“I grew up on the Northside of Chicago in Uptown. I grew up around primarily Holocaust survivors, Russian Jewish refugees, and other individuals living under section eight housing. This small community had such a huge impact on my heritage and understanding of my people.

I gained such an appreciation of my Judaism within my college days with Hillel and AEPi – as of right now, I do my best to do holidays with my family when we have the time. My goal for the upcoming year is to possibly find a community similar to mine (LGBTQ+ and Jewish) so I can begin digging deeper into my own Judaism as it pertains to my intersectional identities.”

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