Board of Directors

The GJGS is run entirely by volunteers and an elected Board of Directors. Below is a list of board members and directory of services.

President,  Leah Kushner                                president@scjgs.org

VP Membership,  Pam Ernst                           membership@scjgs.org

VP Operations, Eric Kaplan                             memberassist@scjgs.org

Secretary,  Shirley Ginzburg                            info@scjgs.org

Treasurer,  Eric Kaplan                                    treasurer@scjgs.org

Member-at-Large,  Bill Smith

Directory of Services

General Inquiries                             info@scjgs.org

Publicity                                           info@scjgs.org 

Membership                                    membership@scjgs.org

Volunteers                                       membership@scjgs.org

Webmaster                                      webmaster@scjgs.org

Upcoming Events

Sunday, February 23, 1 pm Pacific
Speaker: Sunny Morton, Professional Genealogist

Comparing the U.S. Newspaper Giants: What Jewish Content Do They Have?

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Sunday, March 9, 1 pm Pacific (1.5 hrs)
Speaker: Ellie Vance, Russian Genealogy Research Specialist Alex Krakovsky, Jewish Ukrainian Genealogist

A Case Study Workshop in Ukrainian Jewish Genealogy with a Special Q&A by Alex Krakovsky

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Sunday, April 6, 1 pm Pacific
Speaker: Michelle Chubenko, Professional Genealogist

Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Gazetteers to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

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Sunday, April 27, 1 pm Pacific
Speaker: Jan Gronski, AI Lab Director & Technology Advisor

Unlock Your Family History with Transkribus, a Powerful AI Tool for Genealogists

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Tuesday, May 6, 4 pm Pacific
Speaker: Hailey Thompson, Accredited Eastern European Genealogist

Navigating Revision Lists, a Hands-on Workshop (1.5 hr)

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Sunday, May 18, 1 pm Pacific
Speaker: Megan Lewis, Reference and Research Specialist

In-Depth Research Guide of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Digital Collections

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Sunday, February 2, 1 pm Pacific

Speaker: Paul Woodbury, Genetic Genealogist

Endogamy in Context: Pioneers, Latecomer, Coverage and More

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, February 2, 1 pm Pacific

Speaker: Paul Woodbury, Genetic Genealogist

 Endogamy in Context: Pioneers, Latecomer, Coverage and More

Click here for the full program  

Sunday, February 23, 1 pm Pacific

Speaker: Sunny Morton, Professional Genealogist

 Comparing the U.S. Newspaper Giants: What Jewish Content Do They Have?

Click here for the full program  

Sunday, March 9, 1 pm Pacific (1.5 hrs)

Speaker: Ellie Vance, Russian Genealogy Research Specialist Alex Krakovsky, Jewish Ukrainian Genealogist

 A Case Study Workshop in Ukrainian Jewish Genealogy with a Special Q&A by Alex Krakovsky

Click here for the full program  

Sunday, April 6, 1 pm Pacific

Speaker: Michelle Chubenko, Professional Genealogist

 Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Gazetteers to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

Click here for the full program  

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