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President & 2nd Vice President for Membership: Jane Rothstein, MA, MSLIS
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- Graduate of Beachwood HS, Brandeis University, Case Western Reserve University, and Long Island University
- Former archivist at the American Civil Liberties Union and New York Public Library and American Jewish history and Jewish studies teacher at New York University, the Center for Jewish History, Texas Christian University, and the National Havurah Committee’s Summer Institute
- Librarian and Archivist at Congregation Mishkan Or
- Lives in Beachwood and member of Congregation Mishkan Or
- Contact at president@jgscleveland.org
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Secretary: Marlene Saul Englander
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- Graduate of Cleveland Heights HS, Indiana University, and Case Western Reserve University
- Retired Medical Librarian, most recently at Cleveland Clinic
- Free-lance musician (flute/piccolo)
- Former Treasurer of JGS Cleveland
- Lives in Beachwood
- Member of Congregation Mishkan Or and Park Synagogue
- Contact at secretary@jgscleveland.org
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Treasurer: Chuck Lissauer, Esq
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- Graduate of Heights HS, Miami University, and Western Reserve Law School
- Former IRS attorney (estate tax)
- Past treasurer and president of JGS Cleveland
- Lives in Pepper Pike and member of Congregation Mishkan Or
- Contact at treasurer@jgscleveland.org
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Trustee: Sean Martin, PhD
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Graduate of Weir High School, Weirton, WV; Columbia University; The Ohio State University Curator for Jewish History, Western Reserve Historical Society -
Author of Jewish Life in Cracow, 1918-1939 and author and editor of For the Good of the Nation: Institutions for Jewish Children in Interwar Poland
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Author of A Stitch in Time: The Cleveland Garment Industry and co-editor, with John J. Grabowski, of Cleveland Jews and the Making of a Midwestern Community
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Lives in Cleveland
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Trustee: Robin Selinger, PhD
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- Graduate of Fort Worth Country Day School, Harvard-Radcliffe College, and Harvard University
- Professor of Physics, Kent State University
- Lives in Kent and member and cantorial soloist at Temple Beth Shalom (Hudson)
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- Graduate of Shaw HS, The Ohio State University, and Kent State University
- Former Elementary Teacher, Cardinal Local Schools of Geauga County
- Former Kol editor for JGS Cleveland
- Lives in Middlefield
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Immediate Past President: Deborah A. Katz, JD, PhD
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- Graduate of Hawken School, University of Pennsylvania, The Ohio State University and College of Law
- Former sports law adjunct professor, Capital University Law School and consultant (NCAA athletic compliance)
- Former program director, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education
- Lives in Medina
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Previous Past President: Stewart Hoicowitz
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- Graduate of Shaker Heights HS, University of Cincinnati, and Ohio University
- Former editorial writer at the Cleveland Jewish News and correspondent at The Plain Dealer
- Former news reporter and copywriter at the Toledo Blade
- Lives in Lyndhurst and member of Temple Emanu El
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Webmaster (appointed) Consultant - Ronald Gallagher
Past Presidents (non-voting):
- Sylvia Abrams, PhD (2018-2019)
- Amy Wachs, Esq (2016-17)
- Helen Wolf (2012-13)
- Ken Bravo, Esq (2010-11)
- Richard Spector, Esq (2008-09)
Leadership Advisory Committee: Deborah Abbott, William Beuther, Hal Bookbinder, Sophie Bravo, Diane Cole, Ben Kempner, Lauren Kuntzman, and Robinn Magid
Founding President: Arlene Blank Rich
40th Anniversary Honorary Co-Chairs: Russ Maurer and Amy Wachs
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