Intersections

Only 1,500 Jewish residents live full-time in Champaign-Urbana, according to Rogerio Cukierman. Rogierio lived in seven cities on four continents before settling down in Champaign, the smallest city of all.

A Brazilian Jew, he and his wife, Karin, live their lives through the lenses of multiple minority identities. They discuss how they raise their family at the intersection of these identities: Jewish and secular, Brazilian and American, Portuguese and English.

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