Michelle Cohen

Michelle Cohen joined the Jewish Chicago: The JUF Magazine team as a Staff Writer in October 2018. Previously, she was the editor of HAKOL, the Jewish newspaper of the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Cohen earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Colgate University in 2015 and a Masters of Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016. Newly living in Chicago, Cohen enjoys reading, playing video games, and meeting friendly dogs around the city.

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