Board of Directors
STEVEN S. TURNER, D.D.S. (President)
ANDREW ZALEWSKI, M.D. (Vice President)
MILTON KOCH, M.D. (Secretary)
CHARLIE KATZ (CFO/Treasurer)
JOHN DIENER
Mark Jacobson
TONY KAHANE
Michał Majewski
SHELLEY KELLERMAN POLLERO
RENÉE STERN STEINIG
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Upcoming Programs
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Annual Yom HaShoah Program, the University of Connecticut, Stamford; Multi-Purpose Room 108, UConn-Stamford, One University Place, Stamford, CT 06901. LEGACIES OF EUROPEAN JEWRY: THE SECOND GENERATION AND BEYOND. Moderator: Dr. Frederick Roden, Professor of English and Coordinator of the UConn Stamford Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. For further details click here.
Monday, May 4, 2020, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., JGS of Montreal and Jewish Public Library, Gelber Conference Centre, 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine/1 Carré Cummings, Montreal. Andrew Zalewski will present: POPULATION SURVEYS AND MAPS OF GALICIA. The event is open to the public. For further details click here.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., JGS of Ottawa, the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. Andrew Zalewski will present: JEWISH GLOBETROTTERS AND PERSEVERING WOMEN FROM GALICIA. Further details to follow.
Sunday, June 14, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York, NY 10011. Meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of NYC. Andrew Zalewski will present: WORKSHOP: ARCHIVES, RECORDS, AND RESOURCES FOR GALICIAN GENEALOGISTS (1:00-1:40 p.m.) and SURVEYS AND MAPS OF GALICIA: VISITING TOWNS AND MEETING NEIGHBORS (2:00-4:00 p.m.). Check the links for further details on the workshop and the main talk.
Recent Programs
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th St. New York, NY 10011. Andrew Zalewski will present: JEWISH STUDENTS, MEDICAL GLOBETROTTERS, AND PERSEVERING WOMEN. For further details and to register, please click here.
Tuesday, January 14 to Saturday, February 22 (with most events taking place between January 27 and 31). THE 12th INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAYS IN PODKARPACKIE PROVINCE, under the auspices of the Marshal of Podkarpackie voivodeship, Władysław Ortyl. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a wide-ranging series of events of remembrance of the Holocaust in the region is planned in 35 towns in south-eastern Poland. The towns include: Rzeszów, Dynów, Jarosław, Jasło, Leżajsk, Mielec, Pruchnik, Przemyśl, Rudnik, Sanok, Tarnobrzeg, Tyczyn, and others. The events involve talks (including by Holocaust survivors), musical performances, exhibitions, religious services, and other commemorative events. The main organizers are the Department of Jewish History and Culture at the University of Rzeszów, under Prof. Wacław Wierzbieniec. Many other institutions are also involved in the sponsorship and organization of events, including municipal councils, cultural centers, schools, museums, and local community groups.
For further information, please contact ur.dzienholokaustu2020@gmail.com at Rzeszów University, or else anna.dziama@gmail.com. English-speakers can also call for information: +48 609504192, or +48 661582989.
Thursday, October 3, 2019, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Gratz College Reading Room, 7605 Old York Rd. Melrose Park, PA 19027. Andrew Zalewski will present: JEWISH GALICIA: LIVING TOGETHER AND APART. For further details about the topic, please click here, and for registration, register here.
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