Board of Directors
The SCJGS 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 secretary@scjgs.org
Treasurer, Ellen Ortiz treasurer@scjgs.org
Member-at-Large, Bill Smith
Directory of Services
General Inquiries info@scjgs.org
Publicity publicity@scjgs.org
Shorashim Newsletter editor@scjgs.org
Speaker’s Bureau outreach@scjgs.org
Membership membership@scjgs.org
Volunteers volunteers@scjgs.org
Webmaster webmaster@scjgs.org
Upcoming Events

Sunday, May 22, 2022, 1pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Gil Bardige
Updated: Help! I Just Got My DNA Results and I’m Confused

Sunday, June 12, 2022, 11am Pacific Time Zone
Speaker: Serafima Velkovich
The Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names and Other Sources at Yad Vashem

Sunday, July 17, 2022, 1pm Pacific Time
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Beider, PhD
Jewish Surnames from Eastern Europe

Sunday, July 31st, 2022 at 1pm Pacific Time Zone
Speaker: Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz
“I Found My Village! Now What?” Locating Vital Records in Poland Using Online Resources

Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at 1pm Pacific Time Zone
Speaker: Karen Franklin
New Strategies in German Jewish Research

Thursday, September 8, 2022, 2pm Pacific Time and 5pm Eastern Time
Center for Jewish History’s Lillian Goldman Reading Room
Preserving your Family Photos and Documents: Resource Guide