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Thursday, February 16, 2012 — 7:30PM

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049

For much of contemporary history (1795-1918, 1939-1989), Poland – home to the world’s, and then Europe’s, largest Jewish population –  did not exist as an independent country. The two periods of foreign occupation separate what is known as the three Polish republics (even if before 1795 Poland was an electoral monarchy).

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Tuesday, February 6, 2012 — 7:30PM

Toyota USA Automobile Museum
19600 Van Ness Ave., Torrance, CA 90501

Why limit your self to simply expanding your family tree by looking for names, dates and places?  Beyond the questions Who?,When?, and Where?, it is possible to explore the far more interesting questions, WHY? and HOW?  Why did our ancestors behave the way they did?   How did they have an impact on us?

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Monday, January 9, 2012 — 7:30 PM
Skirball Cultural Center (see map)
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles 90049
Speaker: Boris Kievsky

Growing up being called a Jew by Russians, a Russian by Americans and not quite fitting in with any of them, Ukrainian-born actor/filmmaker, Boris Kievsky, grew up with a confused sense of identity. Five years ago, in a desire to better understand who he was, Boris began to ask questions about his family history.

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Sunday, December 18  – 12:30PM – 4:00PM
University Synagogue – 11960 Sunset Blvd. West Los Angeles
Double lecture & Hanukah Party with Refreshments!

Our ancestors each had many different given names and nicknames, in various languages and alphabets. This presentation will teach you about the history and patterns of Jewish first names, and how to recognize your ancestors’ names in genealogical sources.  Learn why “Mordechai Yehuda” is also “Mortka Leib” is also “Max”!

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Monday, December 12 – 7:30 PM
Long Beach JCC – 3801 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA

The One-Step genealogical website started out as an aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census. Over the years it has continued to evolve and today includes about 200 web-based tools divided into 16 separate categories ranging from genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay.

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PLEASE JOIN US AT THE JGSLA PROGRAM:
co-sponsored by the Skirball Cultural Center’s lifelong Learning Department
Sunday, November 20, 2011
9:30AM – 5:00PM
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049

Researching Your Roots: A One-Day Family History Symposium

Curious about who is on your family tree? With the advent of online databases, it’s easier than ever to trace your roots back hundreds of years if you have the right tools.

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Is your research stuck in a rut?
Do you have brick walls to scale?  The JGSLA can help!
Sunday, October 16 –12:45PM – 6:00PM
Los Angeles Family History Library ~ 10741 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 90025

Join us for an afternoon of mentor-guided research using the microfilms, books and records at the Library, and enjoy free access to Ancestry.com & Footnote.com. Knowledgable members will guide you at the computers and in the microfilm room. 

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October 11, 2011 – The Changing Borders of Eastern Europe

Tuesday, October 11 – 7:30PM
  Toyota Automobile Museum
19600 Van Ness Ave. Torrance 90501

Eastern European borders have changed over the years. An ancestral town may have been under the rule of several countries over the period when our relatives resided there. Recognizing what government was in control at various times can help in understanding the environment in which they lived,

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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance) Day

I beg you hold fast to these words of mine.

After this darkness a light will shine

Sunday, May 1, 2011
VIP Tour ~ Library/Archive Research ~ Lecture

Museum of Tolerance

9786 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Featured Lecture at 2:30 PM:

with author,

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Thursday, April 14 – 7:30PM
Toyota USA Automobile Museum
19600 Van Ness Ave. Torrance, CA 90501

Learn why “Mordechai Yehuda” is also “Mortka Leib” is also “Max”. This look at Jewish given names (first names) will focus on practical issues for genealogical research.  Our ancestors each had many different given names and nicknames, in various languages and alphabets – this can make Jewish genealogical research difficult. 

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