JGSLA
2009 Meetings

Monday, January 26, 2009
"Yippee! A Journey to Jewish Joy"
A Screening & Discussion with Producer/Director PAUL MAZURSKY
Skirball Cultural Center

Monday, February 16, 2009
Los Angeles Regional Family History Center

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue

Monday, April 20, 2009
Exploring the World of the Jews of India
Author/Filmmaker Sadia Shepard Presents

"The Girl from Foreign:  A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors" and
"In Search of the Bene Israel."
Skirball Cultural Center

Monday, May 18, 2009
Jews of the Diaspora - A Global Perspective
Dr. Itzak Kerem, Professor of Sephardic Studies
Skirball Cultural Center

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tales of the Photo Detective
Maureen Taylor speaks on Genealogical clues in old family photographs
Jewish Federation Board Room

Sunday, July 12, 2009
The Influence of Yiddish Theatre and Music on American Culture
Hale Porter offers "Mazto ball soup for the soul."
Santa Monica Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium

Sunday, September 13, 2009
The Bielski Partisans: A Granddaugher's Story
IAJGS 2009 Conference Highlights
Genealogy Goes to the Movies
The Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus

Monday, October 26, 2009
Mapping Madness! with Ron Arons
How to Find Anyone, Anywhere, Anyhow, Using the Latest in Online Mapping, Tracking and Detecting Techniques
Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Santa Monica Synagogue

Sunday, December 6, 2009
University Synagogue