JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES - ADDRESS LIST as of December 1994 There are over 50 Jewish Genealogical Societies (JGSs) worldwide, with over 40 in the U.S., plus a dozen other countries. Some are established organizations with hundreds of members, while others are informal societies of fewer than a dozen members. Your local JGS is your best source for learning how to trace your roots, discovering sources, meeting other genealogists, and sharing research ideas. Most JGSs hold Beginner's Workshops, have monthly meetings, and publish a newsletter. For the address of the JGS nearest you: - Send an SASE to: Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (AJGS), 155 N. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, NJ 07621. OR - Downloaded this file, named "jgsaddr.txt", via FTP from host ftp.cac.psu.edu, in /pub/genealogy/text/jewish. OR - Send an e-mail message to "jgs@cgsg.com", an automated message processor. No subject or content required. OR - The addresses of all JGSs are published annually in the Spring issue of "Avotaynu". ARIZONA, PHOENIX/MESA: Arizona Jewish Historical Society Carlton Brooks, 720 West Edgewood Ave., Mesa, AZ 85210 ARIZONA, TUCSON: Southern Arizona Jewish Historical Society Alfred E. Lipsey, 4181 E. Pontatoc Canyon Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718 CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES: Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles Geraldine Winerman, P.O. Box 55443, Sherman Oaks, CA 91343 CALIFORNIA, ORANGE COUNTY: Jewish Genealogical Society of Orange County Dorothy Kohanski, 2370-1D Via Mariposa West, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO: Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacremento Iris Bachman, 5631 Kiva Drive, Sacramento, CA 95841 CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO: Jewish Genealogical Society of San Diego Carol D. Baird, 255 South Rios Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075 CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society Robert Weiss, 3916 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4541 Email: sfba@mcimail.com CONNECTICUT: Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut Howard Seigel, 17 Salem Walk, Milford, CT 06430 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Washington Diane Goldman, P.O. Box 412, Vienna, VA 22183-0412 FLORIDA, FORT LAUDERDALE: Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County Gene Garlin, P.O. Box 17251, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33318 FLORIDA, MIAMI: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami Arthur Chassman, 8340 SW 151 Street, Miami, FL 33158 FLORIDA, ORLANDO: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando Gladys Paulin, P.O. Box 941332, Maitland, FL 32794-1332 FLORIDA, PALM BEACH COUNTY: Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. Alfred M. Silberfeld, 6037 Pointe Regal Circle #205, Delray Beach, FL 33484 GEORGIA: Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia Peggy Freedman, 245 Dalrymple Road, Atlanta GA 30328 ILLINOIS, CHICAGO: Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois Belle Holman, P.O. Box 515, Northbrook, IL 60065-0515 ILLINOIS / INDIANA: Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society Henry Landauer, 404 Douglas Park, Forest, IL 60466 KENTUCKY: Jewish Genealogical Society of Louisville, Naamani Library, 3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205 MARYLAND: Genealogy Department, Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Carol Rider, 2707 Moores Valley Drive, Baltimore, MD 21209 MASSACHUSETTS: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston Gary R. Rachins, P.O. Box 366, Newton Highlands, MA 02161-0003 Email: warren@warren.vis.com MICHIGAN: Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan David Sloan, 8050 Lincoln Dr., Huntigton Woods, MI 48070 Email: DavidS2usa@aol.com NEVADA: Jewish Genealogical Society of Las Vegas Carole Montello, P.O. Box 29342, Las Vegas, NV 89126 NEW JERSEY, CENTRAL: Jewish Genealogical Society of Central Jersey Elliot Bartner, 228 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 NEW JERSEY, NORTHERN: Jewish Genealogical Society of North Jersey Evan Stolbach, 1 Bedford Road, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 NEW MEXICO: Genealogy and Family History Committee, New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, P.O. Box 155989, Ciero Court Station, Santa Fe, NM 87506 NEW YORK, ALBANY: Albany Jewish Genealogical Society Rabbi Don Cashman, P.O. Box 3850, Albany, NY 12203 NEW YORK, BUFFALO: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Buffalo Muriel Selling, 174 Peppertree Drive, #7, Amherst, NY 14228 NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND: Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island Linda Cantor, 37 Westcliff Drive, Dix Hills, NY 11746 NEW YORK, NEW YORK: Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. Marsha Saron Dennis, P.O. Box 6398, New York, NY 10128 NEW YORK, ROCHESTER: Jewish Genealogical Society of Rochester Bruce Kahn, 265 Viennawood Drive, Rochester, NY 14618 OHIO, CINCINNATI: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Cincinnati Josephine Rosenblum, 1580 Summit Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237 OHIO, CLEVELAND: Jewish Genealogical Society of Cleveland Arlene Blank Rich, 996 Eastlawn Drive, Highland Heights, OH 44143 OHIO, DAYTON: Jewish Genealogical Society of Dayton Dr. Leonard Spailter, P.O. Box 338, Dayton OH 45406 OREGON, PORTLAND: Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon Lorraine Greyson, 5437 S.W. Wichita Street, Tualatin, OR 97062 PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA: Jewish Genealogical Society of Philadelphia Jon E. Stein, 332 Harrison Ave., Elkins Park, PA 19117 PENNSYLVANIA, PITTSBURGH: Jewish Genealogical Society of Pittsburgh Julian Falk, 2131 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 TEXAS, DALLAS: Dallas Jewish Historical Society James R. Alexander, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX 75230 TEXAS, HOUSTON: Jewish Genealogical Society of Houston Myra T. Ephross, 11727 Riverview Drive, Houston, TX 77077 UTAH: Jewish Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City Thomas W. Noy, 3510 Fleetwood Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84109 VIRGINIA: Jewish Genealogical Society of Tidewater Jewish Community Ctr., 7300 Newport Avenue Norfolk, VA 23505 WASHINGTON, SEATTLE: Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington Jerome Becker, 14222 NE 1st Lane, Bellevue, WA 98007 WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE: Wisconsin Jewish Genealogical Society Penny Deshur, 9280 N. Fairway Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53217 AUSTRALIA: Australian Jewish Genealogical Society Sophie Caplan, P.O. Box 154, Northbridge 2063, Sydney, NSW AUSTRALIA BRAZIL: Jewish Genealogical Society of Brazil Sociedade Genealogica Judaica do Brazil Dr. Guilherme Faiguenboim, Rua Jardim Ivone 17 #23 04105-020 Sao Paolo, SP, BRAZIL CANADA, TORONTO: Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada, Toronto Division Henry Wellisch, P.O. Box 446, Station "A" Willowdale, Ontario M2N 5T1, CANADA CANADA, VANCOUVER: Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia Cissie Eppel, 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2N7, CANADA CANADA, WINNIPEG: Genealogical Institute, Jewish Hist. Society of Western Canada Suite 404, 365 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2K3, CANADA FRANCE: Cercle de Genealogie Juive, Michel Levy, B.P. 707, 75162 Paris Cedex 04, FRANCE GERMANY: Arthur Custos Gedachtnis Archiv, Aahron K.W. Apfelbaum Tinnagel 5, D47608 Gerdern, GERMANY ISRAEL: Israel Genealogical Society Ester Ramon, 50 Harav Uziel Street, 96424 Jerusalem, ISRAEL ISRAEL: Galil Genealogical Society Tali B. Hadar, P.O. Box 135, 19312 Mizra, ISRAEL NETHERLANDS: Nederlandse Kring voor Joodse Genealogie Rudi Cortissos, da Costalaan 21, 3743 HT Baarn, HOLLAND RUSSIA: Jewish Genealogical Society in Moscow VAAD, 71 Varshavskoye Str., 113556 Moscow, RUSSIA SWITZERLAND: Schweizerische Vereinigung fur Judische Genealogie Rene Loeb, P.O.B. 876, CH-8021 Zurich, SWITZERLAND UNITED KINGDOM: Jewish Genealogical Society of England Graham Jaffee, 36 Woodstock Road, Golders Green London NW 11 8ER, ENGLAND In addition to local JGSs, there are also several "Special Interest Groups" (SIGs), whose interest is a geographic region of origin. Currently formed SIGs and their publications are: - Germany: "Stammbaum", $20/year, c/o Harry Katzman, 1601 Cougar Court, Winter Springs, FL 32708-3855. - Romania: "ROM-SIG News", $20/year, c/o Gene Starn, P.O. Box 520583, Longwood, FL 32752. (407) 788-3898. Email: gstarn@cornucopia.oau.org - Suwalk & Lomza gubernias (today, southwest Lithuania and northeast Poland): "Landsmen", $22/year, c/o Marlene Silverman, 3701 Connecticut Avenue NW, Apt. 228, Washington DC 20008. - Galicia (today southern Poland and western Ukraine): "The Galitzianer", $15/year, c/o Suzan Wynne, 3128 Brooklawn Terrace, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. - Hungary (and Hungarian-speaking regions): "Magyar Zsido", $10/year, H-SIG, c/o Louis Schonfeld, P.O. Box 34152, Cleveland, OH 44134-0852. - Northwestern Lithuania (Shavl district): c/o Ed Cohler, 85 Bloomfield St., Lexington, MA 02163.