Let’s meet Jewish Person of the Week, Jonathan Kamel Where did you grow up? I grew up in the city, in Lincoln park (shocker, I know). I went to Walter Payton college prep for high school (Go Grizzlies!) and Anshe
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Logan Booth, Chair of the 2018 End-of-Year JUF Phonothon Where did you grow up? I grew up in Westchester, New York and lived in the city [NYC] for ten and half years. I did my undergrad and masters at NYU
Let’s meet Jewish Person of the Week, Erin Rachel Doppelt Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Highland Park and went to Highland Park High School. I went away to college at The University of
What I learned at Hadar It felt akin to living in a 2-D world and feeling satisfied with height and width, and suddenly having depth thrust upon me as the world spreads out and expands before one’s eyes. I had
Let’s meet Jewish Person of the Week, Mia Rahmanim Where did you grow up? I grew up in Northbrook, IL and lived there all my life. My parents met in Israel. My dad grew up in Iran and my mom
Let’s meet “Visiting” Jewish Person of the Week, Jared Freid Where did you grow up? I am from Needham, Massachusetts. Growing up, it was not really considered a Jewish area, but more a commuter town to Boston. Needham is now considered “very
Let’s meet ChiTribe Jewish Person of the Week, Ryan Klein Where did you grow up? I grew up in Skokie, so there’s a good chance I met your bubbie at Barnum and Bagel (RIP). My mother and father, from Buenos
Let’s meet Jewish Person of the Week – Liza Moskowitz Where did you grow up? I am originally from a suburb of Dallas and proud! In fact, when I first moved to Chicago I walked into Brown Elephant to furnish
Let’s meet our Jewish Person of the Week – Marisa Vrona First off, Marisa Vrona, where did you spend Rosh Hashanah? Temple Sholom in Lakeview, I love the choir there. I am not a member but really enjoy the services
Let’s meet our Jewish Person of the Week, Ethan Frisch Where did you grow up? I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago, in Wilmette. I was born in Hyde Park. I have an older brother and younger sister.