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The Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. (JGS) was founded in New York in 1977, becoming the first of what are now over 80 such societies worldwide. In the years since its founding, the JGS membership has grown to more than 1,000, with members from both the New York metropolitan area as well as elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. The JGS presents innovative programming and seminars over the years, including monthly meetings with guest lecturers from a variety of disciplines; field trips to cemeteries, libraries and archives and workshops.

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NEXT MEETING: May 20, 2012 AT 2 PM

Jewish Chocolate Radar (Choco-Dar) Through the Generations

Speaker: Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz

The next time you pick up a piece of chocolate, consider that you are partaking in an aspect of Jewish history. There are some surprising Jewish connections with chocolate, including Jews in the early chocolate trade and early Jewish chocolate makers. Jews, Pre-Columbians, Catholics, and Protestants also connect in Jews on the Chocolate Trail through its exploration of chocolate’s religious narratives and rituals. Deborah R. Prinz's book, Jews on the Chocolate Trail: Stories of Jews and Cacao, will be published in 2012 by Jewish Lights.

Rabbi Prinz's intuitive sense for these stories, her “choc-dar”, will be the focus of this talk. Using information gathered from travel in many countries, including Belgium, Egypt, England, France, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and the United States, Rabbi Prinz’s narrative spans cultures, centuries, and religions, exploring how faith traditions share consumption, ritual and business interests in chocolate.

Rabbi Prinz was awarded a Starkoff Fellowship and a Director's Fellowship from the American Jewish Archives as well as a Gilder Lehrman Fellowship from the Rockefeller Library to pursue her research She has lectured on this topic around the country in a number of settings, including historical societies, JCC’s, rabbinical associations, synagogue groups, and food conferences. She blogs at jews-onthechocolatetrail.org.

Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY

Gesher Galicia Regional Meeting, 11:00 a.m.

Exploring the Archives: Unique & Unusual Resources in Galician Research:

Even in this digital genealogical age, not everything is online. Learn about the exciting -- and unusual – Jewish genealogical resources available in archives and libraries in Vienna, Ternopil, Lviv and Krakow.

 

Mailing address:

Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.
PO Box 631
New York, NY 10113-0631

Email:

info@jgsny.org

Phone:

212-294-8318 (Genealogy Institute phone at Center for Jewish History.  Please note that the office is not staffed and it may take a while for someone to respond.)

 
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