Shifra Whiteman
Artist, social justice advocate, and Yiddish educator.
- Role
- Teacher at The Workers Circle
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shifra Whiteman
Born and raised in New York City and now calls Chicago home. I\'m obsessed with exploring new ways to manipulate familiar media to expand her creative inspirations! I am an advocate for sustainable design, fair trade, and currently work in the world of philanthropy. To find out more please visit Art & Design Specialties: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, textile design (creating repeats by hand and CAD), project management, illustration, watercolor, knitting, book binding, papercut arts, Experience within the non-profit sector include skills in frontline fundraising, as well as database, project, and event management. Fluent in English and Yiddish. Decent Hebrew.
Experience
Teacher
Sep 2018 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Yiddish specialist for children ages 6 months to 11 years old + Tot Circle lead teacher + Assist with community programming + Video creation and editing for remote programming + Material design and creation
Education
Columbia College Chicago
Master of Arts (M.A.), Business & Entrepreneurship
2014 — 2016
University of Judaism
Young Judaea Year Course
2006 — 2007
University of Michigan
BFA, Art & Design, Judaic Studies (minor)
2007 — 2011
Denmark's International Study Program
Textile Design
2009 — 2009
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