Where did you grow up?  I grew up in Connecticut and before moving to Chicago last March, I spent my whole life on the East Coast, most recently in NYC for 10 years. What did you do Jewish growing up?  I attended Hebrew School twice per week – my favorite part aside

Let’s Meet Jewish Person Of The Week – Leah Greenblum What’s so Jewish about abortion access? Well, first, both Judaism and abortion access are sex-positive. Also, in our tradition, we say that abortions are permissible because the “health of the mother” takes precedence over anything else. In other words, the health

Meet Jewish Mentalist- Jason Suran. Originally from Skokie, IL. Find more Jewish people of the Week on ChiTribe.

Let’s Meet Jewish Person Of The Week – Robin Richman Where did you grow up? Skokie, IL.  What did you do Jewish growing up? I come from a very traditional family background.  I went to Jewish day school all my life. Hillel Torah for elementary school and Ida Crown for

Let’s Meet Jewish Person Of The Week – Julia Logan Where did you grow up? Northern ‘burbs (Winnetka) Where did you go to school? I attended St. Lawrence University, a small liberal arts college in upstate New York for undergrad and received my Master’s of Science in Education from Indiana University.

Let’s Meet Jewish Person Of The Week – Michelle Mantel I never thought I would ever end up back in Hebrew School but now I could not imagine myself without it! I went to Hebrew School, became a Bat Mitzvah, and received a confirmation at the synagogue I now teach at,

Let’s Meet Jewish Person Of The Week – Shalom Klein Where did you grow up? I was born in Vernon Hills, IL and grew up in Skokie, IL. What did you do Jewish growing up? I grew up in a very proud Jewish home where time on Shabbat and Chaggim were

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.