Our 2021 Awards

JGSLI was again named Member of the Year for 2021 by IAJGS. In addition, JGSLI'S past president and long-time board member, Nolan Altman, received the IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award. View both acceptance speeches below.

Our 2016 Awards

Jewish Community of Long Island

Jewish Community of Long Island was published in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island. You can find the name-index supplement to the book here.

Our Previous Awards

History

The JGSLI Board continues to change with the times. Throughout our history, certain seats have been added, eliminated or functionally changed. Below is a listing of the Board seats and positions from inception.

President, VP-Programs, VP-Membership, Treasurer, Secretary / Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Members at Large, Members at Large, Communications Director, Editor, Webmaster, Past President

President 1986-1988: Naomi Feller 1989-1991: Les Goldschmidt 1992-1994: Linda Cantor 1995-1997: Renee Steinig 1998-2000: Jackie Wasserstein 2001-2002: Norm Berman 2003-2005: Sandy Masnick 2006-2007: Chuck Weinstein 2008-2010: Rhoda Miller 2011: Chuck Weinstein 2012-2014: Nolan Altman 2015-2017:Debbie Wang 2018-2021:Bonnie Birns 2022-Current: Jeffrey Austin	Program Chair / Vice President-Programming 1986: Adam Ebbin(Program Chair) 1987-1988: Myron Miller 1989: Naomi Feller 1990-1992: Josh Hilsenrath 1993-1994: Renee Steinig 1995: Allan Mallenbaum 1996-1997: Ellen Gottfried 1998-2007: Rhoda Miller 2008-2010: Diane Berg 2011-2014: Debbie Wang 2015-2020:Randi Zwickel-Patrick 2021: Jeffrey Austin 2022: Caitlin Hollander 2023-Current: Gary Pokrassa	Vice President-Membership 1986: Ron Miller 1987-1988: Les Goldschmidt 1989-1991: Shelley Lantheaume 1992-1994: Steve Goldmintz 1995-1997: Reba Solomon 1998-2000: Gloria Freund 2001-2007: Renee Steinig 2008-2009: Barbara Kruger 2010-2012: Judy Simon 2013: Diane Berg 2014-2017: Bonnie Birns 2018-Current: Fern Gutman
Treasurer 1986-1991: Norm Winiker 1992: Fran Miller 1993: Jules Seif 1994-1996: Art Golnick 1997-1998: Jay Beatus 1998-1999: Ellen Gottfried 2000-2003: Eli Hecht 2004-2011: Nolan Altman 2012-Current: John Lowens	Secretary 1986-1988: Renee Steinig 1989-1991: Linda Cantor 1992-1984: Naomi Feller 1995-1996: No one 1997: Stew Gottlieb 1998: Roberta Jainchill 1999: Eli Hecht 2000-2002: Cheryl Sofer 2003: Sylvia Gordon 2004-2005: Chuck Weinstein 2006-2010: Joel Weidenbaum 2011: Renee Steinig 2012: Diane Berg 2013: Bonnie Birns 2014: Randi Patrick 2015-2017: Fern Gutman 2018-2020: Marilyn Gotkin 2021-current: Gillian Gail	Corresponding Secretary 1986: Victor Lantheaume 1987-1988: Shelley Lantheaume 1989-1991: Renee Steinig 1992: Shelley Lantheaume 1993-1994: Reba Solomon 1995-1996: Stew Gottlieb 1996-2002: No one 2003-2011: Cheryl Sofer 2012: Merged into Secretary role
Members at Large 1987: Neil Abelson, Ira Goldberg 1988: Neil Abelson, Linda Cantor 1989: Ron Miller, Myron Miller 1990-1991: Steve Goldmintz, Myron Miller 1992: Ron Miller, Irma Greenbaum 1993: Michelle Berger, Norm Winiker 1994: Stew Gottlieb, Joel Rubin 1995: Steve Goldmintz, Nina Sitron 1996-1997: Allan Mallenbaum, Nina Sitron 1998: Sid Gelb, Eli Hecht, Marty Pollack 1999: Burt Masnick, Marty Pollack 2000: Sandy Masnick, Norm Berman	Members at Large (continued) 2001-2002: Marge Fener, Sandy Masnick 2003: Harriet Weidenbaum, Chuck Weinstein 2004-2006: Harriet Weidenbaum, Eli Hecht 2007-2008: Harriet Weidenbaum, Barbara Kruger 2009: Renee Steinig, Judy Simon 2010: Renee Steinig, Mitch Cohen 2011: Jillian Beroza, Mitch Cohen 2012: Renee Steinig, Mitch Cohen, Chuck Weinstein 2013-2016: Ann Armoza, Mitch Cohen, Chuck Weinstein 2017: Ann Armoza, Marilyn Gotkin, Alex Calzareth, Rhoda Miller, Renee Steinig 2018-2019: Nolan Altman, Ann Armoza, Alex Calzareth, Rhoda Miller, Renee Steinig 2020: Nolan Altman, Ann Armoza, Jeffrey Austin, Alex Calzareth, Barry Goldberg, Rhoda Miller, Renee Steinig, Steven Turner 2021: Nolan Altman, Ann Armoza, Alex Calzareth, Barry Goldberg, Rhoda Miller, Randi Patrick, Renee Steinig, Steven Turner 2022: Nolan Altman, Ann Armoza, Alex Calzareth, Barry Goldberg, Randi Patrick, Sandey Perline, Renee Steinig, Steven Turner, Devorah Wang 2023-2024: Nolan Altman, Ann Armoza, Shari Beck, Alex Calzareth, Barry Goldberg, Randi Patrick, Renee Steinig, Steven Turner, Devorah Wang	Communications Director 1986-2011: no one 2012: Jillian Beroza 2013-Current: Renee Steinig
Lineage Editor 1986: Evelyn Rosenn 1987: Ira Goldberg 1988-1992: Renee Steinig 1993-1996: Shelley Lantheaume 1997-1999: Linda Cantor 2000-2008: Burt Masnick 2009-2010: Linda Volin 2011-2012: Barbara Morgenstern 2013-Current: Ann Armoza	Webmaster 1986-2003: No one 2004-2009: Don Guttman 2010-2012: Terryn Barill 2013-2016: Mitch Cohen 2017-Current: Alex Calzareth	Immediate Past President 1986-2006: No one 2007-2008: Sandy Masnick 2009-2010: Chuck Weinstein 2011-2014: Rhoda Miller 2015-2017:Nolan Altman 2018-2021:Debbie Wang 2022-Current: Bonnie Birns