Each of the giant genealogy websites — Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast, MyHeritage, and JewishGen — offers unique tools and/or record collections relevant to researching Jewish ancestry. Ellen Shindelman Kowitt and Sunny Jane Morton will give us a comparative overview of the Jewish resources across all of these sites, and tips on when searching one of them […]
With Remarks From Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, Human Rights Center Musical Remembrance University of Dayton World Music Choir Dr. Sharon Gratto, Director Live from the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception Tuesday, November 10, 5:00pm UD Campus Ministry YouTube Channel On November 9th, 1938, the Nazis unleashed riots against Germany’s Jews, destroying synagogues, businesses, and homes, […]
Click here to register! When the soccer-mad Yousef was eleven, the Second Intifada exploded. First came the shooting, then the occupation. Ordered to leave their family home, Yousef’s father refused, even when the Israeli soldiers moved in, seizing the top two floors. For five long years, three generations of the Bashir family were virtual prisoners […]
Click here to register! We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system—and celebrates the women geniuses past and present who have triumphed anyway. Writer and Magazine Editor Janice Kaplan set out […]
Click here to register! Alan Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, despite bombing on stage, he caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and became one of the first writers at Saturday Night Live, where he penned classic material for […]
What kind of legacy do you want to build? What philanthropic goals do you envision for you and your family? Join Dr. Eric Weiner, author of the book Words from the Heart: Writing an Ethical Will for a meaningful discussion about leaving the legacy you imagine. Hosted by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton and […]
Geocaching at Cox Arboretum (6733 N. Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH 45449) Wear comfortable shoes suitable for hiking and dress for the weather Bring your cell phone if you have one No cost, please type in the number of attendees from your household into the form below:
Click here to register! Even those who consider themselves well-versed in Jewish history will feel surprised — even horrified — by the story told in Talia Carner’s new novel, The Third Daughter. Set in the late nineteenth century, it tells of a Jewish-run syndicate who systematically kidnapped young women from Eastern Europe for the purpose of selling them as prostitutes […]
Book: Delicious! Author: Ruth Reichl Hostess: Karen Hirsch-Katz
Click here to register! The Lost Family delves into the many lives that have been irrevocably changed by home DNA tests - a technology that represents the end of family secrets. There are the adoptees who've used the test to find their birth parents; donor-conceived adults who suddenly discover they have more than fifty siblings; […]