About

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon (JGSO) is devoted to developing, preserving, and distributing Jewish genealogical knowledge and materials to others who may be searching their Jewish roots.  We use print and electronic resources, as well as our ties with the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). One of JGSO's aims is to share resources, techniques, and data for researching family histories, both locally and worldwide, with other individuals and genealogical organizations.  Click here to read the Current JGSO Bylaws.

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JGSO maintains an e-mail distribution list to which we post meeting notices, notices about JGSO activities, and other information of interest to Jewish genealogy researchers. Send e-mail to Janice Sellers JGSO President for a free subscription to the distribution list.

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JGSO maintains a library at Congregation Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, Oregon 97201. The holdings include more than fifty basic works about finding Jewish ancestors, newsletters from around the world, microfiche data published by Avotaynu, The International Journal of Jewish Genealogy, and back issues of Avotaynu.  Access to the Library's resources are free and available to anyone within the library.  To check out JGSO materials you must be a JGSO member and provide a picture ID and contact information.  There are also 128 Yizkor books that can be accessed through the Portland State University library,

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The JGSO Board of Directors is elected by the membership each year. 

Board of Directors - Elected
Janice Sellers, President
Eva Garland, Vice President
Jack Falk, Treasurer
Linda Kelley, Secretary

Board of Directors - Appointed
Julie Welch, At Large Board Member
Scott Newman, At Large Board Member
Steve Katz, At Large Board Member

For additional information, e-mail JGSOregon@gmail.com or write to:

Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon,

P.O. Box 19736, Portland, Oregon 97280.

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To become a member or find out more about membership, go to our Get Involved page.