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2008: Chicago, 28th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy – co-hosted by IAJGS, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois and Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society. August 17–22, 2008, at Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Shearith Israel, a Spanish-Portuguese congregation, opened in 1768; it was the first Jewish congregation in Montreal. The grave of Lazarus David was the oldest Jewish grave in Montreal; it was dated to 1776. [2]: 9 There were about 6,000 Russian Jews in Montreal in 1900. Jews made up 6-7% of Montreal's population between 1911 and 1931. [3]
Jewish genealogy is the study of Jewish families and the tracing of their lineages and history. The Pentateuchal equivalent for "genealogies" is "toledot" (generations). In later Hebrew, as in Aramaic, the term and its derivatives "yiḥus" and "yuḥasin" recur with the implication of legitimacy or nobility of birth. [1]
Clearly, the dog food at the animal shelter isn't bad! Large breed dogs and working dogs like her build up an appetite much quicker than other dogs do, but perhaps salt doesn't hit the spot for ...
Illinois Humane Society head office, 1913 The Bright Promises Foundation is a nonprofit organization providing services to disadvantaged children in Illinois . Historically the organization was known as the Illinois Humane Society and supported animal welfare .
Federation CJA is one of the oldest Canadian Jewish organizations. [3] CJA was founded in 1916 with the hope of uniting Montreal's Jewish community and providing a central fundraising organization to serve the 14 founding organizations. [4]
A Jewish community centre was firebombed in Montreal as tensions soared in North America over the Israel-Hamas war, police said.. Prime minister Justin Trudeau decried the incident as a “vile ...
Malcolm Henry Stern (January 29, 1915 – January 5, 1994) was an American rabbi, historian, and genealogist. [1] Through the work he did that supported secular genealogical communities and resources, as well as created what is the structure and backbone of current Jewish genealogical societies, Stern's efforts created long-lasting, far-reaching cooperative organizations.