| “Second City Tzivi” (aka Jan Lisa Huttner)
Arts & Culture Critic for Chicago’s JUF News. |
Photo Credit: Jennifer Girard
My Hebrew name is “Tziviah Bat Yisroel v’ Hudah” (which is the Jewish way to say “Jan, Daughter of Eddie & Helene”). Tziviah is also the Hebrew word for “gazelle” (incontrovertable proof that my life as a Jew requires a strong sense of humor), so kudos to Sharon Rosenzweig for turning my chubby self into a cartoon character!
I am proud to be the voice of “Tzivi’s Spotlight” in Chicago’s JUF News, but note this VERY IMPORTANT CAVEAT: Columns posted in the “Columns” section of this Blog are repostings of columns that originally appeared in the JUF News, however break-outs from those columns (in the Books, Exhibits, Films, Lectures & Performances sections) often contain additional information &/or personal opinion that was NOT part of the original JUF News column (& was therefore never reviewed by any of the JUF News editors).
Bottom Line: Absolutely all opinions posted on this Blog are my own, & no one at the JUF News (or at any other publication for which I may have written &/or freelanced) is responsible for anything posted here. This is especially true of anything/everything posted in the “Tzivi’s Rants” section of this Blog!!!
Jewish Affiliations: Locally, I belong to my local chapters of Hadassah & ORT, & I am also a member of the Board of the Chicago YIVO Society (serving as their eMaven–which is the Yiddish way to say “web expert”). My husband Richard & I worship with Congregation KAM Isaiah Israel in Hyde Park. Nationally/Internationally, I belong to the American Jewish Press Assocation (AJPA) & the Jewish Theatre Association (JTA).
Professional Affiliations: American Assoc of University Women (AAUW), Assoc for Women Journalists (AWJ), Chicago Film Critics Assoc (CFCA), Illinois Woman’s Press Assoc (IWPA), International Women Assoc (IWA), Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC), & Women in Film/Chicago (WIFC). (In my former life, I was also once President of WHEN, the Women Health Executives Network of Chicago.)
Send personal messages to: tzivi [at] msn [dot] com
Here is the link to our website Films For Two
Here is the link to JUF Online
Here is the link to the Chicago YIVO Blog
Cartoon Credit: Sharon Rosenzweig
