Officers & Board of Directors 2024-2025

Past Presidents

PRESIDENT
Steven Pilchik
Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park, PA 

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Larry Nathanson
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood, PA  

VICE PRESIDENT
Steven Marx
Adath Israel, Merion, PA  

VICE PRESIDENT
Adam Pollack
Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ  

VICE PRESIDENT
Leonard Zangwell
Individual FJMC member  

TREASURER
Arthur Lashin
Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park, PA  

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Jack Marine
Har Zion Temple, Penn Valley, PA  

FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Mark Podob
Kesher Israel Congregation, West Chester, PA  

RECORDING SECRETARY
Phillip Godorov
South Jersey Men’s Club, Cherry Hill, NJ 

HONORARY PRESIDENT
Lester Shapiro
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood, PA

TRUSTEE
Marc Cohen
Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ

DIRECTORS
Michael Dubrow
Congregation Brothers of Israel, Newtown, PA

Howard Elgart
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood, PA

Richard Harwood
Congregation Tifereth Israel, Bensalem, PA

Ian Silverman
Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry Hill, NJ

RABBINIC ADVISOR
Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin
Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park, PA

PAST PRESIDENTS
Clubs shown are those during term of office
*  Indicates Past International President of Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
or Past President National Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
(NFJMC changed name to FJMC in 1983)

Lawrence Allen* 1975-1977
Temple Sinai
Dresher, PA

Robert Parkin 1988-1990
Temple Sinai
Dresher, PA

Michael Brassloff 1990-1992
Oxford Circle JCC-B’rith Israel
Philadelphia, PA

Edward  Kochman 1992-1994
Suburban JCC-B’nai Aaron
Havertown, PA

Howard Goldman 1998-2000
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Elkins Park, PA

Jerome H. Frank 2000-2002
Oxford Circle JCC-B’rith Israel
Philadelphia, PA

Michael Weingram 2002-2004
Beth Sholom Congregation
Elkins Park, PA

S. Michael Starkman 2004-2006
Beth Israel
Uwchland, PA

Joseph Swerdlow 2006-2008
Temple Beth Sholom
Cherry Hill, NJ

Bruce Tomar 2008-2010
Congregation Beth El
Voorhees, NJ

Alan Budman 2010-2012
Temple Sinai
Dresher, PA

Leonard Abrams 2012-2014
Beth Sholom Congregation
Elkins Park, PA

David Breslau 2014-2015
Congregation Beth El
Voorhees, NJ

Bruce Fagan 2015-2017
Temple Sinai
Dresher, PA

Arthur Lashin 2017-2019
Beth Sholom Congregation
Elkins Park, PA

Marc Cohen 2019-2021
Temple Beth Sholom
Cherry Hill, NJ

Lester Shapiro 2021-2023
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
Wynnewood, PA

IN MEMORIUM

Milton Berger* 1941-1943
Albert Kaufman* 1949-1951
Harry Blumberg 1955-1957
S. David Rosenzweig * 1957-1959
Morton Tabas* 1959-1961
Benjamin Soloman 1962-1964
Joseph Gurmankin* 1967-1969
Arnold Levin 1969-1971
Samuel Berlin* 1971-1973

Reuben Rochvarg 1973-1975
Jesse LeCoff 1977-1979
Lee Linder 1979-1981
Ray Lourie 1981-1982
Leonard Sobel 1982-1984
Dr. Stephen H. Davidoff* 1984-1986
Don Chait 1986-1988
Samuel Socket 1994-1996
Israel Ezersky 1996-1998

Dates of service not available:

Harold Ellis
Dr. Ervin E. Ettenger
Harry Geiger
Samuel Horowitz*
Abraham Leonard*
Barnet Lieberman*
Samuel Meltzer
Milton Nevins*
William Polish