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Connect with the Staff and Officers

of the Empire Region 

 

 

The professional and lay leadership of the Empire Region are here to serve

you. Please contact us with your ideas, suggestions, concerns and questions.

 

Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The office is closed on Friday, and for state, federal, and Jewish holidays .

 

If you have a matter that needs attention outside of our office hours,

please contact our Executive Director at (518) 312.1551.

 

 

USCJ Empire Region Professional Staff

 

 Executive Director
 Howard A. Goldberg

 goldberg@uscj.org

 Direct Cell Phone Number:   (518) 312.1551

 Direct VoIP Phone Number: (518) 632.4360 Skype

 Direct Fax Number:             (800) 463.5924

 Instant Message:                 howardagoldberg

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Director of Youth Activities
  Batia Epelbaum

  epelbaum@uscj.org

  Direct Cell Phone Number:   (518) 859.1374

  Instant Message:                 tzafonyd

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In an effort to increase services to USY and Kadima chapters throughout the region, we have hired three part-time Fieldworkers in the Regional Department of Youth Activities for the 2007-2008/5768 program year.

 

All three Fieldworkers have significant experience with providing services to Kadima and USY chapters. We are very excited to have them on board:

 

Youth Activities Fieldworker East

Alan Ginsburg

fieldworkereast@tzafon.org

Alan will be providing services and serving as a liaison between the regional office and the USY chapters in the eastern part of the region. Additionally, Alan will be working on convention Education materials.

 

Youth Activities Fieldworker West

Marian Lustig

fieldworkerwest@tzafon.org

Marian will be providing services and serving as a liaison between the regional office and the USY chapters in the eastern part of the region. Additionally, Marian will be working with the Religious/Education VP and the staff liaison for regional conventions.

 

Kadima Fieldworker

Dan Scher

kadimafieldworker@tzafon.org

Dan will be overseeing Kadima programming and serving as the liaison for Kadima chapters throughout the region.

 

 

Please do not hesitate to be in touch with your respective Fieldworkers if you have any questions or if they may be of any assistance.

 

 


 

 

Office Administrator

 Larry Saltwell

 empire@uscj.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USCJ Empire Region Executive Board

 

 

President

Jack Finkelstein

Temple Beth El, Rochester

 

President Elect

Bernie King-Smith

Ahavath Israel, Kingston

 

Youth Commissioner

Lori Karbel

Temple Beth El, Rochester

 

Vice President Western Sub-Region

Linda Boxer

Temple Beth Israel, Niagara Falls

 

Vice President

USCJ Social Action & Public Policy Committee

Sandy Goldberg

Temple Beth El, Poughkeepsie

 

VP for Education/Programming

VP Southern Sub-Region

Susan Hochhauser

Temple Beth El, Poughkeepsie

 

Vice President

Karen Gartner

Rutland Jewish Center, Rutland, VT

 

Vice President

Suzanne VanKuren

Temple Israel, Vestal

 

Secretary

Janet Axelrod

Temple Israel, Albany

 

Past President

USCJ Koach & Education Committees

Committee of Jewish Law and Standards

Roz Judd

Temple Israel, Albany

 

Past President

VP for Education/Programming

USCJ Vice President Of Priorities and Planning

Arnold Most

Temple Beth El, Poughkeepsie    

 

 

Immediate Past President

Ann Dozoretz Earne

Temple Beth El, Tonawanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tzafon USY Regional Board 2008-2009

 

 

Tzafon Region of United Synagogue Youth covers

the same geographical area as "Empire" Region of USCJ!

 

President

Chelsea Wagner

 

Religion/Education Vice President

Ayelet Wachs-Cashman

 

Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President

Stacie Rosenberg

 

Israel Affairs Vice President

Joe Ornstein

 

Membership/Programming Vice President

Lauren Kauffman

 

Communication Vice President

William Sisskind

 


 

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