March 2012
Sunday, March 4th: “An American Journey,” an original musical theater production, will be presented by Revels Repertory Company at 3:00 p.m. at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown in partnership with the New England Historical Genealogical Society. Set in 1907, the height of immigration from Europe to Boston, the show tells the story of Irish, Italians, and Eastern European Jews who sailed from Liverpool, England to Ellis Island and on to Boston. Over the course of the journey, the show imagines that these groups shared their songs, stories, and dances and began to recognize the common opportunities and challenges they would find in America.
The Jewish families in the show come from Ukraine. The show includes traditional Yiddish music including the famous “Kaddish” of Rebbe Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev, “Borsht,” and “Oyfn Pripetchik.” A Klezmer band will be led by clarinetist Glenn Dickson, leader of the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra.
Tickets are $20 for adults/$12 for students under 12. Discounts are available to groups of 10 or more. Tickets: http://www.revels.org/revels-repertory-co/arsenal-performance/.
National Center for Jewish Film programs for February and March. Films will be presented at the Museum of Fine Arts and Emerson College (see flyer for details.)
February 2012
February 22, 2012: Lecture at New Center Live! about the changing landscape of American Jewry as in a post-Holocaust and post-survivor world.
New play about the 1936 “Nazi Olympics” will be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts the weekend of February 11th. Please see the flyer for information and ticket sales.
January 2012
Announcement from Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston and Hebrew College
There are still some spaces available for the 8-week course “Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research,” at Hebrew College, taught by experienced researchers from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston.
Mondays 7–9 pm, starting January 30, 2012.
The award-winning “Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research” is an intensive 8-session course that provides serious adult students with the tools to research their Jewish family origins. It offers a comprehensive introduction to Jewish genealogy including methodology, relevant world history, geography and world-wide resources, taught by experienced researchers from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. There will be individual help time for all students and a hands-on introduction to Internet research for beginners. Lectures will be recorded and available on the course website for those who miss a class and as a resource for all students.
The course meets on 8 Monday evenings from 7 to 9 PM, beginning on January 30, 2012, and excluding February 20th. Students must have basic computer skills.
Tuition is $250 payable to Hebrew College. Enroll at www.hebrewcollege.edu/events. For more information, go to www.course.jgsgb.org or contact course@jgsgb.org
The course will cover:
- Getting Started on Family History Research: Basic Steps, Strategy, and Skills
- Technical Tools and Online Resources for Genealogy
- History of Jewish Migration, the Diaspora, and Changing National Borders
- Identifying Your Immigrant Ancestors: Methods and Resources for Researching
- Family Members in the U.S.
- Finding Your Ancestors in European Records and Learning about Their Lives
- Identifying Holocaust Victims and Survivors
- Finding Family Members Living in Israel
- Social Media for the Jewish Genealogist
- Using Your Research: Making Connections and Sharing Your Findings
course.jgsgb.org
866-611-5698
“From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America” will be at the Langroise Center at the College of Idaho through March 16th, 2012.
September 2011
Thursday, September 29-Friday, September 30: AJHS closed for Rosh Hashana.
Sunday, September 25: “Remarkable Jewish Women of Boston’s West End” Walking Tour, from 1-3 PM. Click here for more information.
Sunday, September 11: “Nathan the Wise” fully restored 1922 silent film at Coolidge Corner Theater. For more information, visit their website: http://www.coolidge.org/content/nathan-wise-nathan-der-weise
September 7th and 21st, 6-8PM: Genealogists from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston will be on hand to answer your questions or get you started on researching your own family tree. For more information, contact us at 617-226-1245.
August 2011
August 10th and 24th, 6-8PM: Genealogists from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston will be on hand to answer your questions or get you started on researching your own family tree. For more information, contact us at 617-226-1245.
July 2011
July 13th and 27th, 6-8PM: Genealogists from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston will be on hand to answer your questions or get you started on researching your own family tree. For more information, contact us at 617-226-1245.
June 2011
COMING SOON! The New England Archives of AJHS and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston are teaming up to provide Jewish genealogical research assistance on Wednesday nights, starting July 13th. Stay tuned for more information as we continue to work on this exciting development!
Dr. Michael Feldberg will be speaking at Temple Emanuel on Monday, June 6th from 2-3:30 PM on preserving family photographs, documents and artifacts for future generations. See their flier for more information.
May 2011
In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, The New England Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society will present a lecture, “Among Mishpocha: At Home in the Boston Jewish Community” by Dr. Michael Feldberg on Wednesday May 25, 2011 at 6 PM in the Education Center of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 Newbury Street, Boston.
Dr. Feldberg, an historian and former executive director of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS), is currently executive director of the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom. He will speak about Jewish genealogy in its historical context by highlighting some of the Boston Jewish family collections currently on exhibit at the New England Archives of AJHS. He will also offer an overview of some of the institutional and organizational records at AJHS that contain materials of interest to genealogists.
To register: The lecture is free of charge and open to the public. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Judi Garner at (617)226-1245 or judi.garner@ajhsboston.org.
April 2011
The New England Archives of AJHS will be closed on Monday, April 18th for Patriot’s Day (aka Marathon Monday) and Tuesday, April 19th in observance of Passover.
AJHS is pleased to announce our first exhibit in our new space at the New England Historic Genealogical Society! “Among Mishpocha: At Home with Boston’s Jewish Families” is on display from April 4-June 30, 2011, in the Education Center on the 2nd floor. Hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9AM-5PM and Wednesday from 9AM-9PM. The exhibit features photographs and artifacts from many of our family collections. We hope you stop by to see it!
We processed an addendum to the Leo Levine Papers (P-646 and P-646A), which is now available for researchers. Leo Levine was a journalist who escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe days before his hometown of Riga, Latvia, was invaded. His wife, Sylvia, immigrated from Russia in 1913 with her family to escape the pograms. The addendum includes memoirs and writings from Sylvia Levine and their daughter, Helena Levine Ryan, as well as family photographs.
March 2011
We just processed the papers of Herbert Gorfinkle (P-904). Gorfinkle was the son of Col. Bernard Gorfinkle (P-664) and served in World War II under General Eisenhower.
A Celebration of the Oral History Project of Documenting Maine Jewry: Click here for more information.
Wellesley College Event: Lecture by Sheila Isenberg, author of Muriel’s War: An American Heiress. Click here for more information.
New Database for Researchers: Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts.
The National Center for Jewish Film’s 14th Annual Film Festival takes place March 2-March 14. AJHS is supporting the film “Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray” on March 3rd. Buy your tickets today!
Our new plaque has been put up! Check it out.
February 2011
Wondering how to preserve those family papers? AJHS can help. Read Michael Feldberg’s article in the Jewish Advocate, here.
A recent article from the Jewish Advocate about our move to the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS).
An article in Heritage about our move to Boston’s New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS.)
