity & save the human spirit. More: t.co/OoVGtqwWPu t.co/TRYwvR2lYl

I am in utter disbelief that Russia is blocking the largest WWII soldier database for the former USSR. There haven’t been any problems in the past 10 years since I found the website. I am scared what else I will lose access to Russia. I am grateful what I can access now.

Welcome to Scribe Quarterly—introducing The CJN’s reimagined magazine thecjn.ca/paper/welcome-…

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