Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 AM
Holocaust Memorial Center – ABC rooms
Light refreshments
Free
Ken Bravo is a Past President of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland. As Co-Chair of the 39th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Cleveland, he will offer a preview of what to expect at this year’s conference.
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 10:00 AM
The JCC of Metropolitan Detroit and Frankel Jewish Academy
Register online at http://www.limmudmichigan.org/register
In Hebrew, Limmud means “learning.” Limmud Michigan, an entirely independent 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, brings to our region a remarkable venture in Jewish learning. It emulates the phenomenally successful enterprise created in the U.K., echoed in 83 communities in 43 countries – each with its own unique flavor.
Limmud Michigan is an all-volunteer run festival and celebration of Jewish thought, culture, learning, teaching and fun! Dedicated to the Jewish experience and exploration in all its variety, Limmud is committed to harnessing the energy of people from across the Jewish community and across the region.
This year includes a wide and varied set of topics:
In addition, our very own Jim Grey, Past President, will be speaking at the conference: Jim will be speaking – “The Genealogy Journey from Research to Reunion.” This program will covers how to get started in genealogy and family history to solve the “genealogy jigsaw puzzle,” encompassing research using vital records (birth, marriage, death); discussion with family members; research using Ancestry.com for census records, ship records, naturalization records, etc., and digitized newspapers, locally using the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, and hands-on discovery using old Detroit City Directories at the Burton Historical Collection. It briefly touches on DNA, and ends with the family reunion.
Sunday, March 24 at 10:00 AM
Holocaust Memorial Center – ABC rooms
Light refreshments will be served
Free
Join us for a pre-recorded FamilyTree DNA webinar by Elise Friedman
Genealogists researching Ashkenazi ancestry often find a variety of challenges in our traditional research: young surnames, changed surnames, cousin marriages, short paper trails and more. These same situations can make understanding and analyzing our genetic genealogy results and matches challenging as well. This presentation discusses how these situations affect our genetic genealogy results, how to understand our results in light of these situations, and some best practices for getting around these challenges to make the most of our genetic genealogy experience.
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Sunday, February 24 at 10:00 AM
Holocaust Memorial Center – ABC rooms
Members of JGSMI and Friends of the Archives: Free
All other guests: $10
Memberships may be paid at the door
Light refreshments will be served
Census, ship manifests, birth certificates…these are just a few types of important records to genealogists. But what happens when you find them? What do they mean? And where do you go next? This session will focus on how to interpret common genealogy records.
Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 PM
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit
Main Floor Conference Rooms
Free for JGSMI Members and Friends of the Archives Members
All other guests – $10.00 per person
Light refreshments will be served
A joint program with JGSMI and the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archive
Robbie Terman will present a powerpoint program about genealogy research in “Reading Records for the Beginning Genealogist: Census, Ship Manifests, Birth Certificates, etc.”
After a short break, there will be an “ask the experts” panel with JGSMI volunteers. There will be wi-fi in the conference rooms.
RSVP to Robbie Terman:
Via email: terman@jfmd.org
Via phone: 248-203-1491
Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 10:00am
Beth Olem Cemetery is scheduled to be open on Sunday, September 16, from 10AM to 1PM. This year the opening is between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, primarily due to the timing of Labor Day weekend.
Beth Olem is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Michigan, with graves dating from the 1880s through World War I. It is located on the grounds of the GM Poletown plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, between Smith and Clay Streets. Visitors are allowed only two times per year, around Rosh Hashanah and Passover.
More information about Beth Olem can be found at the following sites:
Call Clover Hill Park Cemetery for additional information: 248-723-8884.
Read More...Monday, June 18 at 6:30 PM
Holocaust Memorial Center
Light Kosher Dessert Reception — $10.00 per person
A panel of representatives from various Landsmannschaften in the Detroit area will discuss the history of the groups in Detroit, the whereabouts of historical records, what’s happening now, and plans for future generations. The program will conclude with a tour of the David-Horodoker exhibit inside the Holocaust Center.
Officers
President: David Goldis
VP, Programming: Rob Starkman
Co-VPs, Membership: Eleanor Hack and Kerry Greenhut
VP, Publicity: Adina Lipsitz
Recording Secretary: Joshua Goldberg
Treasurer: Neil Goldman
Committee Chairs
Librarian: Linda Bell
Cemetery Project: Marc Manson
Constitution and By-Laws: John Kovacs
Slate Committee: Adina Lipsitz
Speakers Bureau: James Grey
Webmaster: Adina Lipsitz
Members-at-Large: Leah Bisel, Irwin Alpern, David Sloan
If you do not wish to pay via Eventbrite and pay the Eventbrite fee, please email Adina Lipsitz and she will manually add you to the list and you can mail in a check (payable to JGS of Michigan) for $10 per attendee.
Mail to:
JGS of Michigan
P.O. Box 251693
West Bloomfield, MI 48325
Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at 10am
Holocaust Memorial Center
Free
Presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
As Jews, we are commanded to care for the sick and bury our dead. That is why, in tracing the history nearly every Jewish community worldwide, the story begins with a group of Jewish men (and women) who organized a society in which to bury their loved ones. Stories from the Stones: A History of the Jewish Cemeteries of Michigan traces the history of these sacred spaces and the stories of who lies beneath. JHSM docents will travel through the state beginning in the 1800s and continues through recent history. The images and stories not only provide a fascinating exploration into Jewish burial customs but also remind us of those whose legacies helped to build and shape our community, and see how their families chose to honor them in death.
Read More...Sunday, February 18th, 2018 at 10am
Holocaust Memorial Center
Free
In this moving documentary, the discovery of records from WWII sparks a family’s quest for answers as two brothers separated as babies reunite with each other and their elderly mother, who hid more from them than just each other.
Izak Szewelwicz was born in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in 1945 and sent for adoption in Israel. Though Izak was able to form a relationship with his birth mother, his life was turned upside down years later when he located not only his birth certificate, but also another of a brother he never knew existed.
Filmmakers Alon and Shaul Schwarz set out to find answers for Izak, uncovering questions of identity, resilience, and the plight of displaced persons as Izak and his brother Shep—both nearly 70 years old—finally meet in Canada before traveling to a nursing home in Quebec to introduce Shep to his elderly mother, Aida, for the first time.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQ5mC3ZzQQ
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Sunday, November 19th at 9:30 AM
Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
Free and open to the public
Life Member Michelle Gettleson will discuss the several unusual resources she has used in her personal research, including Port Sanitary Authority Records from the UK, Glen Eker books on Canadian Jews in the Censuses, New York Domestic Relations Laws, and many more!
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