Current & Past Events
- 2026 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- B’nai David Cemetery Open 5/10/26
- Beth Olem Cemetery Open 4/12/26
- Stitching Together Baseball and the Holocaust: My Evian to Sosúa Dominican Journey 2010-2025
- 10th Annual Chanu-Con! A Community-Wide Chanukah Festival
- Limmud Michigan 2025: The Condition of the Jewish People
- Jim Grey to speak at Pinskers’ Annual Brunch 10/19
- Recap of the IAJGS Conference in Fort Wayne 10/12
- 2025 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Burton Historical Collection – Open Visit Time
- 2024 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Private Tour of the Zekelman Holocaust Center
- “A Bisel of Jewish Genealogy” at the Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage
- Burton Historical Collection Visits – Two Upcoming Dates
- Reclaiming Our Story: The Promise and Potential of Jewish Genealogy
- 2023 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- B’nai David Cemetery Tour
- 2022 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- The 1950 Census has Arrived: What to Know with Joel Weintraub
- Navigating Your Jewish DNA Results with Adina Newman
- JGSMI Help Session
- Finding Your Family Lost in the Holocaust with Deborah Long
- B’nai David Cemetery Tour
- 41st IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
- 2021 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Researching Jewish Records with JRI-Poland, with special guest Stanley Diamond
- JGSMI Help Session
- Prerecorded Webinar: The Ins and Outs of IGRA’s Database Collection
- 2020 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Introduction to the Knowles Collection
- The Genealogy Journey: From Research to Reunion
- Field Trip to the Burton Historical Collection – City Directories
- Introduction to the Detroit City Directories held at the Burton Historical Collection
- Jews, Genetics and the Search for Lost Ancestors – UM Frankel Center for Judaic Studies Event
- JFS’s 23rd Annual Fall Fix Up – B’nai David Cemetery
- Recap of the IAJGS Conference in Cleveland
- 2019 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Preview of the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Cleveland
- Save the Date: Limmud Michigan
- Understanding Your DNA Results in the Context of Ashkenazi Ancestry
- Reading Records for the Beginning Genealogist – Encore
- Reading Records for the Beginning Genealogist
- 2018 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Stories Among the Stones: A History of the Jewish Cemeteries of Michigan
- Film: Aida’s Secrets
- Unusual Genealogical Sources
- From Over There to Over Here
- 2017 Morris (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Jewish Research, Oy Vey! with Kamila Mazurek
- Lessons in Jewish DNA with Israel Pickholtz – One Man’s Successes and What He Learned On the Journey
- Genealogy Research at the HMC Library
- Burton Historical Collection Tour and Research
- Nifty Technologies for Genealogical Analysis & Reporting – with Ron Arons
- FamilyTree DNA Webinar: Understanding DNA Results in the Context of Ashkenazi Ancestry
- Michael Weiss, author of Chimneys and Chambers: The Lingering Smell Of The Holocaust
- The Green Dumpster Mystery
- Death Certificates, Obits, Headstones and Probate Records – What our Ancestors have been Dying to tell Us
- New Strategies for Researching German-Jewish Ancestry
- Introduction to Genealogy
- 2015 Morris (ז״ל) and Betty Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- 2015 IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem
- “The Art Dealer” at the 17th Annual Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
- Sourcing: Now How Do I Do That?
- “Passing” or “Covering”? Debates over Name Changing in the Years After World War II
- December Film: Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
- 63rd Annual Jewish Book Fair: Alex’s Wake by Martin Goldsmith
- Jewish Refugees of the Middle East
- Top Ten Preservation Mistakes… and How To Avoid Them
- 2014 Morris (ז״ל) and Betty Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- The Upside Down Book at the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
- Member Success Stories
- Cherry on the Top: The Ethical Will and Memoirs of Ruby Ray Karzen
- Mistakes Everywhere
- Highlights of the 33rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
- JGSMI Library Rededication
- The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem: The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of the Man Who Created Tevye
- Locating Your Ancestors’ Naturalization Records and Using Them to Find Your Family’s Shtetl and Other Useful Information
- December Film Event
Samuel Bak: Painter of Questions
- Those Who Made a Difference: 2500 Years of Family History
- Lorraine Lotzoff, Docent at the Holocaust Memorial Center
- Over Wayne County Way
- “The Flat” at the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
- 2013 Morris (z”l) and Betty Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers
- Member Success Stories
- Introduction to Genetic Genealogy at Family Tree DNA
- Tour of the Burton Historical Collection
- Working the Line: Documenting Auto Workers
- Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People
- Movie – 100 Voices: A Journey Home
- We Are Here: A Lithuanian Encounter
- RESCHEDULED! Introduction to Genealogy
- Tour of the Burton Historical Collection
- Ceil Wendt Jensen, CG presents Free Genealogical Resources for Michigan Researchers and Beyond
- Genealogical Success Stories & Strategies
- Sy Brenner, The Night I Got Killed
- Remembrance – Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
- 2012 Morris (z”l) and Betty Starkman Annual Genealogy Lecture and Election of Officers with Ava Cohn, aka Sherlock Cohn, The Photo Genealogist
- Jewish History in Central Europe
- Tour of the Burton Historical Collection
- Movie: Who Shall Live And Who Shall Die?