Special Events & Presentations

The Harvest Moon: the Autumn Poetry

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Join us to welcome the Harvest Moon with poetry celebrating Abundance, In-gathering, and the Completion of the Growing Season.Anna Marie Sewell will lead a reading our own and historic poems for this season. Attendees are welcome to bring a Moon/Autumn- themed verse to share.

Armchair Traveler: Poland

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Join our President Sam Koplowicz on his recent trip to Poland in a search of his heritage. Come for Polish lunch at 12p.m. that day.

Book Talk: Martha Brooks

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Join our wonderful writer Martha Brooks, who is a three-time winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year Award.She also received the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, the Governor General’s Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work. She will present her first novel for ...

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Remembrance Day Ceremony

Edmonton Jewish Cemetery 7622 101 Ave NW, Edmonton, Canada

Monday, November 11th time TBA The annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Edmonton Jewish Cemetery (7622 101 Ave NW) will take place on Monday, November 11th in the morning.

Annual General Meeting 2024

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Tuesday, November 26th at 1p.m. Be an active decision-maker for your centre! Come for lunch at 12:00p.m. and stay for the AGM. Nomination Committee Board Slate The Nominations Committee presents the following slate for election to the Board of the Jewish Senior Citizen’s Centre at the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, November ...

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Gold Mining in Canada

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Yossi Gutman and David Marcus will share their theoretical and practical experiences in this unique business.Unlike hardrock mining, which extracts veins of precious minerals from solid rock, placer mining is the practice of separating heavily eroded minerals like gold from sand or gravel. The word placer is thought to have come from Catalan and Spanish, ...

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$36

History of Canada 1900 – 1999: Building the Nation with Prof. Alvin Finkel

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Lecture 1: Part A: Canada in 1900: Demography, Social Attitudes, Race Relations, Gender Relations, Class Relations, Regional IdentitiesPart B: Changing Demography During the Century: When and Why Changes Occurred and With What Consequences for Notions of Who is A Canadian Fee: $65 for members and $85 for non-members

$65