Elaine Katz

Elaine Katz is the matriarch of three generations of Yiddish-speaking secular Jews, including her granddaughter, who works at the National Yiddish Book Center, and her son and daughter-in-law, who are active in Boston Workmen’s Circle and sing in the world’s largest Yiddish chorus. She has been a member of the Jewish Currents management committee for over thirty years, directing the fundraising dinners, planning the yearly concerts, recruiting volunteers, and much more. She has also been active with Camp Kinderland and the Jewish progressive shules.