9-week course Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research
Taught by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston
9 Monday evenings, 7:00–9:00 p.m. February 8,22; March 1, 8, 15, 22; April 12, 26; May 3, 2010 Enrollment: limited to 24 students Tuition: $250, payable to Hebrew College Registration closed; full.
“Only a genealogist regards a step backward as progress”
This award-winning course, which received the Outstanding
Program Award for 2009 from the International Association of Jewish
Genealogical Societies, will provide serious adult
students with a strong foundation in Jewish genealogy to enable them to
research their family origins. The
course will include introductions to relevant world history, geography,
methodology and world-wide resources. Students must
have basic computer skills.
Questions? Contact
the JGSGB at
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and 617-796-8522.
Course Contents
Methodology: Basic Principles, Strategies and Skills
Technical Tools and Online Resources for Genealogy
History of Jewish Migration, the Diaspora, and Changing
National Borders
Identifying Your Immigrant Ancestors: Methods and Resources
for Researching Family Members in the U.S.
Finding Your Ancestors in European Records and Learning
about Their Lives
Identifying Holocaust Victims and Survivors
Finding Family Members Living in Israel
DNA Research: The Next Frontier in Genealogy
Using your Research and Publishing Your Findings
Individual Help Time.
Website: A course
website will carry lecture materials (audio and PowerPoint) for those who miss
a class.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston (JGSGB)
is
dedicated to helping people research their Jewish family history. The
Society offers monthly educational programs, an extensive collection of
research materials and publishes a journal, Mass-Pocha.
Emunah v’Omanut Creative Responses to an Ancient Tradition
A Community Multimedia Exhibit and Celebration Opening Night and Reception
Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 p.m. On exhibit through spring 2010 Free and open to the public Suggested donation $5-$15
This spring, Hebrew
College
students are organizing a celebration and exhibit of contemporary responses to
Jewish text, ritual, culture, history and prayer. Works will range from visual
art to dance, from music to creative writing, and all will be individual or collaborative projects by members of the Hebrew
College
community.
Please join us as we celebrate being inheritors and
innovators of an ancient tradition. This interactive event and exhibit will
give voice to the myriad ways that members of our community explore, integrate
and wrestle with Judaism. We invite all to join in the conversation.
Sunday, March 21, 2010 Wellesley
College, Houghton
Memorial Chapel 106 Central Street Wellesley, Mass.
Cosponsored by the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life at
Wellesley College Free parking for all events in the Founders Lot on the Wellesley campus; see
wellesley.edu/CampusMaps for directions.
For more information: Barbara Cassidy, 617-559-8643;
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Your Turn to Learn An Afternoon of Hands-on Workshops with School of Jewish Music faculty
2:30-4:45 p.m Free admission; Registration required Register now »
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Unlocking the Cantillation Code Learn the how’s and why’s of cantillation trope from Dr.
Joshua Jacobson, author of the definitive work, Chanting the Hebrew Bible: The Art of Cantillation (JPS, 2002)
Sing Along with Jeff Klepper Meet the composer of new synagogue classics such as Shalom Rav and other popular modern liturgical compositions.
3:45-4:45 p.m.
A Cappella from Alef to Tav Learn or refine your ability to
develop a repertoire for your a cappella group, to create special
arrangements, and more. Or just come and listen! Workshop presented by
members
of Honorable Menschen, Boston’s
premiere Jewish a cappella group.
Open Wide the Tent: Pedagogy of B’nai Mitzvah for Special Needs Students Gain an overview of teaching strategies to enable special needs students to achieve this
Jewish milestone, with Cantor Scott Sokol, PhD, and Cantor Louise Treitman.
Hebrew College Jewish Choral Festival
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 in advance; $15 at the door, $5 for children 17 and under
Purchase tickets now»
featuring
Zamir Chorale of Boston
Shir Tzion, the Hebrew College Cantorial
Choir
Koleinu, Boston’s
Jewish Community Chorus
Prozdor’s Kol Rinah, the Jewish Youth Chorus of Greater
Boston
Special Events and Lectures
