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Upcoming Events

September 1, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting: לדור ודור: חיפוש שורשים בעולם החרדי "מוצגת בעברית ע"י . שמואל שפירא, מרצה בכיר ב"גלדור ודור: חיפוש שורשים בעולם החרדי "מוצגת בעברית ע"י . שמואל שפירא, מרצה בכיר ב"גנזך קידוש השם"נזך קידוש השם"

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting: לדור ודור: חיפוש שורשים בעולם החרדי "מוצגת בעברית ע"י . שמואל שפירא, מרצה בכיר ב"גלדור ודור: חיפוש שורשים בעולם החרדי "מוצגת בעברית ע"י . שמואל שפירא, מרצה בכיר ב"גנזך קידוש השם"נזך קידוש השם"

    When: September 1, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

       לדור ודור: חיפוש שורשים בעולם החרדי  מוצגת בעברית ע"י .שמואל שפירא, מרצה בכיר ב"גנזך קידוש השם"

    התכנסות וכיבוד קל מ19:30. ההרצאה תתחיל ב19:30. דרושה הרשמה מראש .כניסה לחברי העמותה ללא תשלום. דמי כניסה לאורחים 20ש"ח. להזמין מקום באולם שלח דוא"ל אל [email protected] לא יהיה שידור בזום

    "From Generation to Generation - Searching for Roots in the Haredi World" presented by Shmuel Shapiro, senior lecturer at Ganzach Kiddush Hashem
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30 . Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NIS 20. For a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]. The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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September 6, 2026
  • Raanana Meeting: A Guide to obtaining Lithuanian Citizenship - Connecting to our past as a springboard for our future

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Ra'anana Archives, 6 Golomb St. - entrance through the park.

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    Raanana Meeting: A Guide to obtaining Lithuanian Citizenship - Connecting to our past as a springboard for our future

    When: September 6, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Ra'anana Archives, 6 Golomb St. - entrance through the park.

    Visualise citizenship by descent as a necklace: the pendant symbolizes the qualifying ancestor, and each link in the chain traces an unbroken line to the present generation, all within its broader historical context.
    This webinar is organised into two parts:
    Part One: Historical Context. This section examines Lithuania’s history, its Jewish community, the Holocaust in Lithuania. It will also examine patterns of migration and movement and how these events affect citizenship eligibility.
    Part Two: Lithuanian Citizenship. This section covers the role of the Migration Department; required documents and certifications; and examples of documentary discrepancies and inconsistencies that may create obstacles during the application process.
    Scope: The webinar does not cover how to locate supporting documents.

    Dr. Rose Lerer Cohen, originally from South Africa and now living in Ra’anana, has over 20 years’ experience in genealogy, specializing in Lithuanian family history, Eastern European research, and Lithuanian citizenship reinstatement.

    מדריךלקבלת אזרחות ליטאית

    מחברת את העבר שלנו כמקפצה לעתידנו

    הרצאהבאנגלית מפי ד"ר רוז לרר כהן

    המצגת הזומציגה את האזרחות הליטאית לצאצאים, כשרשרת רציפה המחברת את המבקשים אזרחותלאבותיהם הקדמונים.

    חלק ראשון,בוחן את ההקשר ההיסטורי, מנתח את ההיסטוריה הליטאית, של הקהילות היהודיות, השואהודפוסי ההגירה, המשפיעים על הזכאות לאזרחות

    חלק שני: מתרכזבתהליך השגת האזרחות, הפרטים והמסמכים הנדרשים ממשרד ההגירה, אי-התאמות וחוסרעקביות מנהלתיות שעלולות להופיע בתהליך ההתאזרחות

    המצגת אינהעוסקת באיתור המסמכים עצמם.  

    ד"ר רוזלרר כהן,ילידת דרא"פ, ומתגוררת ברעננה, עוסקת בגנאלוגיה, וחוקרת היסטוריה משפחתית כברלמעלה מעשרים שנים.

    כגנאלוגיתמקצועית, היא משלבת רקע היסטורי, סוציולוגי וגנאלוגי בחקר משפחות ממזרח אירופה,דרא"פ וישראל, עם התמחות בגנאלוגיה ליטאית ובהשבת אזרחות ליטאית


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October 6, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting: גליציה היהודית: גיאוגרפיה דמוגרפיה היסטוריה ותרבות

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, Shmu'el Yavne'eli St 30, Giv'atayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting: גליציה היהודית: גיאוגרפיה דמוגרפיה היסטוריה ותרבות

    When: October 6, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, Shmu'el Yavne'eli St 30, Giv'atayim, Israel

    גליציה היהודית: גיאוגרפיה דמוגרפיה היסטוריה ותרבות 
    מוצגת בעברית ע"י ד"ר לאה הבר גדליה

    התכנסות וכיבוד קל מ19:30.ההרצאה תתחיל ב19:30. דרושה הרשמה מראש.כניסה לחברי העמותה ללא תשלום. דמי כניסה לאורחים 20ש"ח. להזמין מקום באולם שלחדוא"ל אל [email protected] לא יהיה שידור בזום

    Jewish Galicia – Geography,Demography,History, and Culture presentedby Dr. Lea Haber Gedalia

    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30 . Advance registration required. Nocharge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NIS 20. For aseat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]. The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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October 11, 2026
  • Raanana Meeting: All About Jewish Galicia and Gesher Galicia

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

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    Raanana Meeting: All About Jewish Galicia and Gesher Galicia

    When: October 11, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

    Presented in English  by Dr. Steven S. Turner  

    The talk is broken up to 3 parts.
    History of Galicia and the Jewish story there.
    What's new at Gesher Galicia and what we are about.
    A brief presentation about a trip I took before and after the IAJGS conference in Warsaw in 2018 through the heart of Galicia with a group of descendants of the shtetl where my father was born, Nadworna which was in Galicia, then Poland and now in Ukraine.

    StevenTurner is the President of Gesher Galicia and a retired dentist dedicatedto Jewish genealogy and heritage preservation. His passion began in childhoodat a Brooklyn Galitzianer shul. Today, he leads multiple research groups,manages Ashkenazi DNA projects, restores cemeteries, and serves on the board ofthe Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island.

    Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at 7:30. Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NIS 20. For a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected] 

    הכלעל גליציה היהודית וגשר גליציה

     מוגש באנגלית ע"יד"ר סטיבן טרנר 

    המצגתתחולק לשלושה נושאים:

    1.      סקירה היסטוריתשל גליציה וסיפורה של יהדות גליציה

    2.      מה חדש בגשרגליציה ומהי מהותו של הארגון

    3.      מצגת קצרה על מסעשורשים שערכתי לפני ואחרי כנס IAJGS בשנת 2018 בלב גליציה, יחד עם קבוצת צאצאים מהשטעטל Nadwórna  שבו נולד אבי, אז בגליציה,אח"כ בפולין, והיום באוקראינה.

    ד"ר סטיבן טרנר הוא נשיא "גשר גליציה" ורופא שיניים בגמלאות, המקדיש את זמנו לגנאלוגיה יהודית ולשימור מורשת. תשוקתו לנושא החלה בילדותו, בבית כנסת של יוצאי גליציה בברוקלין. כיום הוא מוביל קבוצות מחקר מגוונות, מנהל פרויקטים של DNA אשכנזי, משקם בתי עלמין וחבר בוועד החברה לגנאלוגיה יהודית בלונג איילנד.   

    התכנסות וכיבוד קל מ19:00. ההרצאה תתחיל ב19:30. דרושה הרשמה מראש.כניסה לחברי העמותה ללא תשלום. דמי כניסה לאורחים 20ש"ח. להזמין מקום באולם שלח דוא"ל אל [email protected] 


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November 3, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting:

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting:

    When: November 3, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

       מוצגת בעברית ע"י 
    התכנסות וכיבוד קל מ19:30. ההרצאה תתחיל ב19:30. דרושה הרשמה מראש.כניסה לחברי העמותה ללא תשלום. דמי כניסה לאורחים 20ש"ח. להזמין מקום באולם שלח דוא"ל אל [email protected] לא יהיה שידור בזום

    presented by 
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30 . Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NIS 20. For a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]. The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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November 15, 2026
  • Raanana Meeting: TBD

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

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    Raanana Meeting: TBD

    When: November 15, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Raanana Archive, Golomb St 6, Ra'anana, Israel

    TBD מוגש בעברית ע"י TBD.
    התכנסות וכיבוד קל מ19:00. ההרצאה תתחיל ב19:30. דרושה הרשמה מראש.כניסה לחברי העמותה ללא תשלום. דמי כניסה לאורחים 20ש"ח. להזמין מקום באולם שלח דוא"ל אל [email protected] לא יהיה שידור בזום

    "TBD" presented by TBD. 
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at 7:30. Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NIS 20. For a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected] The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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December 1, 2026
  • Givatayim Meeting:

    Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

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    Givatayim Meeting:

    When: December 1, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    Location: Shazar Community Center, 30 Yave'eli St., Givatayim, Israel

       מוצגת בעברית ע"י 
    התכנסות וכיבוד קל מ19:30. ההרצאה תתחיל ב19:30. דרושה הרשמה מראש.כניסה לחברי העמותה ללא תשלום. דמי כניסה לאורחים 20ש"ח. להזמין מקום באולם שלח דוא"ל אל [email protected] לא יהיה שידור בזום

    presented by 
    The lecture will be in Hebrew. Gathering and light refreshments from 7:00 PM The lecture will begin at7:30 . Advance registration required. No charge for IGRA members. Entrance fee for guests is NIS 20. For a seat at the venue send an e-mail to [email protected]. The lecture will NOT be broadcast on Zoom.


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