[ha-Safran] ONLINE EVENT: Archives Roadshow: 11 Objects, 11 Stories, 11 Jewish Archives

EVENT: Archives Roadshow: 11 Objects, 11 Stories, 11 Jewish Archives Jewish archival collections across Canada hold objects that together comprise the collective memory of Jews who have lived here for centuries. Using one object from their respective collections, eleven archivists from the west to

[ha-Safran] post to hasafran, giving away a collection of Jewish books (adult, non-fiction)

Subject: Giving away a collection of Jewish books (adult, non-fiction) A member of our synagogue has a collection of around 100 Jewish books (largely adult, non-fiction) which belonged to her father. We unfortunately have limited space to take these and she is still looking for places to share som

[ha-Safran] Passing of Anna Skorupsky z"l

I am not sure if this has been shared yet as I only receive HaSafran notifications in a batch once a day, but it is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of longtime AJL-Ontario President, and later AJL-Canada President, Anna Skorupsky. Anna was a dear friend and my first professional mentor,

[ha-Safran] Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum & Archives in Montreal launches bilingual digital exhibit on the history of the synagogue

I am very pleased to share, after several years of work, we are launching at the Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives (Montreal) a digital exhibit celebrating the history of the synagogue, in particular 100 years of the synagogue in Westmount (a city on the island of Montreal). The interactive exhi