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Steven Chaitman

Steven is the Managing Editor of Oy!Chicago and the Director of Strategic Digital Communications for the Jewish United Fund. A native of Deerfield, Illinois, Steven has a Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Missouri and has worked as Movies Editor of EntertainmentFuse.com and as a freelancer for Windy City Times and RedEye. He also maintains a movie blog, MovieMuseReviews.com. When he's not reviewing movies, he's often reviewing restaurants (on Yelp) and beer (on Untappd). There's nothing he won't review. (It's not a problem …)

In addition to writing, Steven is also an established songleader, bringing Jewish music to synagogues and other Jewish organizations and programs throughout the Chicago area for people of all ages. You can check out his work and music at StevenChaitman.com.

Articles by this Author
The Adventures of Bernstein and Bernstein photo 1
A new local podcast goes looking for Judaism in the panels of comic books.
Laurie Akers
About 10 years ago, Laurie Akers traded the Broadway stage for the bimah and never looked back.
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A new documentary highlights Israelis’ role in sustainable water solutions
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The director of 2018’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar dives into Orthodox Judaism in his latest film
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Israel’s submission to the Academy Awards is an unabashed and core-cutting examination of guilt, grief and human flaws.
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Daniel Radcliffe playing an Israeli surviving in the Bolivian jungle? You have this Jewish movie-lover’s attention.
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Menashe, a new independent Yiddish-language film, is a touching -- and in many ways groundbreaking -- portrait of a 30-something Hasidic single father in Brooklyn.


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