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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Jewish Community High School
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA
Free parking: enter parking garage from Pierce Street
Map  
 
Topic:
Chicago Presentation: Sneak Preview
Speaker:
Ron Arons, author and expert on Jews of Sing Sing

Ron will preview and beta-test a brand new presentation that he will be giving at the Chicago Conference. Yes, Ron has put back together the life of another criminal who lived, at least for a time, in Chicago. If you loved the musical "'Chicago" and Ron's talk about Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky, you'll adore this presentation.

Ron, author of the soon to be published book "The Jews of Sing Sing," will talk about a mostly unspoken and --until recently-- a not very well researched topic: criminal Jews. He will explain the kinds of documents you can find to fill in the dark corners of some suspect relatives.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

One-to-one Genealogy Session
 
Time and Place:
Noon to 2pm
Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA
Free parking: enter parking garage from Pierce Street
Map  

Note: This is the last session until fall.
 
Volunteers from the SFBAJGS will be on hand to help individuals with their family history research. The session includes group brainstorming, suggestions for problem solving, and research using the Jewish Community Library's extensive reference collection and Internet connections. Bring your materials and questions. Registration is requested but not required at (415) 567-3327, ext. 704.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
 
Topic:
Jews of Sing Sing.
Speaker:
Ron Arons.

Nationally known scholar Ron Arons tells the true story of Jewish gangsters and other shady characters who served time “up the [Hudson] river” and the NY Jewish community’s response.

Years ago Arons learned that one of his ancestors served a ‘stretch’ at the famous prison. Thinking creatively out of the box one day, Ron decided to research and write a book about every Jew who was ever behind bars at the Big House. Little did Arons understand the enormity of the topic, which until now has not been covered with any intellectual rigor. The result: a 350-page book providing biographies of more than a dozen famous gangsters and lesser-known criminals and painting a broad canvas of Jewish criminality in New York City.

Instead of relying on newspaper articles and previously published works, Ron took a genealogical approach, collecting a variety of original source documents, including FBI files, court transcripts, vital records, census information, and prison admission records not only from Sing Sing, but also from other correctional facilities. This approach led to corrections of previous reports about some of the most famous criminals. The process also allowed Arons to explore many of these criminals' childhoods to try to understand why these characters went to the other side of the tracks.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 7pm, Program begins 7:30pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Road
Los Altos Hills, CA
Map

Topic:
South African Research.
Speaker:
Roy Ogus.

Roy Ogus is on the board of the South African Jewish Genealogy Special Interest Group (SIG).

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Jewish Community High School
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA
Free parking: enter parking garage from Pierce Street
Map  
Topic:
German Research.
Speaker:
Carol Baird.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 7pm, Program begins 7:30pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Road
Los Altos Hills, CA
Map

Topic:
My Grandmother's Suitcase.
Speaker:
Jim Van Buskirk.

After 55 years of secrecy, writer Jim Van Buskirk's mother offered her son some shocking news: You are Jewish. Unable to explain why she kept the information secret for so long, she went on to show him her mother's suitcase filled with photographs, letters and documents. As Van Buskirk continues to look for answers to his family's history and his own identity by researching his genealogy, talking to previously unknown relatives, and re-examining the contents of his grandmother's suitcase, he recognizes that he now has the key to the family saga which spans four generations and two continents.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
 
Topic:
Post Conference Review.
Speaker:
Panel discussion.

Conference attendees will discuss the high points of the Annual Conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in Chicago and talk about what they learned at the conference that may be useful to other researchers.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Jewish Community High School
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA
Free parking: enter parking garage from Pierce Street
Map  
Topic:
Post Conference Review.
Speaker:
Panel discussion.

Conference attendees will discuss the high points of the Annual Conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in Chicago and talk about what they learned at the conference that may be useful to other researchers.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
 
Topic:
South African Research.
Speaker:
Roy Ogus.

Roy Ogus is on the board of the South African Jewish Genealogy Special Interest Group (SIG).

Monday, October 27, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 7pm, Program begins 7:30pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Road
Los Altos Hills, CA
Map

Topic:
Post Conference Review.
Speaker:
Panel discussion.

Conference attendees will discuss the high points of the Annual Conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in Chicago and talk about what they learned at the conference that may be useful to other researchers.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Membership Meeting

Time and Place:
Doors open 12:30pm, Program begins 1pm
Jewish Community High School
1835 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA
Free parking: enter parking garage from Pierce Street
Map  
Topic:
To be determined.
Speaker:
Steve Morse.

 
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