Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Lori Orlinsky Where did you grow up? Columbus, Ohio! Where did you go to school? Indiana University – GO HOOSIERS! What did you do Jewish growing up? My late grandparents were Holocaust survivors, and I spent a lot of time learning about their

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Angela Van Der Pluym   Where did you grow up? I grew up in Schaumburg and moved to Lake Zurich my sophomore year of high school. I was always one of two to three Jews. Where did you go to school? I studied

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week- Shira Wenig Rozgovich Where did you grow up? Riverwoods, IL What did you do Jewish growing up?  I went to Solomon Schechter Day School through third grade, when my family moved to Budapest for a couple years.  When we returned, I attended Cong.

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Kadi House Kadi is the newest member of Listen Up! A Cappella Kadi joins Chicago’s, “uniquely compelling Jewish Vocal Band,” lending her powerful alto voice to the quartet. Together with Freddie Feldman, Eli Taylor and Steve Singer, she’ll be performing for venues

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Jim Weber Where did you grow up? Buffalo, NY then Des Moines, IA then in high school Minneapolis, MN (St Louis Park) What did you do Jewish growing up? I went to Hebrew School, had a Bar Mitzvah, went to Camp Ramah

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Jojo Rubnitz Where did you grow up? Milwaukee, Wisconsin What did you do Jewish growing up?   Growing up: Jewish Day School, Camp Interlaken JCC, BBYO. Now I work for a Jewish Org and I take pics for ChiTribe events. I of course

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Jonny Imerman Where did you grow up? Bloomfield in Detroit area, MI — D-townnnnnnn!!!! 😉 What did you do Jewish growing up?  I was bar mitzvah’ed, went to Israel once with my whole family. Personally, I love all human beings but the

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Josh Weitzel Josh is involved with the Last Whispers project through the Selfhelp Home to continue the story of Holocaust survivors and their families. Josh’s grandparents grew up in Germany during the rise of the Nazis. Learn more and sign up for a

Let’s Meet Jewish Person of the Week – Jeremy Elkins Before ChiTribe ever existed, Jeremy Elkins recognized there was a problem and created a Facebook group and calendar to make it easier for Jews in Chicago to find their Tribe. Learn more about Jeremy Elkins and his story!    Where