Gesher Galicia Today
A collection of conversations about Jewish heritage, culture and genealogy in the lands of Galicia.
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Jul 19, 2022
Jul 19, 2022
40 min
In conversation with Gesher Galicia President, Dr. Steven S. Turner.
Andrew Zalewski is past vice president of Gesher Galicia and a frequent speaker at meetings of Jewish genealogical societies and cultural and academic institutions in the US and abroad. His interests and writings have focused on Jewish cultural transformation, educational access, modernizing impact of Jewish physicians, and Jewish political and legal rights in Galicia. Unique archival records—population surveys, maps, and old newspapers—provide the background for his in-depth description of Galicia.
He authored two books on Austrian Galicia: "Galician Trails: The Forgotten Story of One Family" & "Galician Portraits: In Search of Jewish Roots", in which he traced the story of his ancestors in a historical context.
Any questions or comments please write to ssturner@geshergalicia.org.
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Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
45 min
Dr. Steven S. Turner and Ms. Darcy Stamler, President of and Treasurer of Gesher Galicia respectively in conversation with Mr. Igor Perelman, secular leader of the Ivano-Frankivsk Jewish Community and Ms. Tetiana Yavirnytska of Nadvirna, Ukraine. Igor was recently the victim of a stabbing attack while handing out food parcels bought with aid from the Gesher Galicia Emergency Appeal. Igor does not speak English and Tetiana translated for him. Tetiana tells her own story of living in Nadvirna during the Russian invasion.
Any questions or comments please write to info@geshergalicia.org.
To donate to the Emergency Appeal for the Ukrainian Galician Jewish Community click here.
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To become a member of Gesher Galicia click here.
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Mar 19, 2022
Mar 19, 2022
30 min
Dr. Steven S. Turner, President of Gesher Galicia in conversation with Marla and Jay Osborn of Rohatyn Jewish Heritage, residents of Lviv, currently stuck in California on the situation in Ukraine.
We apologize for the echo from Steven Turner's microphone during questioning. That was not evident during the conversation but showed up in the recording. We are very sorry.
Any questions or comments please write to info@geshergalicia.org.
To donate to the Emergency Appeal for the Ukrainian Galician Jewish Community click here.
To become a member of Gesher Galicia click here.
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
28 min
Recorded 2/24/22 at 19:00 Ukrainian Time
A discussion between Gesher Galicia President, Steven S. Turner, Treasurer Darcy Stamler and tour guide and genealogy researcher Alex Denisenko on what it feels like to be living in Ukraine today during a Russian invasion.
Any questions or comments please write to info@geshergalicia.org.
To join Gesher Galicia click here.
Feb 13, 2022
Feb 13, 2022
27 min
A discussion between Gesher Galicia President Steven S. Turner, Treasurer Darcy Stamler and tour guide and genealogy researcher Alex Denisenko on what it feels like to be living in Ukraine today with the threat of war from Russia.
Any questions or comments please write to info@geshergalicia.org.
To join Gesher Galicia click here.
About Gesher Galicia
Gesher Galicia is a non-profit organization carrying out Jewish genealogical and historical research on Galicia, formerly a province of Austria-Hungary and today divided between southeastern Poland and western Ukraine.
Our research work involves the acquisition and indexing of a range of archival records, prime among which are vital records and census books. Acquiring and reproducing cadastral maps is another important focus. We also work on landowner records, Holocaust-period documents, and school, voter, and tax records. While our main aim is researching Jewish roots in Galicia, our databases of community records contain names from all ethnic and religious groups that once lived in the region. Gesher Galicia is also organized for the purpose of maintaining networking and online discussion groups and to promote and support Jewish heritage preservation work in the areas of the former Galicia.