Women of Reform Judaism Pacific District Past Presidents List

Years	Name	Sisterhood	City
1932-1934	Mrs. Jules Kauffman*		Los Angeles, CA
1934-1935	Mrs. Nathaniel Kessler*	Temple Sinai	Oakland, CA
1935-1937	Henrietta Hirschfield*		Los Angeles, CA
1937-1939	Bessie Barnett*		San Francisco, CA
1939-1941	Pearl Friedman*		Los Angeles, CA
1941-1943	Mrs. Leon Rosenberg*	Temple Beth Israel	Fresno, CA
1943-1946	Miriam Jacobs*		Los Angeles, CA
1946-1949	Zara Shapiro*		San Francisco, CA
1949-1951	Dorothy Hardman*	Temple DeHirsch Sinai	Seattle, WA
1951-1953	Gertrude Kallin*	Wilshire Boulevard Temple	Los Angeles, CA
1953-1955	Minna Thor*	Temple Emanuel	San Francisco, CA
1955-1957	Gustine Weber*		Encino, CA
1957-1959	Rose Lewis	Temple Sinai	Glendale, CA
1959-1961	Rita Lubliner*	Beth Israel	Portland, OR
1961-1964	Bertie Lasky		Palm Springs, CA
1964-1966	Betty Oppenheim (Ramsey)*		Hill Valley, CA
1966-1968	Elizabeth Chesler	Temple Beth Israel	Phoenix, AZ
1968-1970	Harriet Katz	Temple DeHirsch Sinai	Seattle, WA
1970-1972	Beverly Singer	Temple Beth Sholom	Santa Ana, CA
1972-1974	Zara Jaffe	Peninsula Temple Beth El	San Mateo, CA
1974-1976	Bernadine Brenner*	Beth Israel	Portland, OR
1976-1978	Marcia Levin*	Ner Tamid	Downey, CA
1978-1980	Juliette Nathan*	B’nai  Israel	Sacramento, CA
1980-1982	Esther Saritzky*	Temple Ahavat Shalom	Los Angeles, CA
1982-1984	Susan Wolfe	Sisterhood of Isaiah	Lafayette, CA
1984-1986	Phyllis Shapiro *	Beth Israel	Phoenix/ Scottsdale, AZ
1986-1988	Jane Schwartz	Temple Emanuel	San Jose, CA
1988-1990	Ruthanne Begun	Temple Solael/Temple Adat Elohim	Canoga Park/Thousand Oaks, CA
1990-1992	Michele Zwerin	Women of Rodef Sholom	San Rafael, CA
1992-1994	Maryann Fenster	University Synagogue Sisterhood	Los Angeles. CA
1994-1996	Nancy Marcus	Women of Temple Bar Yahm	Newport Beach, CA
1996-1998	Cherie Half	Beth Am Women	Los Altos Hills, CA
1998-2000	Elaine Saperstein	Temple Solael/Temple Adat Elohim	Canoga Park/Thousand Oaks, CA
2000-2002	Fran Sherman	Temple Beth Sholom	Santa Ana, CA
2002-2004	Ricki Oleon	Temple Sinai	Oakland, CA
2004-2006	Ellen A. Pollack	Temple Ahavat Shalom	Northridge, CA
2006-2008	Edith Caplan	Beth Torah	Fremont, CA
2008-2010	Sandy Gatlin	Bet Chaverim	Des Moines, WA
2010-2012	Linda Henderson	B'nai Israel	Sacramento, CA
2012-2014	Ellen Bick	Congregation Beth Israel	Portland, OR
2014-2016	Phyllis Bigelson	Temple Ahavat Shalom	Northridge, CA
2016-2018	Judie Ning	Congregation Albert	Albuquerque, NM
2018-2020	Dana Adler	Congregation Or Chadash	Tucson, AZ
Honorary President	Deborah Hirschberg*	Temple Sinai	Oakland, CA
Honorary President	Eleanor Kretzer*	Temple Beth Hillel	Valley Village, CA
	* Of Blessed Memory

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We were very fortunate that so many of our district Past Presidents were able to join us on October 24, 2020, at the Installation of our new 2020 PD President Cher Krichmar and her board!

Right to left: Sandy Gatlin (2008-2010), Zara Jaffe (1972-1974), Michele Zwerin (1990-1992), Nancy Marcus (1994-1996). Cherie Half (1996-1998), Elaine Saperstein (1998-2000), Fran Sherman (2000-2002), Ricki Oleon (2002-2004), Edith Caplan (2006-2008), Linda Henderson (2010-2012), Ellen Bick (2012-2014), Phyllis Bigelson (2014-2016), Judie Shor Ning (2016-2018), Dana Adler (2018-2020)