Jewish Archives & Historical Society Of Edmonton & Northern Alberta

JAHSENA is the official Archives and Historical Repository of the Jewish Communities of Northern Alberta. We have many programs and services.

Goals

-To preserve the Jewish heritage of these communities through proper archival acquisition, housing, arrangement, cataloguing, preservation, restoration and access of collected materials;
-To promote interest in the history of these communities and their archives through educational and publication projects;
-To actively collect archival items from members and organizations of the community;
-To pursue funding to continue the programs of the society on a permanent basis;
-To work closely with the Provincial Archives of Alberta to support JAHSENA and its projects on an ongoing basis, and to permanently house the archives.
-To work closely with the Archives Society of Alberta to catalogue our materials according to RAD and include them on the databases provided on the ASA website, namely Archives Network of Alberta, Alberta In Sight, Alberta In Word, and ultimately, CAIN-Archives Canada (Canadian Archival Information Network).
-To liaise with the larger Archives and historical communities within Alberta and Canada, and throughout the world, both Jewish and non-Jewish in scope.
-The protection of valuable historical resources within the community.