Our Staff
Beri Kaplan Schwitzer, Executive Director
Beri is a Las Vegas native with deep, twenty-five year Dallas roots. Her extensive experience in non-profit management, adult education, genealogy, and love of history culminate in the role of Executive Director. We are so glad she has joined DJHS in our mission to preserve and share Dallas Jewish history. Swing by to welcome her the next time you are the JCC!
Contact Beri at director@djhs.org or by calling 214-239-7108.
Jessica Schneider Adams, Assistant Director
Jessica comes to us with a Master of Museum Science degree and mainly oversees Archives, Research, and Exhibitions. She has a great deal of experience working with all types of collection materials–paper, textile, audio, video, and more. Come by to say hello and introduce yourself.
For appointments to discuss research, volunteering, or donation of items to the Archive, please contact Jessica at archivist@djhs.org or by calling 214-239-7116.
Halley Gottlieb, Operations Coordinator
Halley graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. After spending a year in Israel, Halley realized she has a true passion for Jewish communal work. She is married and has two wonderful children, Shai and Lyla. In her spare time, Halley likes to workout, travel, and spend time with friends and family. Come by the office or drop a line to say Hi and introduce yourself!
Contact Halley at admin@djhs.org or info@djhs.org, or by calling 214-239-7120.
DJHS Board Members
DJHS Officers
President: Jeanette Pincus
1st Vice President: Jo Reingold
2nd Vice President: Lauri Prengler
Treasurer: Chip Muchin
Secretary: Melissa Ackerman
At-large: Mitch Meyers
At-large: Reuben Davidsohn
Immediate Past President: Stuart Rosenfield
2024-2025 DJHS Board
Roger Andres
Neil Beckerman
Elise Donosky
Rhonda Duchin
Dennis Eisenberg
Jeri Finkelstein
Bobby Goodman
Hal Jayson
Marilyn Pailet
Pamela Pidgeon
Jamie Pink
Myra Prescott
Faith Retsky
Barry Rothschild
Susan Schackman
Suzy Schwartz
Jan Shwarts
David Sigel
Bonnie Whitman
Dorothy Wolchansky
Past Presidents
James Alexander z”l
Ruth Andres z”l
Bob Beer z”l
Roz Benjet
Rachel Bortnick
Reid Heller
Ginger Jacobs z”l
Mark E. Jacobs
Ruth Brown Kahn z”l
Sara R. Levine
Joel Roffman
Mark Schor
Jim Schwartz z”l
Milton Tobian z”l
Michael Waldman
Andrea Weinstein
Life Members
Harriet Gross
Elya Naxon
May Sebel
Sarah Yarrin
DJHS Board Meeting, 2019
DJHS Board of Directors in 1987, including Ginger Jacobs, Ruth Brown Kahn, Robert Beer, and Jimmy Alexander.
DJHS Board Members Jim Schwartz, Ellen Ungerman, Stuart Rosenfield, and Deborah Konigsberg honoring fellow Board Member, Liz Liener, as JCC Leader of the Year in 2016.
Ellen Ungerman (Vice President), Stuart Rosenfield (Current President), and Linda Garner (former Board Member) at Sip & Savor in 2019.
Harriet Gross and Elya Naxon, Lifetime Members of the DJHS Board of Directors at Roots to Boots in 2016
Jo Reingold, Board Secretary, moderating “Small Town to Big D,” in 2019.
Jim Schwartz z”l (Past President) and Stuart Rosenfield (Current President)
Members of DJHS Board of Directors, 2013 (L-R: Rosalind Benjet (Past President) and Husband Mervyn, Harriet Gross and Husband Fred (z”l), and Mark Schor (Past President)