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
Honorary President	Deborah Hirschberg*	Temple Sinai	Oakland, CA
Honorary President	Eleanor Kretzer*	Temple Beth Hillel	Valley Village, CA
	* Of Blessed Memory