Genealogy Lecture: All About Jewish Galicia and Gesher Galicia

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. Dr. Steven Turner is the President of Gesher Galicia and a retired dentist dedicated to Jewish genealogy and heritage preservation. His passion began in childhood at a Brooklyn Galitzianer shul. Today, he leads multiple research groups, manages Ashkenazi DNA projects, restores cemeteries, and serves on the board of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island. To register send an email to [email protected] (Please be sure to register. If we have to cancel because of a security situation, Eyal will be able to send you a notice). Entrance fee NIS 20. IGRA members no charge The lecture will not be broadcasted on Zoom A recording will be available on the internet site at a later time for IGRA members. Ra'anana Archives 6 Golomb St., Ra'anana, ISRAEL entrance through the public garden. Map: Link