Dana Steingold is majoring in Political Science with a concentration in international affairs, and minoring in Jewish Studies. She is a rising sophomore, but academically she is entering her second semester of her Junior year. Dana plans on continuing her education after graduation from the University of Illinois. In Spring 2024, Dana took JS 495: Jewish Life in Central Illinois, where the class analyzed the U of I’s Central Illinois Jewish Communities Archives (CIJCA). Dana loved this course as it was an opportunity to look into a part of American Jewish history that had...

Samantha Levy is from Evanston, Illinois, and is a rising junior majoring in Architecture and minoring in Jewish Studies. After graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in Architecture and she aspires to blend her major of Architecture and minor of Jewish studies by designing synagogues or other Jewish religious sites. Samantha believes it is of the utmost importance to be immersed in the Jewish community. During freshman year, Samantha joined the student board of Hillel where she is currently serving as the treasurer, was a WIZDM intern on campus, and she is currently a MASA campus...