1. The gala banquet of Thursday night will feature an incredible speaker, live entertainment and a couple of special surprises. The entire banquet will be strictly kosher and all reservations must be made well in advance of the conference itself.
2. At breakfast and lunch there will be a unique opportunity to meet and exchange views and insights with some of the heroes of Jewish genealogy. Listen and learn as you enjoy a continental breakfast or catered lunch. Visit the Conference web site program page at www.jgstoronto2002.ca/Programme.html and use the links for each day of Conference to review the details. (Strictly Kosher meals available on request}
3. You will not want to miss the advice and guidance available at the conference JRI-Poland help desk, or the detailed presentation of all the services and information available at the JewishGen web site.
4. Those of you with roots in Eastern Canada will be able to search through the Jewish vital records of Quebec via the indexes of the Drouin collection complied by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal. Indexing the 1841-1942 Jewish vital records of Quebec in the Drouin collection was a four-year project of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal, completed in early 2002.
Jerry Tepperman Marketing and Public Relations Chair
