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Federation of Jain Associations in North America
Jaina Headquarters : P. O. Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700
Tele : & Fax : (716) 636-5342, (716) 636-5342, E-Mail : jainahq@jaina.org

The founding spiritual leaders of Jaina are Gurudev Chitrabhanu & Acharya Sushil Kumar Ji.

The Federation of Jaina is the umbrella organization of local Jain Associations (Sanghs) in U. S. A. and Canada. Other Jain organizations established for specific purpose are also affiliated member of Jaina. The purpose of the organization is to preserve, practice and promote Jainism.

Origin : An Umbrella organization for all Jain organizations (not individuals) in North America was initiated at the first Jain Convention held in Los Angeles in 1981. At the second Jain Convention in New York in 1983, Jaina was established and formally constituted.

Jaina is the only organization representing all the Jains living in U. S. and Canada without bias classification based on sect, language, or region. It has provided a forum to foster friendship and unity among various Jain communities of North America.

Objectives :
1. To promote religious and educational activities related to Jain religion and to promote study and understanding of Jain religion.
2. To assist existing Jain associations and promote the formation of new Jain associations throughout North America.
3. To provide and promote academic and cultural interchanges and cooperation among Jains in North America, India and other countries.
4. To assist and to promote charitable and humanitarian community service activities in North America, India, and other countries.
5. To promote vegetarianism and non-violence.
6. To assist in the establishment of Jain Temples, Sthanaks, Pathshalas and other facilities for carrying on Jain activities.
7. To establish liaison with governmental and other agencies in pursuance of the above objectives.

Organization : The Jaina organization functions through its many units. Over 300 volunteers are involved in efficiently running this organization. They include :

S. No.	Name of Center	Contact Person	City	State	Telephone No.
1	Jain Center of America - NY	Mr. Naveen Shah	Albertson	NY	516-248-0841
2	Jain Society of Greater Atlanta	Mr. Mahendra Dosi	Alpharetta	GA	770-442-8559
3	Jain Center of Greater Boston	Dr. Chandra Khasgiwala	Andover	MA	978-470-0255
4	Jain Center of Central Ohio, Columbus	Mr. Surendra Jain	Athens	OH	740-592-1660
5	Jain Society of Greater Atlanta	Mr. Manhar C. Parekh	Atlanta	GA	770-908-1646
6	Jain Center of Greater St. Louis	Mrs. Kalpana Shah	Ballwin	MO	636-225-0481
7	Jain Society of Oregon	Ms. Lata Desai	Beaverton	OR	503-629-9899
8	Jain Center of Allentown	Mr. Rashmi Sheth	Bethlehem	PA	10-868-1231
9	Tulsa Jain Sangh	Mr. Kanti Shah	Bixby	OK	918-369-3163
10	Jain Society of Metro Chicago	Mr. Prabodh Vaidya	Bolingbrook	IL	630-985-9144
11	Jain Center of Connecticut	Mrs. Usha Maru	Brookfield	CT	203-775-1906
12	Jain Center of British Columbia	Mrs. Hira Shah	Burnaby	BC	604-438-2243
13	Jain Center of Northern California	Mr. Girish Shah	Campbell	CA	408-378- 8765
14	Jain Study Center of N. Carolina (Raleigh)	Mr. Kamlesh Shah	Cary	NC	919-481-2377
15	Jain Center of S. California-Los Angeles	Mr. Hasendra Shah	Cerritos	CA	562-404-2851
16	Jain Study Group of Charlotte	Mr. Surendra Patel	Charlotte	NC	704-364-2684
17	Jain Society of Middle Tennessee	Mr. Pravin Mehta	Clarksville	TN	931-648-9535
18	Jain Center of Central Ohio, Columbus	Mr. Tansukh Salgia	Columbus	OH	614-899-2678
19	Jain Center of South Florida	Ms. Deepikaben Dalal	Cooper City	FL	954-431- 5957
20	Jain Center of South Florida	Ms. Bhavna Shah	Coral Gables	FL	305-662-8406
21	Jain Center of S. California-Los Angeles	Dr. Manibhai Mehta	Cypress	CA	714-898-3156
22	Jain Center of Cincinnati-Dayton	Dr. Surendra Singhvi	Dayton	OH	937-885-7414
23	Montreal Jain Association	Mr. Jitendra Shah	DDO	QC	514-684-7540
24	Jain Society of Colorado	Mr. Gautam Doshi	Denver	CO	303-300-6646
25	Jain Society of Metro Chicago	Dr. Bipin Parikh	Des Plaines	IL	847-699-1294
26	Jain Society of Toronto	Mrs. Lata Champsee	Don Mills	ONT	416-441-2200
27	Jain Society Inc. of Tampa Bay	Mr. Vijay Jain	Dunnedin	FL	727-723-1473
28	Jain Center of Minnesota	Mrs. Abha Bhow	Eden Prairie	MN	952-934-6472
29	Jain Society of Alberta	Mr. Jasvant Mehta	Edmonton	AB	780-435-9070
30	Jain Society of Rochester	Mr. Mit Turakhia	Fairport	NY	585-388-0431
31	Jain Center of America - NY	Mr. Hemant Shah	Floral Park	NY	718-347-0539
32	Jain Center of Ft. Myers	Mr. Mahendra Mehta	Fort Meyers	FL	941-561-2731
33	Jain Society of Metro Washington	Dr. Sushil Jain	Gaithersburg	MD	301-670-0519
34	Jain Center of Greater Memphis	Mrs. Chanchala Mehta	Germantown	TN	901-755-5343
35	Jain Center of Greater Phoenix	Ms. Bhakti Gosalia	Glendale	AZ	623-561-2146
36	Jain Community of Buffalo	Dr. Dhiraj Shah	Grand Island	NY	716-773-1314
37	Jain Society of Greater Sacramento	Mr. Manoj Desai	Granite Bay	CA	916-791- 4111
38	Jain Center of America - NY	Mr. Kirit Kapadia	Great Neck	NY	516-829-3316
39	Jain Society of Southern Louisiana	Mr. Santosh Shah	Gretna	LA	504-394-1586
40	Jain Center of Connecticut	Mr. Yogesh Kamdar	Hamden	CT	203-288-2350
41	Jain Society of Oregon	Mrs. Tarulata V.	Vora Hollsboro	OR	503 648-5596
42	Jain Sangh of Hudson Valley	Mr. Arvind Shah	Hopewell Junction	NY	845-226-6016
43	Jain Assoc. of Elmira	Mr. Suresh Shah	Horseheads	NY	607-739-3807
44	Jain Association of Elmira	Mrs. Suman Mehta	Horseheads	NY	607-796-9065
45	Jain Society of Houston	Mr. Parimal Desai	Houston	TX	81-859-3661
46	Samarpan Jain Sangh	Mr. Devendra Peer	Huntingdon Valley	PA	215-947-9083
47	Jain Association of Northeast Florida	Mr. Bhupendra Vira	Jacksonville	FL	904-262-1243
48	Jain Society of Houston	Mr. Shantibhai Gala	Katy	TX	281-398-7402
49	Jain Center of S. California-Los Angeles	Dr. Nitin K. Shah	La Mirada	CA	562-902-0277
50	Jain Society of Central Florida, Inc.	Dr. Shashikant Shah	Lake Mary	FL	407-323-3509
51	Jain Center of South Central PA	Mr. Bhupendra Parekh	Lancaster	PA	717-898-6173
52	Jain Society of Capitol District-Albany	Mr. Rasik Chudgar	Latham	NY	518-785-7470
53	Jain Center of Syracuse	Mr. Jit Turakhia	Liverpool	NY	315-622-3287
54	Jain Society of Greater Detroit, Inc.	Ms. Gita Shah	Livonia	MI	734-462-2902
55	Jain Society of Central Florida, Inc.	Mr. Rajendra Mehta	Longwood	FL	407-260-6459
56	Jain Center of West Texas	Dr. Premchand Gada	Lubbock	TX	806-794-4777
57	Jain Center of Allentown	Mrs. Leena Shah	Macungie	PA	610-398-8706
58	Jain Center of Greater St. Louis	Mr. Satish Nayak	Manchester	MO	636-394-0980
59	Jain Sangh of N. J. (Cherry Hill, N. J.)	Mr. Kirti C. Shah	Marlton	NJ	856-983-2974
60	Augusta Jain Community	Mr. Navnit Shah	Martinez	GA	706-863-6976
61	Jain Society of Toledo	Mrs. Ila G. Mehta	Maumee	OH	419-865-2727
62	Jain Society of Greater Cleveland	Mr. Ramesh P. Shah	Mayfield Village	OH	440-442-4596
63	Jain Religion Center of Wisconsin	Mr. Kamal Shah	Mequon	WI	262-242-4827
64	Jain Center of Cincinnati-Dayton	Mr. Vijay Doshi	Middleton	OH	513-779-2112
65	Jain Center of Northern California	Mr. Jay Itchhaporia	Milpitas	CA	408-263-8739
66	Jain Society of Pittsburgh	Mr. Vinod Doshi	Monroeville	PA	412-856-9235
67	Prerana Yoga & Meditation Foundation	Mr. Harakh Dedhia	Morgantown	WV	304-594-1818
68	Jain Society of Pittsburgh	Mr. Shantilal Mohnot	Murrysville	PA	724-325-2058
69	Jain Center of N. J. Essex	Fells Mr. Rajan Shah	North Brunswick	NJ	732-821-1363
70	Jain Society of Greater Cleveland	Dr. Khushal Bhaiji	North Royalton	OH	440-237-5050
71	Jain Society of Greater Detroit, Inc.	Mr. Rohit R. Shah	Novi	MI	248-374-9225
72	Jain Sociery of Toronto	Mr. Arhant Jain	Oakville	ONT	905-827-7494
73	Jain Center of N. J. Essex Fells	Mr. Vinay K. Vakani	Oradell	NJ	201-967-9344
74	Jain Association of Ottawa-Carleton	Mr. Jagmohan Humar	Ottawa	ONT	613-736-0783
75	Kansas Jain Sangh	Mr. Mehul Vora	Overland Park	KS	913-383-2293
76	Jain Center of Greater Phoenix	Mr. Jayantilal Savla	Paradise Valley	AZ	480-443-4072
77	Jain Society of Greater Cleveland	Ms. Mohan R. Jain	Pepper Pike	OH	216-464-6355
78	Jain Sangh of N. J. Cherry Hill	Mr. Dilip V. Shah	Philadelphia	PA	215-561-0581
79	Jain Center of Greater Phoenix	Dr. Kirit Gosalia	Phoenix	AZ	602-863-1073
80	Jain Society of San Diego	Ms. Kokila Doshi	Poway	CA	858-679-7645
81	Jain Study Center of N. Carolina (Raleigh)	Mr. Pravin K. Shah	Raleigh	NC	919-859-4994
82	Jain Society of Metro Washington	Dr. Manoj Dharamsi	Reston	VA	703-620-9837
83	Jain Society of N. Texas-Dallas	Ms. Hansa Varia	Richardson	TX	972-644-0294
84	Jain Society of Rochester	Mr. Anop Vora	Rochester	NY	585-473-9290
85	Jain Center of Greater Hartford	Dr. Prem Godha	S. Glastnbury	CT	860-657-2284
86	Jain Center of N.J. - Essex Fells	Mr. Diwakar N. Shah	S. Plainfield	NJ	908-754-0891
87	Jain Society of San Diego	Mr. Rohak Vora	Sandiego	CA	858-676-1150
88	Jain Society of Metro Chicago	Mr. Niranjan Shah	Schaumburg	IL	847-330-1088
89	Jain Society of N. Texas-Dallas	Dr. Minaxi K. Rathod	Sherman	TX	903-868-1174
90	Montreal Jain Assoc.	Mr. Raju Shah	St. Laurent	QC	514-747-9707
91	Jain Center of Greater St. Louis	Mr. Shirish Ghelani	St. Louis	MO	314-434-1780
92	Jain Center of Minnesota	Mr. Ram Gada	St. Paul	MN	651-636-1075
93	Jain Center of Greater Hartford	Mr. Faquir C. Jain	Storrs	CT	860-487-0607
94	Jain Society of Houston	Mr. Udai Jain	Sugar Land	TX	281-980-0741
95	Jain Center of Colorado	Mr. Praful Shah	Superior	CO	303-494-4161
96	Jain Center of Toledo	Ms. Rita Ajmera	Sylvania	OH	419-885-5149
97	Jain Society of Tampa Bay	Mr. Hasmukh M. Shah	Tarpon Springs	FL	727-934-6141
98	Jain Society of Toronto	Mr. Chandrakant. J. Shah	Toronto	ONT	416-391-0079
99	Jain Center of British Columbia	Mr. Anand K. Jain	W. Vancouver	B.C.	604-922-6288
100	Jain Society of N. Texas-Dallas	Mr. Kiritbhai Daftary	Waco	TX	254-776-4209
101	Jain Center of Greater Boston	Mr. Surendra R. Shah	Webster	MA	508-949-3914
102	Jain Society of Rochester	Mr. Bipin Daftari	Webster	NY	716-787-2804
103	Jain Center of Greater Boston	Dr. Vinay K. Jain	Wellesley	MA	781-237-5997
104	Jain Assoc.of Palm Beach &Treasure Cst	Mr. Dilip Mehta	Wellington	FL	561-793-3564
105	Jain Society of Greater Detroit, Inc.	Mr. Niranjan Modi	West Bloomfield	MI	248-669-6579
106	Jain Center of Cincinnati-Dayton	Mr. Chandubhai Shah	West Chester	OH	513-779-2013
107	Jain Center of South Florida	Mr. Jay Bhandari	Weston	FL	954-217-3678
108	Jain Community of Buffalo	Dr. Jagat Jain	Williamsville	NY	716-688-0104
109	Samarpan Jain Sangh	Mrs. Hansa Shah	Wilmington	DE	302-764-6577
110	Jain Center of Connecticut	Mr. Sudhir Shah	Woodbridge	CT	203-397-5086

Jain Digest : Contact Jaina Headquarters : (716) 636-5342. E-Mail : jainahq@jaina.org It is published quarterly and is mailed free to more than 7,500 Jain families in North America and Worldwide. Donation of $101 is requested for life membership.

Jaina Calendar : Chairperson : Rajeev Pandya (718) 816-0083, Started in 1999, it has now become an annual feature. It is one of the well participated and well responded activities of Jaina.

Jaina Education : Chairperson : Pravin K. Shah (919) 859-4994. Jaina is committed to see that each of the centers has a Pathashala. To this end in cooperation with local center teachers, workshops have become an important feature in each center. Jaina is also preparing a uniform Pathshala curriculum in cooperation with other Jain centers in North America. Jaina published Education and Literature CD.

Jaina Library : Chairperson : Virendra Shah, (310) 326-5685. The main library with 8,000 books is in Los Angeles, with a branch in Canada.

Jaina Publication : Chairperson : Prem Gada, (806) 794-4777. This committee is doing publication of Pathashala books, Comic books and other educational material.

Jaina Website : Chairperson : Girish Shah, (408) 378-8765. An updated website of Jaina is an excellent source of information about Jaina's activities and current events. For more information please visit Jaina's website : www.jaina.org