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SUMMARY:From Roots to Story Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami presents \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom Roots to Story Workshop \n\n\n\nA Tu BiSh’vat Family History Celebration \n\n\n\nFEBRUARY 15\, 10:30 AMTHE ADULT READING ROOM – THE HUB LIBRARYLocation: Temple Beth Am\, Adults Reading Room (The Hub Library)Address: 5950 SW 88th St\, Pinecrest\, FL 33156 \n\n\n\nOn Tu BiShvat\, the Jewish New Year of the Trees\, we traditionally celebrate planting\, growth\, and continuity. Trees remind us that what we see above ground is nourished by deep\, often unseen roots. \n\n\n\nIn that same spirit\, our special gathering celebrates personal roots—spirit\, family trees from which our own lives have grown. \n\n\n\nDuring this program\, participants from our From Roots to Story workshop will share the narratives they create about an ancestor of their choice. Each story represents a living branch of a family tree\, shaped by time\, place\, culture\, and historical events. \n\n\n\nThese short presentations reveal how individual lives were influenced by the larger world around them—and how memory\, identity\, and heritage continue to grow across generations. \n\n\n\nJust as Tu BiShvat honors the planting of trees\, this event honors the planting of stories—stories that preserve the past\, strengthen the present\, and inspire future generations. \n\n\n\n\nWe invite you to join us for this meaningful morning of reflection\, storytelling\, and shared heritage\, where personal history and Jewish tradition come together.\n\n\n\nSponsored by: Sunday Salon & the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami (JGSGM) \n\n\n\nRSVP: Etta Gold\, egold@tbam.org \n\n\n\n\nWE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! COME CHECK US OUT!To explore the library online\, visit: TBAM.ORG/LIBRARY \n\n\n\nADULT READING ROOM REMINDERReminder to visit our own libraries here on campus where you can enjoy award-winning books and so much more. ~ We welcome you all to our extraordinary library collection\, which is now divided into three locations\, all enhance the mission of the Temple Beth Am Congregational Library – “to provide materials of education\, entertainment and enrichment for congregation and community.” Our Fiction books are in Meeting Room 2\, where you can find detailed instructions for borrowing whatever you like. On that same floor\, in the Clergy Satellite Library\, are the religious study books\, i.e. Torah\, Talmud\, observance\, education\, and languages. Our Hub location\, the Adult Reading Room\, contains an enormous variety of literature\, community\, history\, geography\, all Judaic.We look forward to greeting you there. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n26-02-15 From Roots to Story
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/from-roots-to-story-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T103000
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DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
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SUMMARY:Henry Green:  The Forgotten Exodus: Sephardi Voices
DESCRIPTION:Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami presents \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPROFESSOR HENRY GREEN \n\n\n\nThe Forgotten Exodus: Sephardi Voices \n\n\n\nDates: Sunday\, January 11th\, 2025Time: 10:30 AMLocation: Temple Beth Am\, Adults Reading Room (The Hub Library)Address: 5950 SW 88th St\, Pinecrest\, FL 33156 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough the life stories of Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews displaced from Arab lands and Iran during the 20th century\, voices are absent from the mainstream Jewish narrative. \n\n\n\nProfessor Henry Green is a distinguished scholar of Jewish history and culture at the University of Miami\, where he serves as Professor of Religious Studies and was the former Director of the Judaic Studies Program. He is the founding Director of the Jewish Museum of Florida and is the founder and Executive Director of Sephardi Voices\, the largest digital archive of the voices of Jews ethnically cleansed from Arab lands and Iran. \n\n\n\nHis research and public work have been featured internationally—at the United Nations\, in museums\, academic journals\, and cultural institutions\, positioning him as a leading voice in documenting and preserving Sephardi and Mizrahi heritage. \n\n\n\nSponsored by: Sunday Salon & the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami (JGSGM) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRSVP TO ETTA GOLD\, EGOLD@TBAM.ORG \n\n\n\n2026-01-11 Sunday Salon Hebry Green\n\n\n\nADULT READING ROOM REMINDERReminder to visit our own libraries here on campus where you can enjoy award-winning books and so much more. ~ We welcome you all to our extraordinary library collection\, which is now divided into three locations\, all enhance the mission of the Temple Beth Am Congregational Library – “to provide materials of education\, entertainment and enrichment for congregation and community.” Our Fiction books are in Meeting Room 2\, where you can find detailed instructions for borrowing whatever you like. On that same floor\, in the Clergy Satellite Library\, are the religious study books\, i.e. Torah\, Talmud\, observance\, education\, and languages. Our Hub location\, the Adult Reading Room\, contains an enormous variety of literature\, community\, history\, geography\, all Judaic.We look forward to greeting you there.
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/henry-green-the-forgotten-exodus-sephardi-voices/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T103000
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SUMMARY:Professor Marsha B Cohen
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 17th\, 2024\, at 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nAt the adult reading room (Library) located in the Hub at Temple Beth Am\, \n\n\n\n5950 N Kendall Drive\, Pinecrest\, FL. \n\n\n\nEvent administered by Sunday Salon with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami \n\n\n\nPresenting \n\n\n\nProfessor Marsha B Cohen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the results of the 2024 U.S. election are analyzed\, Dr. Marsha B. Cohen looks at the implications of the presidential\, congressional and some contentious state elections for Jewish Americans.  Is there still such a thing as the “Jewish vote”? What issues seem to have mattered most to Jewish voters of both political parties? What do the election results reveal about anti-Semitism in the U.S.? What role might Jews play in the incoming administration? Will U.S. policies toward Israel change?   \n\n\n\nIn addition to our monthly Sunday Salons\, we ask you to come join us on a Tuesday or Thursday for an engaging get-together. We will continue to host groups\, as we did over the summer\, discussing genealogy\, family search or watching a movie and come together a week later to talk about it.  \n\n\n\nThese gatherings will be held in the Adult Reading Room\, administered by Library Programs along with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami\, so be sure to add your names to our mailing lists: \n\n\n\nSend email to: egold@tbam.org  and/or jgsgm.vpprogrammimg@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/professor-marsha-b-cohen/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T103000
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DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
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SUMMARY:The Feast of Tabernacle - Sukkot
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 20\, 2024\, at 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\nat the Chapel of Temple Beth Am \n\n\n\n5950 N Kendall Drive\, Pinecrest\, FL \n\n\n\nEvent administered by Sunday Salon with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami \n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate. \n\n\n\nThe Feast of Tabernacle – Sukkot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami presents scholar Michael Milgrom to fill us in on some unknown obscurities to well-known Jewish Holidays. \n\n\n\nThe feast of gathering the Harvest is one of the three pilgrimages to Jerusalem. It is a very joyous holiday\, marked by the building of a Sukkah and using the four species. \n\n\n\nTogether we will uncover the deeper meaning of the holiday and its symbolism. Come a little early and schmooze with others\, indulge in some bagels and coffee\, and look at some book gifts for you. \n\n\n\nPlease confirm your attendance RSVP: jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com \n\n\n\nIn case you are unable to attend\, the program will be live streamed. \n\n\n\nContact us for more information.
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/the-feast-of-tabernacle-sukkot/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T113000
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DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
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SUMMARY:Steve Jaron: Unlocking The Past: Unlocking the Ashkenazi Dutch Jewish Ancestry
DESCRIPTION:ANNOUNCEMENT – THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI  \n\n\n\nAt Greater Miami Jewish Federation4200 Biscayne Blvd. Miami\, Florida \n\n\n\nUNLOCKING THE PAST: EXPLORING ASHKENAZI DUTCH JEWISH ANCESTRY \n\n\n\nINTRODUCING STEVE JARON\, PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH\, CO-CHAIR AT IAJGS TECH COMMITTEE AND IAJGS LIASON \n\n\n\n***Meeting is scheduled for Zoom*** \n\n\n\nZoom link shared one day before the event.Light refreshments will be available. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an enlightening exploration of Ashkenazi Dutch Jewish ancestry led by Steve Jaron\, a dedicated genealogist with a compelling story to share. In this presentation\, you’ll accompany Steve on a deeply personal journey as he delves into the intriguing world of his Dutch roots within the Ashkenazi Jewish community. Through ancestral narratives filled with surprising family connections and heartwarming reunions\, you’ll gain a unique perspective on the power of genealogical research to unveil hidden stories and connections. Steve’s expertise will be at your disposal as he imparts practical research strategies and tools that will equip you for your own genealogical quests. This event is open to everyone\, whether you have Ashkenazi Dutch Jewish ancestry or simply possess a curiosity about researching in unfamiliar territories. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Jaron Bio \n\n\n\nSteve Jaron is a lifelong Pittsburgh resident whose passion for genealogy has been shaped by two significant experiences. Firstly\, during his bar-mitzvah trip to Israel\, he had the opportunity to meet with several relatives\, including his great uncle. His great uncle shared a captivating family story about discovering their shared ancestry when his great aunt brought a picture of her great grandparents into their home. This revelation led to the realization that they were second cousins. Although Steve would later learn that his uncle was quite the storyteller\, this tale kindled his interest in family history. \n\n\n\nThe second pivotal moment in Steve’s genealogical journey occurred during his college years when he took a Spanish class. As part of an assignment\, he had to create a family tree to learn various Spanish relationships. Fortunately\, Steve already had a well-documented family tree thanks to his great aunt’s efforts. Inspired by this class\, he decided to explore further and googled an uncommon Jewish last name\, “de Jongh.” To his surprise\, he stumbled upon an online version of a book meticulously detailing his grandmother and great aunt’s mother’s ancestors in Holland\, and from that moment\, his fascination with genealogy took root. \n\n\n\nSteve’s current genealogical focus centers on his Galitzianer and German branches\, with plans to eventually continue his father’s genealogical research in Ukraine and Belarus. In 2017\, he took on the key role of revitalizing the Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh and currently serves as its president. His commitment to the genealogical community extends beyond his local chapter. He has assumed the role of IAJGS Sysadmin and Tech Committee co-chair and serves as an IAJGS Member Liaison\, further contributing to the broader genealogy community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease confirm your attendance or request a Zoom Link:Paulette Bronstein\, President JGSGM.President@gmail.com  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/steve-jaron-unlocking-the-past-unlocking-the-ashkenazi-dutch-jewish-ancestry/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T103000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
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SUMMARY:Trial and Error: History of Zionism (Chaim Weizmann\, Arthur Balfour)
DESCRIPTION:JGS of Greater Miami in collaboration with Sunday Salon Eventat Temple Beth Am Library5950 SW 88 Street\, Miami\, FL \n\n\n\nEvent will be held at the Temple Chapel.Sunday\, November 5\, 2023 at 10:30 am  \n\n\n\nTrial and Error \n\n\n\n\n\nHistory of Zionism as written by first president of Israel.Our society co-sponsor an event presented by Temple Beth Am Congregational Librarian\, Etta Gold in observance of the death anniversary of CHAIM WEIZMAN (November 9) and the Balfour Declaration (November 2) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Join!! RSVP to egold@tbam.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/trial-and-error/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T120000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20231003T024954Z
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SUMMARY:Claudia Starosta: Two Branches\, Two Destinies
DESCRIPTION:Your Special Invitation from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami \n\n\n\nSunday\, October 15\, 2023 10:30 am – 12:00 pm\n\n\n\nat Temple Beth Am\, Chapel \n\n\n\n5950 North Kendall Drive\, Pinecrest\, FL 33156 \n\n\n\nPresenter:                                        \n\n\n\nClaudia Starosta – Author\, JGSGM Member \n\n\n\nTopic:                                    \n\n\n\nTwo Branches\, Two Destinies \n\n\n\nA tale of a surprise encounter between young descendants of Holocaust survivors discovering their family link \n\n\n\nThe event is co-sponsored with Temple Beth Am – Sunday Salon (Adult Congregational Library) – Etta Gold\, Librarian \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoth October events are open to our society’s members\, families\, and friends. \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP to: JGSGM.VPProgramming@gmail.com and egold@tbam.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/claudia-starosta-two-branches-two-destinies/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221023T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221023T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20220901T051551Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Wallach (renowned author): Mr. Wizard
DESCRIPTION:The following event is done in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Library’s Sunday Salon\n\n\n\nAt Temple Beth Am Chapel: \n\n\n\n5950 SW 88th St\, Pinecrest\, FL 33156 \n\n\n\nLIVE MEETING Sunday\, OCTOBER 23rd\, 2022 @ 10:30 A.M.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Wallach -Renowned Author \n\n\n\nLIVE ZOOM from Oregon \n\n\n\nMr. Wizard – A DNA test set off a genetic treasure hunt in search of oneself  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA link is available if you are unable to attend. Please contact: jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nPlease support the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami with your membership for 2023 (register now!). Information and application at our website www.jgs-miami.org \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/jeff-wallach-renowned-author-mr-wizard/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20220901T050337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T052822Z
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SUMMARY:Rosalind Merritt: A Slice of our Jewish Heritage Community
DESCRIPTION:The following event is done in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Library’s Sunday Salon\n\n\n\nAt Temple Beth Am Chapel: \n\n\n\n5950 SW 88th St\, Pinecrest\, FL 33156 \n\n\n\nLIVE meeting Sunday\, OCTOBER 9th\, 2022 10:30 A.M.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting recent research of Rosalind Merritt (author) \n\n\n\nMiami Beach High! Decades of Fame \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program will be moderated by \n\n\n\nSylvia Gurinsky (Historical researcher of Florida Heritage) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA link is available if you are unable to attend. Please contact: jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com  \n\n\n\nPlease\, support the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami with your membership for 2023 (register now!). Information and application at our website www.jgs-miami.org \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/a-slice-of-our-jewish-heritage-community%ef%bf%bc/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20211124T090357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211204T232600Z
UID:1343-1647153000-1647153000@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Professor Miriam Hoffman: Curious Rabbinic Tales: The Shortest Tall Stories
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Salons\n\n\n\nPresented monthly by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Miriam Hoffman is a retired professor of Yiddish language\, literature and film\, Jewish culture\, Yiddish humor\, and classical and minor Yiddish writers. She is also a known Yiddish journalist and worked as a feature writer for the Yiddish Forward from 1982 to today. Now\, with her latest book\, she brings us the magic of storytelling. Folktales belong to the earliest folk literature\, predating Jewish sources. Once they were adapted into the Jewish setting\, the tales were integrated into our own mythology. Folktales were told as parables with a moral undercurrent to expose human frailty and strength\, vanity\, and heroism. Anything that was not said openly was disguised as a parable or a folktale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo join us by Zoom or Live Streaming\, contact JGSGM to get your link: jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com  \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/professor-miriam-hoffman-curious-rabbinic-tales-the-shortest-tall-stories/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T050000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20220126T075028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T075603Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Hal Bookbinder: Practicing Safe Computing
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami (JGSGM) is collaborating with the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) of Naples/Lee Co FL mentored by Mr. Arthur Sissman. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom presentation: \n\n\n\nPracticing Safe Computing by Professor Hal Bookbinder\n\n\n\nAlong with malware infecting your computer and hackers attempting to con you\, your data on the Web is also at risk from breaches beyond your control. Facebook (March 2021)\, Microsoft (January 2020)\, Capital One (July 2019)\, Marriott (November 2018)\, Twitter (May 2018)\, Yahoo (September 2016) and even MyHeritage (June 2018) have experienced massive breaches in which millions of customer records were exposed. Even in the absence of bad actors\, computers become corrupted and storage devices fail resulting in the potential loss of years of genealogical research. This talk discusses the risks\, the myths\, ways to reduce the likelihood of being hacked and how to minimize the impact of hacks and breaches that do occur. For a road map of issues and solutions\, see Hal’s monthly series of Safe Computing articles\, published in the JGSCV Newsletter\, at https://www.tinyurl.com/SafeComputingArticles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHal is a retired information systems professional who continues to instruct business courses at the university level. \n\n\n\nHe has been actively researching his genealogy for more than three decades\, identifying over 4\,000 relatives and tracing two lines to the mid-1700s in modern Ukraine. Hal has written and spoken on border changes\, migration\, citizenship\, safe computing unique research techniques. \n\n\n\nHal is a past president of the JGS of Los Angeles and of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Hal publishes a series of monthly articles on safe computing which are freely available at https://www.tinyurl.com/SafeComputingArticles. He and his wife\, Marci\, were raised in the Catskills of New York State and now live in the Los Angeles area.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register with jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com if you did not attend the previous classes with the mentor. Once you are registered you will be receiving direct mail from the mentor. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/professor-hal-bookbinder-practicing-safe-computing/
CATEGORIES:Live Meeting,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T050000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20220126T073655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T073852Z
UID:1427-1644296400-1644296400@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Mr. Arthur Sissman: How to set up to be a successful and cooperative genealogist...
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami (JGSGM) is collaborating with the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) of Naples/Lee Co FL headed and mentored by Mr. Arthur Sissman. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to set up to be a successful and cooperative genealogist\, just like you would want everyone else to do! Or “do for yourself\, as you would have others do for you.” \n\n\n\nVarious websites (Ancestry for sure) will be visited\, and a handout sent to those who attend the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register with jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com if you did not attend the previous classes with the mentor. Once you are registered you will be receiving direct mail from the mentor. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/mr-arthur-sissman-%ef%bf%bchow-to-set-up-to-be-a-successful-and-cooperative-genealogist-%ef%bf%bc/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220206T053000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20220126T071958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T081911Z
UID:1403-1644125400-1644125400@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Hiding In Plain Sight: A Memoir of Surviving the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:The following Zoom event is done in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Library’s Sunday Salon \n\n\n\nin observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllan J. Hall J.D. with his own testimony \n\n\n\n\nAllan Hall was born in Cracow\, Poland in 1935. He led a charmed life until September 1939\, when Nazis marched into Poland. Seeking safety\, the family walked over two hundred miles to Lvov\, where Allan was the first child picked up in the children’s pogrom in the Lvov Ghetto. With false identity papers\, the family fled to Warsaw\, where Allan and his mother were arrested and taken to the train station to be sent to Treblinka. When the trains briefly stopped running\, Allan was marched to an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto. Allan’s father\, passing as Aryan\, rented an office in a high-rise building which housed German Air Force headquarters\, where they hid for two years. When the war ended\, Allan’s father was arrested\, and his mother sent Allan with his baby brother to make his way to Palestine. Hunted by the Soviets for months\, eleven-year-old Allan bravely made his way across Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact us to get your link: jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com  \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/hiding-in-plain-sight-a-memoir-of-surviving-the-holocaust/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211205T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211205T053000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20211124T084850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211124T090627Z
UID:1324-1638682200-1638682200@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Janice Masur: Shalom Uganda
DESCRIPTION:December Sunday Salons\n\n\n\nPresented monthly by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanice Masur grew up in a tiny\, remote European Jewish community in Kampala\, Uganda\, under British Imperial rule\, with no rabbi or Jewish infrastructure. And yet\, this community of only twenty-three families formed a cohesive group that celebrated all Jewish festivals together and upheld their Jewish identity. Sadly\, while Kampala Jewry made every effort to survive\, it eventually failed and withered under the hot African sun. \n\n\n\nIn Shalom Uganda: A Jewish Community on the Equator\, Masur tells her story of living in this little-known Ashkenazi Jewish community from 1949 to 1961. Because so many Jewish communities were obliterated in the last century\, she documents\, remembers\, and preserves Kampala European Jewry with all the respect that it deserves. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Jacobvitz\, who serves on the Advisory Board of the Sousa Mendez Foundation\, brings us this fascinating author as part of his foundation’s programs. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo join us by Zoom or Live Streaming\, contact JGSGM to get your link: jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com  \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/janice-masur-shalom-uganda/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210803T202101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T202104Z
UID:1195-1632637800-1632637800@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Libby Copeland: The Cultural Phenomenon of Home DNA Testing
DESCRIPTION:The following event is done in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Library’s Sunday Salon: \n\n\n\nThe Cultural Phenomenon of Home DNA Testing\n\n\n\n\n\nLibby Copeland: is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Washington Post\, New York magazine\, the New York Times\, the Atlantic\, and many other publications. She specializes in the intersection of science and culture and will explore with us the extraordinary cultural phenomenon of home DNA testing\, which is redefining family history. It will draw on Libby Copeland’s years of research for her new book The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are (Abrams\, 2020)\, which The Wall Street Journal calls “a fascinating account of lives dramatically affected by genetic sleuthing.” With more than 37 million people having been tested\, a tipping point has been reached. Virtually all Americans are affected whether they have been tested or not\, and millions have been impacted by significant revelations in their immediate families.  The presentation will discuss the implications of home DNA testing for Jewish genealogy\, as well as the unique challenges of genetic genealogy for Ashkenazim. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo join us by Zoom\, contact to get a link \n\n\n\njgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/libby-copeland-the-cultural-phenomenon-of-home-dna-testing/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210810T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210810T060000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210802T061518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210802T061848Z
UID:1181-1628575200-1628575200@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Mr. Arthur Sissman: GEDmatch.com – Should I Upload or Not? Part II
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami  (JGSGM) is collaborating with the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) of Naples/Lee Co FL headed and mentored  by Mr. Arthur Sissman. \n\n\n\nThe August Meeting will take place via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Topic: GEDmatch.com – Should I Upload or Not?\n\n\n\nThe August meeting is a continuation of the July meeting on the Free Tools at GEDmatch that were not covered & Tier 1 (Paid alternative). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register with jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com if you did not attend the previous classes with the mentor. \n\n\n\nOnce you are registered you will be receiving direct mail from the mentor. \n\n\n\n** Write us if you are unable to attend because of the time or the day. Let us know what time or day is convenient for you.  \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/mr-arthur-sissman-gedmatch-com-should-i-upload-or-not-part-ii/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T060000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210629T063728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T044054Z
UID:1152-1626156000-1626156000@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Mr. Arthur Sissman: GEDmatch.com - Should I Upload or Not?
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami  (JGSGM) is collaborating with the Jewish Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Group) of Naples/Lee Co FL headed and mentored  by Mr. Arthur Sissman. \n\n\n\nThe July Meeting will take place via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Topic: GEDmatch.com – Should I Upload or Not?\n\n\n\nWhat is GEDmatch?Why should I upload my raw data to GEDmatch?What questions can GEDmatch answer for me?Is GEDmatch hard to manipulate?How much does GEDmatch cost?What are the best tools to use at GEDmatch?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register with jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com if you did not attend the previous classes with the mentor. \n\n\n\nOnce you are registered you will be receiving direct mail from the mentor. \n\n\n\n** Write us if you are unable to attend because of the time or the day. Let us know what time or day is convenient for you.  \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/mr-arthur-sissman-gedmatch-com-should-i-upload-or-not/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,SIG,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210321T062443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210417T162507Z
UID:708-1621146600-1621146600@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Marina Berkovich: A Slice of Jewish Life: Two Island Stories
DESCRIPTION:The following event is done in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Library’s Sunday Salon: \n\n\n\nA Slice of Jewish Life: Two Island Stories\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by Marina Berkovich\, the founding president of The Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida\, along with acclaimed Florida historian Sylvia Gurinsky. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSince 2010 the society has interviewed numerous eyewitnesses and is producing its own documentary films\, collectively known as Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers series. Two documentaries’ films will be shown based on the personal accounts of early SWFL Jewish history and stories relating to the founding and development of the Jewish communities in this region.   \n\n\n\nElena Rosner\, Holocaust survivor\, a founder of Marco Island synagogue Chief RICHARD PLAGER- The first Jewish Police in Sanibel Island \n\n\n\nTo join us by Zoom\, contact to get a link \n\n\n\njgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/monthly-meeting-soon-to-be-announced/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210318T230323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T141037Z
UID:342-1618727400-1618727400@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Lisa Cooper (Live from Great Britain): A Forgotten Land - Growing up in the Jewish Pale
DESCRIPTION:The following event is done in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Library’s Sunday Salons: \n\n\n\nA Forgotten Land: Growing up in the Jewish Pale.\n\n\n\nPresented by Lisa Cooper\, live from Great Britain.  \n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Cooper is a British writer\, journalist\, and artist. She studied Russian at Edinburgh University and spent a year in the Soviet Union as a student. Armed with an address dating from the 1960s and a family tree\, she contacted cousins in Kiev\, then part of Soviet Ukraine\, who introduced her to a web of relatives she knew nothing about. The experience helped breed an interest in both family history and Ukrainian Jewish history.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Online!\n\n\n\njgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/a-forgotten-land/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T063000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210317T231652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210321T062859Z
UID:126-1616308200-1616308200@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Doug Kaplan: Who Are the Israelite Samaritans?
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami in collaboration with Temple Beth Am Sunday Salon is presenting this special Passover program:  \n\n\n\nWho Are the Israelite Samaritans?.\n\n\n\nPresented by Doug Kaplan\, JGSGM member\, a retired attorney\, whose blog (judaicarevisited.com) will examine the history of the Samaritans.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n While Dale Lazar\, a photographer (www.dalelazarphotography.com)\, will share his photos and personal experiences with the Samaritans of today.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIsraelite Samaritans view themselves as descendants of the Israelites that settled in the northern Kingdom of Israel after the exodus from Egypt. They trace their lineage to the tribes of Manasseh\, Ephraim and Levi and later survived the Assyrian exile of 722-721 BCE.  \n\n\n\nThere are approximately 800 Samaritans in the world today with half living in Holon\, Israel and half living in the town of Kiryat Luza\, West Bank. The Samaritans have one sacred text\, the Samaritan Torah\, written in ancient Hebrew. They are led by their High Priest; venerate their Temple Mount on Mt. Gerizim\, near Nablus; and practice a style of Israelite religion that predates the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.  \n\n\n\nRSVP Online!\n\n\n\njgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\nMore Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/israelite-samaritans/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Sunday Salon,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T053000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210319T145322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T232723Z
UID:516-1613885400-1613885400@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Dr. Lior Sternfeld: Slice of Jewish Life - The Jewish Community in Iran
DESCRIPTION:More Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/slice-of-jewish-life/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T103000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210319T154209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T232706Z
UID:520-1612089000-1612089000@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Kim Sheintal: Jews of Sarasota-Manatee
DESCRIPTION:More Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/kim-sheintal-jews-of-sarasota-manatee/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T053000
DTSTAMP:20260513T095045
CREATED:20210319T154325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T232639Z
UID:522-1610256600-1610256600@www.jgs-miami.org
SUMMARY:Doron Friedman: Discovery and Insight into a Long-Forgotten World
DESCRIPTION:More Info
URL:https://www.jgs-miami.org/event/doron-friedman-discovery-and-insight-into-a-long-forgotten-world/
CATEGORIES:Live Streaming,Monthly Meetings,Zoom
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