Sept 26, 2010 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Discover your Family Heritage!

Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center Gosman Jewish Community Campus 333 Nahanton Street, Newton Center, MA 02459

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston invites you to spend the afternoon exploring a wide  range of topics in Jewish genealogy, with a talk on the basics, an entertaining and instructive video, a lecture on DNA testing, and a personal research session using online resources at staffed multiple computers. For more information, call 617-558-6488.

JCC Member: $10; $18 per family
Nonmember: $15; $25 per family
Space limited, teens welcome!

Oct. 13, 2010

Advanced Googling presented by Michael Marx

Cape Cod Genealogical Society

Oct. 20, 2010 7:00-8:30 pm

BBC Film: Who Do You Think You Are? Stephen Fry

Lincoln Public Library 3 Bedford Rd. Lincoln, MA

You’ve seen the new U.S. version -- now compare it to the original BBC family history series.

This film realistically portrays the joys and sorrows of a genealogical search from an initial spark of interest through the process of interviewing family, going to archives, traveling to ancestral lands, visiting important people and places of the past, hiring a researcher, and using sites on the Internet.

Part of a series from the British Broadcasting Corporation that followed popular figures as they traced their roots, this film follows the efforts of Stephen Fry, who has starred in many productions, including Jeeves and Wooster. He unlocks his roots and uncovers some engaging secrets.

Admission is free and open to the public

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Oct. 24, 2010 3:00-5:00 pm

Introduction to Jewish Genealogy presented by Meredith Hoffman

Sharon Public Library 11 North Main St Sharon, MA

Admission is free and open to the public

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Oct. 31, 2010 All Day

Programs to be Announced

Limmud Boston Temple Israel 477 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA

 

Nov. 17, 2010 6:30-8:00 pm

Introduction to Jewish Genealogy

Boston Public Library 700 Boylston St Boston, MA

Dec. 14, 2010 7:00-8:30 pm

BBC Film: Who Do You Think You Are? Zoe Wanamaker

Newton Free Library 330 Homer St. Newton Center, MA

You’ve seen the new U.S. version -- now compare it to the original BBC family history series.

Here's what they have to say:
Zoë Wanamaker was born in New York, but when she was three her father, American actor Sam Wanamaker, fled to the UK to escape the anti-communist McCarthy witch-hunts. Hoping to better understand her father's decision, Zoë heads to Washington DC where she visits the FBI headquarters. Here, under the Freedom of Information Act, Zoë gains access to her father's FBI file, an extraordinary document that reveals the level of scrutiny Sam was under and the very real risk of imprisonment he faced.

Wanting to explore the roots of her father's left-wing politics, Zoë next looks into the life of her father's father Maurice Wanamaker, an émigré Russian Jew. Zoë is moved to discover that, soon after his arrival in Chicago, Maurice suffered a series of personal tragedies and hardships that almost destroyed his American dream.

Finally, Zoë travels to Nikolaev in Ukraine where she discovers the original form of her unusual surname and the reason why her family left for America.

Admission is free and open to the public

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Jan. 11, 2011 7:00-8:30 pm

Introduction to Jewish Genealogy

Newton Free Library 330 Homer St. Newton Center, MA