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JAINA Executive Committee
President - Manibhai Mehta l'hone: 714/898-3156, Fax: 310/940-4585
JAIN DIGEST Volume 13. No. 1. March, 1997
First Vice President
Shah Phone: 716/773.1514, FAN 716/285.2002
A publication of the
FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN
NORTH AMERICA
Regional Vice Presidents
Canada Giyanchand lain l'hone: 416/447-1650, Fax: 416/46)-1024
Midwest US - Kushal Bhaill Phone: 216/237.758, Fax: 216/337-0646
Editor in Chief Harshad Shah NI Sable Run F. Amherse, NY 14051 Phone: 716/689.954)
Northeast US - Anop Vora Phone: 216/423.200). PAX16473.9456
JAINA Charitable Trust
Executive Council Chairman. Mahendra Pandya New York, NY
Vice Chair - Niranjan Shah Chicago, Il
Comptroller - Dhiraj Shah Buffalo, NY Secretery (ieseral Bharat Tolia Detroit, MI
Members at Large Rashmikan Gardi, Chicago, IL Bhupend. Tolia. Noswood, NJ Mahendra Varia, Martin. KY
Trustees Khushal Bhaiji. Cleveland, OH Kirit Gasalia, Phoenix, AZ
Ashek Jain. Derroir. MI Civan lain Torte, Ont.
Jagar Jain, Buffalo, NY Prem Jan, San Francisco, CA Ramesh Jain Toronto, Ont.
Rajan Jaswa, San Jose, CA Manibhai Mehra. Los Angeles, CA
Parvin Mehta, Buffalo, NY Bipin Parikh. Chicago, IL
Kundan Sata. Detroit, MI Garish Shah, San Francisco, CA
Narendra Shah, Achens. GA Ramesh Shah, Cleveland, O11 Vinod Shah, Leonard Town, MD
Jitu Turakhia, Syracuse, NY Prabodh Vaidya. Chicago, IL
Southeast US-Parvin Mehta Phone: 675/618-9535, Fax: 61576485919
Publishing Editior John D'Arcangelo 665 Minnesota Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215 l'hoac/Fax: 716/833-7207
Southwest US. Han Varia l'hone: 214/644-0294, Fax: 214/789.3434
West US - Farilal Shah Phone/Fax: 510/487.9380
Regional Editors CE Mahendra Mehia 26 Vanches Islington, Ont. M94 422 Phone/Fax: 416/241-204-5
Secretary - Niranjan Shah Phone: 847/635-7780, Fax: 847/635-7778
Treasurer - Kamlesh Shah Phone: 301/353-0481. Fax: 301/916-4446
Immediate Past President Jago Jain
Phone/Fax: 716/6MM.0104
Midw. US Manubhai Doshi 931 Golden Road Lake Forest. IL 60045 Phone: 847/735-0120
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Northe US Committees
Vinay Vakani
206 SW STICCE Ahimsa Day Celebration Marriage Information Service
Oradell, NJ 07649 Surendra Singhi Hasmukh Shah
Phone: 201/967.9344 Euriament and Eralogy
Medra Watch/blic Relations Nancy Jain
Sushil lain
Sewthwas, US Fund Raising United States
Surendra Shal Anant Jain
1465 Sumter Drive Sanjay Pandya Manoy lain
Marietta, GA Зобі Bipin Parikh Membership
l'hone: 770/422-1483 Fund Raising - Canada
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Southwest US Interfaith Arts/World Council of laims
Jadavii Kenia Kiri Casalia Manoj Dharamsi
119 Plymouth Rock The Rashmi Gardi Senior Chien
Richardson, TX 7508 Jawowe
Dilip Shah
Inte: 972/603593 Narest Shah
Scholar View Arhan lain Nirmal Posi
Wor, US JAINA Nwletin Mod Sam Sirp
Chandrakant Marekh Pravin Shah Haribhai Shah
12914 Wolverton Lane JAINA Temple wewe World Co .IT Servier
Carri, CA701-7265
Phone: 962/165. 1679 Mahedra Pandya
Dhiraj Shah
Fax: 562/165.1915 Ir Dwywwod Vegetarianism Young as of Amer
E-mail: engsel Narendra Sheh
Raju Shah Libwry and duration
Ravi Gada
Associate Editors Prem tiada Parvin Mehta
CAN Mana Dharams
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Phone: 703/620-9837 JAINA HEADQUARTERS
You Mrd Raju Shah
203/436-1338 11403 Tortuga Street
shahzon.c.yale.edu Cypress, CA 90630
Ciuruv kepadu
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Gre Nere NY 1021
516/829-3316 714/893-0055, fax
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Marrimena
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New Port Richey, FL 34653 Saturday
Phone: 13/376-7290 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM - EST
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