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We research and support programs by renowned genealogy experts and offer monthly educational programs to members (free) and non-members ($5). We meet on Zoom (and occasionally in-person following COVID regulations) typically on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm ET.  Advance registration is required for all programs and must be posted by midnight before the program.  Please contact our Vice President for Programming to discuss speaker opportunities and program ideas.

You can also check out the IAJGS Calendar for a listing of Jewish Genealogy Events.



Upcoming events

    • 04/03/2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Using the Cleveland Jewish News as a Genealogy Resource with Editor Bob Jacob

    Date & Time: Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET


    Location: Zoom

    Speaker:  Bob Jacob is the editor of the Cleveland Jewish News. His 45-year journalism career began in sports at the now-defunct Painesville Telegraph. He joined Elyria’s Chronicle-Telegram, starting in sports and rising through the ranks to the news side, where he was interim news editor, leaving after almost 20 years. From 2000-2011, Bob was news editor of the Chagrin Valley Times, Solon Times and the Geauga Times Courier. The Chagrin Valley Times was named best weekly newspaper in Ohio nine times by the Ohio Newspaper Association during his tenure. He then led the Cleveland Jewish News editorial department as managing editor starting from 2011-2023 and then as editor from January 2023. He is also the editor of the Columbus Jewish News and the Akron Jewish News.

    Bob is a graduate of Cleveland Heights High School and Cleveland State University and serves on the board of the American Jewish Press Association. He has won numerous individual awards for design, news writing, feature writing, obituary writing, travel writing, breaking news writing, photography, column writing and headline writing. He was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame in November 2023.

    Program:  Join us to discuss the genealogy resources available through the  Cleveland Jewish News (CJN).  The CJN is an award-winning, independent newspaper highly regarded worldwide. It provides the Jewish community of Northeast Ohio with a quality weekly newspaper and website presenting local, national and world news of Jewish interest. It was formed in 1964 as an independent successor of two privately owned Jewish newspapers in Cleveland: The Jewish Review & Observer (founded in 1889) and the Jewish Independent (founded in 1906).

    The CJN provides online access to more than 130 years of Jewish history in Cleveland, OH as reported by the CJN and its predecessor newspapers in the Samuel H. Miller Keeping Our Words Alive Digital Archive.  It is a free digital resource including obituaries, articles, and lifecycle announcements. Search by names, dates, and key words to find family information.

    Registration:  All participants must register.  Members free.  Non-members $5.  A zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the program.  Registration ends at midnight on Tuesday, April 2nd. 

    A recording of this program will be available in the Member section of our website. For information on membership, click HERE.


    • 04/10/2024
    • 04/13/2024
    • Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, 7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, OH 44870

    Ohio Genealogical Society 

        OGS 2024 Conference

        “ROCKIN’ AROUND YOUR FAMILY TREE”



    April 10-13, 2024

    Kalahari Resort and Convention Center

    7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, OH 44870


    Programming is presented in the following conference tracks:  military, technology, records, ethnic, methodology, and happy days.  Learn more about the conference and register at  https://www.ogs.org/2024-conference/.


    • 04/14/2024
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122


    Genealogy Discussion Group

    and Coffee Talk


    Join JGSC in-person to kibbutz and discuss your genealogy research. Whether it’s a “how-to” question, a recent discovery, or a brick wall conundrum, you are welcome to share with members and learn from each other. And, you can browse our JGSC genealogy collection now located in The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library. Use The Temple’s computers or bring your own laptop. No need to register! We welcome your Old Jewish Cleveland questions and personal stories.

    Who: New and Old Members

    What: Genealogy Discussion Group

    Where: The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood 44122

    When: Second Sunday of the month through June,1:00-2:30 PM

    Dates: April 14, May 12, and June 9

    Co-Hosts: Jane Rothstein, The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Librarian and Archivist and Sylvia Abrams, JGSC Past President

    Questions: jrothstein@ttti.org


    • 04/22/2024
    • 04/30/2024

    Passover

    Begins sunset of Monday, April 22, 2024

    Ends nightfall of Tuesday, April 30, 2024


    • 05/01/2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Comparing and Choosing Genealogy Software with Chuck Weinstein

    Date Wed, May 1, 7-8:30 pm ET

    Location Zoom


    • 05/06/2024

    Holocaust Remembrance Day / Yom Hashoah

    • 05/12/2024
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122


    Genealogy Discussion Group and Coffee Talk


    Join JGSC in-person to kibbutz and discuss your genealogy research. Whether it’s a “how-to” question, a recent discovery, or a brick wall conundrum, you are welcome to share with members and learn from each other. And, you can browse our JGSC genealogy collection now located in The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library. Use The Temple’s computers or bring your own laptop. No need to register! We welcome your Old Jewish Cleveland questions and personal stories.

    Who: New and Old Members

    What: Genealogy Discussion Group

    Where: The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood 44122

    When: Second Sunday of the month through June,1:00-2:30 PM

    Dates: May 12 and June 9

    Co-Hosts: Jane Rothstein, The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Librarian and Archivist and Sylvia Abrams, JGSC Past President

    Questions: jrothstein@ttti.org


    • 06/05/2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    JewishGen: The Online Home for Jewish Genealogy with Avraham Groll

    Date & Time: Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET

    Location: Zoom

    Program:  

    Speaker:  Avraham Groll, Executive Director, JewishGen

    Registration:  All participants must register.  Members free.  Non-members $5.  A zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the program.  Registration ends at midnight on Tuesday, June 4th. 

    A recording of this program will be available in the Member section of our website. For information on membership, click HERE.


    • 06/09/2024
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122


    Genealogy Discussion Group and Coffee Talk


    Join JGSC in-person to kibbutz and discuss your genealogy research. Whether it’s a “how-to” question, a recent discovery, or a brick wall conundrum, you are welcome to share with members and learn from each other. And, you can browse our JGSC genealogy collection now located in The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library. Use The Temple’s computers or bring your own laptop. No need to register! We welcome your Old Jewish Cleveland questions and personal stories.

    Who: New and Old Members

    What: Genealogy Discussion Group

    Where: The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood 44122

    When: Sunday, June 9,1:00-2:30 PM

    Co-Hosts: Jane Rothstein, The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Librarian and Archivist and Sylvia Abrams, JGSC Past President

    Questions: jrothstein@ttti.org


    • 06/11/2024
    • 06/13/2024

    Shavuot

    Begins sunset of Tuesday, June 11, 2024

    Ends nightfall of Thursday, June 13, 2024

    • 07/14/2024
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • The Temple-Tifereth Israel Hartzmark Library, 26000 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122


    • 08/18/2024
    • 08/22/2024
    • Philadelphia, PA

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    More information available at:  https://iajgs2024.org

    • 08/22/2024
    • 5:00 AM
    • 08/24/2024
    • 4:00 PM
    • Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

    Bus & Research Trip to the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library

    The African-American Genealogy Society - Cleveland, Ohio is planning and making arrangements for this trip to the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library under the direction Dr. Deborah Abbott, a long-time JGS Cleveland member.  The group is inviting local genealogy groups to join them.  See the FLYER.  More details will be posted here as they become available.  Save the date.

    Curt Witcher, Director of Special Collections and Genealogy Center Manager, will host the group.  Please join us on Wednesday, March 6 for Curt's program on Making the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne Your Research Assistant with an Emphasis on Jewish Genealogical Research.  Register Here.  This zoom program will be a good preview for the bus trip and helpful preparation for the 2025 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)  annual conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

    • 09/04/2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom

    Old Jewish Cleveland and its Cemeteries with Jeffrey Morris

    Details coming soon...

    • 10/02/2024
    • 10/04/2024

    Rosh Hashanah

    Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Ends nightfall of Friday, October 4, 2024


    • 10/11/2024
    • 10/12/2024

    Yom Kippur

    Begins sunset of Friday, October 11, 2024

    Ends nightfall of Saturday, October 12, 2024


    • 10/16/2024
    • 10/23/2024

    Sukkot

    Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

    Ends nightfall of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

    • 12/25/2024
    • 01/02/2025

    Chanukah

    Begins sunset of Wednesday, December 25, 2024

    Ends nightfall of Thursday, January 2, 2025


Past events

03/23/2024 Purim
03/10/2024 Genealogy Discussion Group and Coffee Talk
03/06/2024 JGSC Quarterly Board Meeting
03/06/2024 Making the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne Your Research Assistant with an Emphasis on Jewish Genealogical Research with Curt Witcher
02/11/2024 Genealogy Discussion Group and Coffee Talk
02/07/2024 Family Secrets, Memory, and Faith with Heidi B. Neumark
01/27/2024 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
01/16/2024 Last Call: MyHeritage Offer for JGS Cleveland Members Only
01/14/2024 Genealogy Discussion Group and Coffee Talk
01/03/2024 Beyond the Myths: Adventures in Jewish Genealogy with Jennifer Mendelsohn
12/06/2023 Annual Membership and Board of Trustees Meetings: Help Us Kickoff 2024 Membership with a Program and Case Study “DNA Results for the Emerging Genealogist” with Dr. Robin Selinger
11/14/2023 From the Shtetl to Ellis Island: Discovering the Journey with Leah Kaplan
11/01/2023 Researching Jewish Families in America: Focus on Lake Erie Region Resources
10/28/2023 Family History Day at the Cleveland Public Library
10/19/2023 Discover Your Past: Becoming a Genealogical Thinker Instead of a Genealogical Collector
10/12/2023 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest
10/04/2023 Why did our Jewish Ancestors Leave a Great Place Like the Pale? with Hal Bookbinder
09/06/2023 Using FamilySearch for Jewish Research and Cleveland Connections with Todd Knowles
08/20/2023 Summer Cemetery Cleanup
08/09/2023 The ABC's of Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, & Death with Deborah Abbott, PhD
07/30/2023 2023 IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
07/12/2023 JGSC Quarterly Board Meeting
07/09/2023 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP)
07/05/2023 U.S. Synagogue Records as a Genealogical Resource with Ellen Kowitt
06/18/2023 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP)
06/09/2023 JGSC 40th Anniversary Program and Open House
05/21/2023 Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Spring Cemetery Cleanup
05/03/2023 Moving Your Family Memories from Nostalgia to History with Samuel Gruber, PhD
04/26/2023 2023 OGS Conference: What Brought Them Here
04/23/2023 NEOGRT Series with Daniel Horowitz (Sunday)
04/22/2023 NEOGRT Series with Daniel Horowitz (Saturday)
04/05/2023 Passover
03/29/2023 JGSC Quarterly Board Meeting
03/02/2023 RootsTech 2023
03/01/2023 Finding and Understanding Bubbe and Zayde’s Galician Vital Records with Mark Halpern
02/08/2023 ICA Art Conservation: Caring for Paintings and Frames
02/01/2023 Gone Girl: DNA and Document Strategies for Finding a VERY Long Lost Female Cousin with Rhoda Miller
01/27/2023 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
01/18/2023 Finding Your Roots: Documenting Family History in the Digital Age
01/04/2023 Researching Criminal Ancestors with Ron Arons
12/18/2022 Chanukah
12/14/2022 DIY HANUKKAH PAPERCUTTING WITH JEANETTE KUVIN OREN
12/14/2022 ICA's Conservation Highlights 2022
12/07/2022 Annual Meeting: Help Us Kickoff our 2023 Membership Drive and Take a Quick Tour of Our Online Home
11/13/2022 Exploring DNA Testing for Genealogy Research
11/09/2022 Caring for Silver
10/12/2022 Tips and Tools to Explore Military History and Make Family Connections
09/07/2022 Secrets, Lies, and Families … Let’s Talk! with Julie Klam and Diane Cole

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