Gesher Galicia board member and author Andrew Zalewski will give two talks at a special meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Ill. His first talk, “Gesher Galicia: What’s New and What’s Coming Soon,” will begin at 1 p.m. His main talk, “Galician Portraits: Jews, Gentiles, and Emperors,” will be presented beginning at about 2 p.m. (NOTE: The JGSI library and help desk will not be available for this special meeting.)

At each regular JGSI monthly meeting, its “help desk” will operate from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Member volunteers will access online databases and answer genealogical questions one-on-one for members and visitors as time allows.

The JGSI library has more than 800 volumes of interest to Jewish family historians. Many are available for borrowing by JGSI members for a limited time. All are available for perusing from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. at each regular monthly meeting.