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Pendley is a fine jeweler, writer and an advocate for social justice and Tikkun O'lam (repair of the world). He is also an avid reader and collector of fine arts.
He has served on the Board of Directors of UJA, JNF, Hillel-ASU, Aviv, and the Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum in Greater Phoenix; The Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce, The Northwest Indiana Open Housing Center, and The Indiana Jewish Historical Society, presently as President; and Temple Beth El in Odessa, Texas. He has also served in positions with the ADL, AJC, and B'nai B'rith. He is a member of Temple Israel in Miller Beach (Gary, Indiana).
He was a 1993 Wexner Heritage Foundation nominee; a columnist and former editor of the Illiana News. He covered the historic Anwar Sadat visit to Jerusalem in 1977 when an Indiana University overseas studies student at the Hebrew University in Israel.
Trent an IJHS member since the age of 18, became its president in October 2003. Since being installed he created the IJHS Honorary Board and is diligently at work on "The IJHS Mapping Project."
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Erez-Boukai has been a member of Indiana Jewish Historical Society since 1989 and served as the Archives' chairperson, treasurer, Second Vice President, and now First Vice President. She was an Operations Officer in the Israeli Air Force for six years. She obtained a BA in Judaic Studies and Hebrew Literature and an MS in Jewish History from Binghamton University in New York. Erez-Boukai authored two research papers: On the Banks of the Wabash, Jewish Life in Greater Lafayette, Indiana, 1840-1960, August 1996, Vol. 31, pp. 1--45, Indiana Jewish History, and The Indianapolis Sephardic Jewish Congregation & Community: an Oral History Account, February 2001, Vol. 34, pp. 25-89, Indiana Jewish History.
Erez-Boukai is a Hebrew teacher at Carmel and Broad Ripple High Schools, BJE, and Beth-El Zedek Sunday school in Indianapolis. She is a member of the Indiana Foreign Language Teacher Association (IFLTA) and the National Center for the Hebrew Language (NCHL). She also serves on the Hadassah Board.
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Jim Klatch has lived in Lafayette, Indiana all his life. His parents Ben & Louise Klatch were Charter Members of the IJHS 33 years ago. Jim's interest in the IJHS began when he started driving his mom to the meetings in Indianapolis. Eventually Jim started attending and enjoying the meeting himself.
Jim is an active member of the Sons of Abraham Congregation. He has been involved with the upkeep of the Lafayette Jewish Cemetery for years. His interests include historic preservation, architecture, and woodcarving.
Jim has been an IJHS member for over 12 years, and a board member for 5 years.
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Nelson Behar, a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, has worked in the financial services industry. He currently is president of his own firm, Foundation Capital Management, specializing in income planning, retirement planning, asset preservation, and wealth transfer.
An IJHS Board Member for the last 5 years, Nelson was involved in the establishment of the IJHS Endowment Fund in 2002, as well as serving on several committees.
A native of Indianapolis, Nelson's family were members of the Sephardic community of Indianapolis and are past members of Etz Haim Congregation. For the the last 26 years, Nelson and his wife Terri have lived in Fort Wayne. They are parents of two grown children and have two grandchildren.
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