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Technical and Support
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This document lists JewishGen's leadership: staff and volunteers. 

Staff:


Vice Presidents:


SIG Leadership:

This table contains the JewishGen Special Interest Group (SIG) leadership: SIG leaders, Mailing List Moderators, and Webmasters.

SIG SIG Leader Mailing List Moderator Webmaster
Austria-Czech Randy Schoenberg Randy Schoenberg Randy Schoenberg
Belarus Dave Feldman Stephen Jones, Hilary Henkin Alan Raskin
Bessarabia Yefim Kogan, Inna Vayner Alan Levitt Matthew Danish
BialyGen Mark Halpern Judy Baston, (Mark Halpern) Mark Halpern
B D S & V Alex Sharon Carole Feinberg Valerie Schatzker
Courland vacant Abraham Lenhoff Abraham Lenhoff
Danzig Logan J. Kleinwaks Dick Plotz Logan J. Kleinwaks
DNA Elise Friedman Dick Plotz Elise Friedman
Early American  Marvin Weinberg John Paul Lowens Joshua Levy
French Rosanne Leeson, Pierre Hahn Rosanne Leeson, Pierre Hahn Carol Levy Monahan
Gesher Galicia * - Renee Stern Steinig (not hosted)
German Alex Calzareth, John Paul Lowens, Roger Lustig, Jeanette Rosenberg John Paul Lowens, (Margaret Power) Alex Calzareth
Hungary Vivian Kahn Vivian Kahn, (Tom Venetianer) Benjamin Schoenbrun
JCR-UK Mark Nicholls Richard Jaeger, (Louise Messik) David Shulman
JRI-Poland * Stanley Diamond Judy Baston, (Hadassah Lipsius) JRI-Poland Webmaster
Latin America vacant Robert Weisskirch -
Latvia Paul Cheifitz Dick Plotz Bruce Dumes
LitvakSIG * - Judy Baston (not hosted)
Łódź Roni Liebowitz, Debra Kay-Blatt Judy Baston Roni Liebowitz
Rabbinic Shirley Rotbein Flaum Dick Plotz vacant
Romania Rosanne Leeson Rosanne Leeson, Mark Vigder Danny Lesser
Scandinavia Elsebeth Paikin Dick Plotz Elsebeth Paikin
Sephardic Jeff Malka Dick Plotz Jeff Malka
South Africa Saul Issroff, Roy Ogus Abraham Lenhoff Roger Harris
Sub-Carpathia Lara Diamond Lara Diamond, Dick Plotz -
Ukraine Janette Silverman Linda Cantor, Freya Maslov, Chuck Weinstein Ariel Parkansky
Warszawa Hadassah Lipsius, Nicole Berline Hadassah Lipsius, Nicole Berline -
Yiddish Theatre  Jonina Duker David Harris -
Yizkor Lance Ackerfeld Dick Plotz Lance Ackerfeld
* Hosted Organization.  The databases, websites and/or discussion groups of these organizations are hosted by JewishGen, although each is independent, with its own separate administrative and financial structure.

  • Mailing List Moderators:
    The names of "backup moderators" are in parentheses in the above table.
    The moderators of the JewishGen Discussion Group mailing list are: Dick Plotz (Rhode Island, USA), Robert Fraser (Australia), Emily Garber (Arizona, USA), and Janette Silverman (Utah, USA).  Former moderators, who are still semi-active, include: Dorothy Leivers (Kent, England), and Rony Golan (Israel).


Technical and Support Volunteers:

  • Dick Plotz – Manager: Mailing Lists.   (Rhode Island, USA)
  • Lance Ackerfeld – Manager: Yizkor Book Project.   (Israel)
  • Sandra Aaronson – Support Desk.   (Texas, USA)
  • Iris Folkson – Tech: Lyris, IMail, FTJP, Passwords.   (New York, USA)
  • Gary Sandler – Tech: Systems.   (California, USA)
  • Alex Sharon – JGFF Editor.   (Alberta, Canada)
  • Max Heffler – JOWBR HTML, Yizkor Book Necrology DB.   (Texas, USA)
  • Marian Price – LostNFound.   (New York, USA)
  • Sam Eneman – ViewMate Admin, Wall of Honor.   (North Carolina, USA)
  • Barbara Ellman – KehilaLinks Technical Coordinator.   (New Jersey, USA)

Operations Committee:

The JewishGen Operations Committee (“OpCom”) is composed of the staff, vice-presidents, and selected key volunteers.  The OpCom’s nine current members are: Warren Blatt, Avraham Groll, Michael Tobias, Phyllis Kramer, Vivian Kahn, Susana Leistner Bloch, Dick Plotz, Nolan Altman, and Janette Silverman.


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