Who The Folk?! Howard Sinker
As a long-time journalist at the Minnesota Star Tribune, Howard Sinker’s 45-year run at the paper ended with a job he never could have conceived of when he started: digital […]
January 20, 2025
January 13, 2025
Who The Folk?! Alyssa Engelson
Alyssa Engleson was active in youth groups as a teen but didn’t think that would be a path she’d turn to professionally. But after looking for a change from her […]
January 6, 2025
Who The Folk?! Andi Murez
As a two-time Olympian turned medical school student, Andi Murez had a decision to make: Try to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, or start a residency program. Not only […]
December 2, 2024
Who The Folk?! Stephanie Chauss
Stephanie Chauss has a lengthy history with the Minnesota JCC, starting as a parent at its Early Childhood Center. But then as a lay leader, she was part of one […]
November 25, 2024
Who The Folk?! Adam Kersch
Adam Kersch has moved all over the United States, and has now settled in Minneapolis for one very good — and surprising reason. Now the new congregational administrator at Mayim […]
November 11, 2024
Who The Folk?! Emily Boskoff
Emily Boskoff was on her way to her career as an opera singer when there was an intriguing job opening at the University of Houston Hillel, where she was a […]
November 4, 2024
Who The Folk?! Michael Greenberg
Michael Greenberg had heard stories about a piece of Minneapolis’ Jewish history that many weren’t real interested in talking about — and certainly less interested in seeing on the big […]
October 28, 2024
Who The Folk?! Barbara Brooks
Barbara Brooks came across a survey in 1992 that said two-thirds of Jewish families in St. Paul had no affiliation with any Jewish institutions, and she recognized that her family […]
October 21, 2024
Who The Folk?! Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald
Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald had spent decades on the East Coast working in Jewish education at synagogues and schools. So what would compel her to make a mid-career change and go […]
October 14, 2024
Who The Folk?! Rabbi Jill Avrin
After a decade on the pulpit, Rabbi Jill Avrin decided she was ready for a slightly different step in her journey. Last year, Avrin founded YourJewish, an organization that was […]