Let’s Meet Jewish Person Of The Week – Mac Cherny Where did you grow up? West Hartford, CT.  Where did you go to school? I went to the University of Connecticut. I got a B.A. in Theatre Studies and a

Let’s Meet Our Jewish Person Of The Week – Aaron Steingold  The man behind the “The Jewish Deli of the Future” located on Irving Park (term coined by Chicago Tribune). #traditionisoverrated Where are you from? Charlottesville, VA. My parents are both from

Let’s Meet Our Jewish Person Of The Week – Naomi Spungen First off, Naomi, where did you grow up? Highland Park, about 30 minutes north of the city. So, what do you do for work? I work at SketchPad, a

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week David Kaplinsky Where did you grow up? I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. I moved to Chicago in 2006 a year after Hurricane Katrina, and lived in the South Loop with my

What did you do Jewish growing up? What did I not do Jewish growing up?  I grew up in Buffalo Grove and I went to Stevenson High School. I was one of those rare kids who actually loved going to

And the award for attending the most bar mitzvah parties goes to…Arianna Rozen! Arianna tells us more about how she loves the simchas and dancing the night away.  Where did you grow up? I grew up in Skokie. Growing up I

Hey Where My Jews At, Can I Get Some Oys? Let’s Meet Reena Calm – an East Coast Jew turned Chicago Favorite! Where did you grow up? I was born in Israel. My parents made Aliyah for a year, and

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

Let’s meet Jewish Person of the Week, Naomi Segal Where did you grow up? I grew up in Oak Park and was very involved with Oak Park Temple my entire life. What did you do Jewish growing up? I did