JGSBC Mission Statement

To educate, to promote and to preserve Jewish genealogical and family history knowledge and information. To encourage the preservation of our Jewish heritage through an understanding of Jewish history and the Jewish family. To achieve these goals by providing interesting and informative programs.

Objectives:

To educate our members and the community about Jewish history, Jewish geography, genealogical research methods and information about related current developments.
To provide opportunities for our members and the community to join together in an enjoyable way their mutual interest in Jewish genealogy.
To assist our members and the community in their pursuit of their personal family genealogy.
To collect, preserve, disseminate and publish knowledge and information on Jewish genealogy.
To encourage the study of Jewish genealogy.

Operating Year: January - December 2025

Board of Directors

President:	Nancy Wyman
Vice President:	Susan Martin
Secretary:	Rosa Pinsky
Treasurer:	Bracha Susan Steinfeld
Director:	Brenda Feuer
Immediate Past President:	Joyce Ben Ezra
Past President:	Nancy Wyman
Past President:	Brenda Feuer
Past President:	Bob Koltnow
Past President:	Michael Sofman

About JGSBC

Founded in 1988 by Bernard Israelite Kouchel Z"l, JGSBC is a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating genealogical information, techniques and research tools among people interested in Jewish genealogy and family history.

In 2002, the organization was incorporated in the State of Florida as a Non-Profit by longtime member, H. Robert Koltnow, Esq. (Bob) and for many years our Board of Directors met monthly in the conference room of his law office.

JGSBC is an integral part of a global network of 75+ societies, all members of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Inc. (IAJGS), with 10,000+ individual members who are actively researching their Jewish roots.

MEETINGS: Our organization has transitioned primarily to a Research Study Group, with open research meetings held in Computer Lab A at the Alvin Sherman Library in Davie, FL. Our meetings are generally held the 3rd or 4th Sunday of the month, depending on the Jewish holiday calendar. Please review our Calendar of Events for current information. Our objective is to assist members with their genealogical research. Our society is very congenial and we are always enthusiastic about having new members with whom to share genealogical information.

OUR BIG WHY? Genealogical research offers pleasures and insights which are unique. The desire which drives it is simple and undeniable: It is the curiosity of the child who asks, "Where did I come from?"

JGSBC is open to all interested in genealogy. While we do not do research for members, we show them how to explore the history of their family, and then dig deeper.