JGSI 2012 Sunday MEETINGS and SPECIAL DATES
Monthly Meetings are held at Temple Beth Israel
(3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie).Temple Beth Israel is located west of McCormick
and east of Crawford in Skokie. Dempster is 8800 North. There is an exit (37B) on the Edens Expressway for
Dempster East.
The Temple will open at 12:30 and JGSI members will be available to help answer genealogical questions, help with Internet searches or for those interested in using our library resources.
JGSI has recently added many wonderful new books and maps to the library. Scheduled programs will begin at 2:00.
Want reminders about our meetings and
events?
Email info@jgsi.org and request
'Email meeting and events reminder"
 Sunday, May 20th
JGSI meeting at Anshe Emet Synagogue - 3751 North Broadway - Chicago
12:30: Genealogical questions and help desk.
2:00 Program: Mike Karsen will present a Chicago Story of Sex, Murder,
and Genealogy.
Dora Feldman McDonald, the daughter of German Jewish
immigrants, made the front page of Chicago newspapers
in 1907 when she shot her lover. Dora, who was married
to one of the most powerful political bosses in Chicago
at the time, used murder to end this affair and her
lover's blackmail. But what ever happened to her after
her dramatic acquittal the following year? Genealogist
Mike Karsen uses every trick in his tool bag to set the
record straight and follow her trail.
NOTE: Due the the Cubs game on Sunday, for people coming to the meeting
from the north suburbs, it might be best to exit the Edens at
Peterson and get to Lake Shore Dr. via Ridge and Hollywood,
then exit the Drive at Irving Park, and continue on the Inner Dr.
until Grace Street (3800 North). Go west on Grace two blocks
to Broadway, then left onto Broadway, and left into the
Anshe Emet parking lot which is at the southeast corner
of Broadway and Grace.
For those coming from the northwest suburbs down I-90, exit the
Kennedy at Irving Park and go east about 4 miles all the way
to Broadway, then a right turn on Broadway and two blocks
to Grace. Go just past Grace to the entrance to the parking lot
on Grace. The intersection at Broadway is a little tricky.
You bear left to stay on Broadway. If you go straight,
you will miss the Synagogue and end up on Halsted.
For those coming from the south, note that the Stevenson (I55)
will be closed from the Ryan to Lake Shore Drive, and LSD will
be closed from south of McCormick Place north to Roosevelt
or Balbo, due to the NATO Summit.
If you have any questions about the directions call Mike Tarkoff
on his cell phone at 773-562-8480.
Sunday - June 3rd
Special Program 12:30-4:30
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60629
Workshop Fee: $10
From Lithuania to Chicago: A Genealogical Journey
Representatives from JewishGen will be at the Balzekas Museum to
conduct a genealogy workshop with valuable information about the
archival data currently available online and in Lithuania's archives.
Using actual historical documents, photos and family histories as a
guide, expert genealogists Nolan Altman and Karen Franklin will provide
participants with step-by-step basic information needed to begin the
journey researching their own Jewish and non-Jewish, Lithuanian
and non-Lithuanian ancestry. Some of the topics covered will include:
vital records, census reports, passenger manifest records,
and using the internet to assist in your genealogical searches.
Participants from The Balzekas Museum's Genealogy Department,
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois and the Illiana JGS
will describe their offerings and local resources available
for continued research. The program will feature a session
entitled "Your Genealogy Mysteries Magically Solved".
From information provided by participants at the beginning of
the program, Karen and Nolan will demonstrate how to search for
online records for participants' families, and explore research
methodologies that all can learn from. These "case studies" will be
shared with the group via a projector for all to see.
The Greater Jewish Folk Festival will occur June 10 in the
Cook County Forest Preserve on Oakton west of Lehigh.
To view a flyer, go to this URL:
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1109054637959-5/Full+Size+Final+Ad.pdf
JGSI will have an informational table at the Festival. Stop by the
table and say hello, or, better yet, help volunteer at the table.
Contact Barry Finkel (bsfinkel@att.net) for more details.
Sunday, June 24th
SAVE THE DATE - Temple Beth Israel 3601 W. Dempster Street in Skokie
Special Showing of "Prisoner of Her Past"
This special event will take place Sunday, June 24, in Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie.Registration and refreshments will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the program
will begin at 2 p.m..
12:30: Library, genealogical questions and internet help.
The documentary “Prisoner of Her Past” will
be screened at the Jewish Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, June
24, 2012, in Skokie. The film’s
producer-writer-narrator, Howard Reich, the Chicago
Tribune’s jazz critic, will
comment on the story of his mother, Sonia, a Jew from Poland
,
who survived the
Holocaust as a child by running and hiding.
Decades later,
believing that the world had conspired to execute her, Sonia Reich fled her
house one night, suitcase in hand, insisting that someone was going to shoot
her in the head. In the documentary film, Howard Reich explains how he returned
to Dubno (now in Ukraine) to try to find answers to questions about his
mother’s past that ultimately led to her late-onset post-traumatic stress disorder.
The film ventures beyond Sonia Reich's story,
to show what can be done to help traumatized children today. It looks in
particular at young victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Howard Reich first wrote about his mother in a
Chicago Tribune article in 2003 and then published a book about her and
his research into her past, “The First and Final Nightmare of Sonia
Reich,” in 2006. His documentary film came out in 2010. For more
information about the film, see http://prisonerofherpast.kartemquin.com/.
The JGSI meeting facilities at Temple Beth
Israel will open at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate members/guests who want to
use genealogy library materials, get help with genealogy websites on
the Internet, or ask genealogical questions before the main program
begins. For more information, phone (312) 666-0100. CLICK-TO-VIEW EVENT FLYER
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