Spring Celebration

Moderating the celebration's intergenerational alumni panel is Jill Zeldin Miller, Class of 1997. She is a social impact leader and advisor who partners with entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and nonprofit leaders to turn vision into action. Her work has included leadership roles with Jeremiah Program, Breakthrough Schools, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and she currently serves as Board Chair of Mind Share Partners and as a board member at Herzl Camp. Zeldin Miller lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Andrew, and their three children.

Zeldin Miller shares, 

“My years at HBHA continue to shape who I am. HBHA was a place where I felt deeply known and supported by teachers, friends, and a community that encouraged curiosity, growth, taking initiative, and Tikkun Olam. That foundation has influenced my leadership, my career path, my relationship to Jewish life, and how I now show up as a parent and community member.”

Dan Cohen is a strategic communications leader currently serving as Head of Communications and Brand at Chicago Fire FC, Chicago’s Major League Soccer team. Over the course of his career, Dan has helped shape some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Doritos, Cheetos, Lay’s, Jim Beam, and Maker’s Mark. He spends most of his free time with his wife, Michelle, and two sons, Ben (11) and Jack (9).

Cohen shares, 

“HBHA influenced my career path, inspired our decision to send our sons to Jewish day school, and deepened our desire to celebrate Jewish holidays and uphold the traditions instilled in me by the HBHA community. I will always be grateful for my 13 formative years at HBHA.”

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Rabbi Sarit Horwitz, HBHA class of 2004, is a national leader in Jewish thought and rabbinic leadership. She currently serves as Director of Rabbinic Leadership Programs at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she works to cultivate thoughtful, values-driven Jewish leadership. Rabbi Horwitz and her husband, Rabbi Abe Schacter-Gampel, are proud parents of three sons.
 

Rabbi Horwitz shares, 

“I am thrilled to return to HBHA, which had such a strong impact on me as an individual, a Jew, and a leader.”

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Jacob Katz is an award-winning digital artist specializing in video production. With more than 16 years of experience—nine of them professionally—Jacob has contributed to projects that have collectively reached tens of millions of views across platforms. His work spans schools, political campaigns, feature films, and businesses across the media landscape. Jacob currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife, Michaela.
 

Katz shares, 

“HBHA enabled me to find what I want to do in life, despite it not being part of an established curriculum, and gave me the full support of its staff and community to learn, make mistakes, and grow. I would not be where I am today without the guidance of the faculty at Hyman Brand.”

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