Alumni Spotlights

Solomon Schechter Day School proudly boasts over 3,000 alumni who live throughout the United States, in Israel, and around the world. Our graduates are leaders in their high schools, college campuses, and beyond. They are responsible and well-educated people who care about our Jewish community and our world and are making a positive impact. We are proud to share some of their stories below.

 
   Spotlight on the 1970s and 1980s
       
Sager Third Grade General Studies Teacher
Senior Associate Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC)

Writer & Illustrator JewishCartoon.com
Editor of Batman Comics
FUSE Corps Fellow Positively Impacting 600,000 plus Medicaid Patients
Winner of JUF's
Julius Rosenwald
Memorial Award

Principal at
American Street Capital

   
       
 Spotlight on the 1990s    
       
Rabbi at Silverstein Base
Hillel Loop in the Loop
Co-Founder & Chief Risk Officer at Justt
Director of Volunteer Services at JUF of Chicago
Founder of Petal
Sparkling Botanical Blends
Attorney at Much
Shelist, P.C.

Dean & Chief Academic
Officer at Spertus Institute
for Jewish Learning

Scott Frazin
(SSDS '98)
Portfolio Manager at
Gofen & Glossberg
Dov Grumet-Morris
(SSDS '96)
Business Development Manager for Mason Wells & Former NHL Player
Debbie Marks
(SSDS '95)
Certified Health Educator & Yoga instructor Northshore
Family Health & Fitness
Founding Member of Punch Brothers & 3-time Grammy Nominee
 
Financial Advisor with Hefter, Leshem, Margolis (HLM) Capital Management
 
  
 Spotlight on the 2000s      
       
Owner of the Israeli Restaurant LaShuk Street Food
 
New York Times Crossword Puzzle Creator
 
Sales Engineer at Air Reps
 
Special Education Teacher at Round Lake High School
 
2nd – 8th Grade Special Education Teacher at Sager SSDS
 
Planned and Executed Kosher Restaurant
“Bubbie’s Kitchen”
 
Leads Enterprise Strategy
for Bolt
 
Pursuing Master’s Degree in Counseling w/ Concentration in Art Therapy
 
Songwriter and Producer in the Los Angeles Area
 
Co-founder & President of Swift Homes in Chicago
 
Veterinarian Intern at Angell Animal Medical Center, Boston
 
Co-Founder of D’vash Organics
 
Rabbinical School Student at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
 
2nd Grade Teacher at Hunting Ridge Elementary School
 
Member of Kol Sasson

 
Jamie- Speech Language Pathologist Allied Health Danny- Founder of Dor2Dor Realty
 
Manufacturing Engineer
at ERA Industries Inc
 
Isaac - Consultant with Doblin
Ariel - The National
Ramah Commission
 
Co-founder and COO at
Ani Shlish
 
CPA for the
Boston Red Sox
 
Northwestern Student & Co-President of ZOOZ & Students for Gun Violence Prevention
 
Program Assistant for the Buffet Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern
 
Doctoral Candidate, New York
University School of Global Public Health
 
Winner - Young Professional Grant with Qualitative Research Consultants
 
Director of Operations at Ramah in the Rockies
 
Wealth Manager
Strategic Wealth Partners
 
Graduate Student, Master in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
 
Operations Coordinator for American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange
 
Advancing Space Exploration
Mechanical Engineer
 
Art Conservator at the
Cleveland Museum of Art
 
Firefighter/Paramedic Recognized with a Medal of Valor by City of Highland Park
 
Designer and Artist
in New York
 
Rabbinic Student at Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies Los Angeles
 
Attorney at Loeb & Loeb LLP
 
The Richard Borow Fellow & Expert in Sunni Arab Jihadi Groups
 
Board of the Rett Syndrome Research Trust
 
 Spotlight on the 2010s      
Tamar Aizenberg
(SSDS '10)
Fulbright Austria English Language Teaching Assistant

Noah Blaustein
(SSDS '14)
Water Resource Engineer
at Greenley and Hansen LLC
Julia Bokor
(SSDS '14)
Digital Content Creator for Taylor King (TK)
Lily Brasch
(SSDS '11)
Creator or Born to Prove Foundation

Jordan Crane
(SSDS '11)
Producer of Podcast on the Impact of Holocaust

Samantha Crane
(SSDS '13)
Southeast Campus Coordinator,
StandWithUs
Gaby Ecanow
(SSDS '14)
Pursuing a Graduate Degree in Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Natalie Ecanow
(SSDS '13)
Analyst at a Private Foundation

Tali Eisenstadt
(SSDS '10)
4th Grade Teacher
at Jensen Elementary

Shira Forester
(SSDS '11)
Judaic Studies teacher, Luria Academy of Brooklyn, NY

Dylan Goldberg
(SSDS '15)
Glenbrook South Senior
Ranked Top 10 Nationally in Debate

Hadar Halivni
(SSDS '14)
Neuroscience Research at the National Institute of Health in Washington, DC
Elissa Hoffman
(SSDS '12)
English Teacher
Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Program
Aaron Jackson
(SSDS '14)
Pursuing a Masters in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Southern California

Elan Karoll
(SSDS '11)
Senior Marketing Manager at BMO Bank, Chicago

Yadid Licht
(SSDS '10)
Northwestern Student and Leader at Hillel
Coby Maeir
(SSDS '16)
Sportswriter for the Lantern
& NHL Contributor to
The Hockey News
Alex Masover
(SSDS '13)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Student & Leader in Pro-Israel Community

Chase Nathan
(SSDS '11)
Assistant Merchant in the Men’s Fleece Dept. at Old Navy San Francisco

Max Pivo
(SSDS '14)
Student in Harvard University’s Regional Studies-Middle East graduate program

Talia Plofsky
(SSDS '10)
Electoral Coordinator for
Israel Public Affairs
Committee (IIPAC)
Arieh Robinson
(SSDS '19)
8th Grade Student:
Thoughts About Attending Schechter
Shira Romanoff
(SSDS '11)
Legal Associate Recruiter at MindSpring Partners
Ayala Schwartz
(SSDS '14)
Social Media Manager at Payton Rose Boutique
Sammy Schwartz
(SSDS '15)
Selected for JUF’s Springboard 18 under 18
Ayelet Sheffey
(SSDS '13)
Economic Policy Fellow
at Business Insider
Talia Simmons
(SSDS '13)
Account Associate,
Corporate and Strategy
at Real Chemistry
Taking Their Game to the
Next Level
Graduates Who Have Continued Their Love of Athletics After Graduation

Talia Weiss
(SSDS '10)
Preparing to Publish Paper on Neutrinos Based on Thesis Completed at MIT
Remi & Gavi Welbel
(SSDS '14)
Co-Presidents ETHS
Environmental Advocacy Coalition
Jessica Wittenstein
(SSDS '14)
Graduate Student in Animal Assisted Reproductive Technology at Colorado State University

 
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We appreciate the generous assistance provided by the Bernard Heerey Family Foundation Seventh Grade Scholarship Program for our Schechter families.  Solomon Schechter Day School accepts students and parents of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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