Who is Julia?

Julia was born in San Diego, California and is the second of three children. She grew up going to a Reform temple, attending hebrew school once or twice a week. After her Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation, she was pretty much done with organized Judaism for awhile.

At the beginning of her freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley (GO BEARS!), Julia attended a FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel) event. She became friendly with a girl named annie, and started going to other FYSH events with her. The two of them became close friends and, second semester, began helping the JCSC fellow plan FYSH events. Julia applied for a Hillel internship for her sophomore year. She started working 10 hours/week at Hillel, planning programs and doing marketing, alongside the JCSC. This internship continued for the rest of college, at which point she applied to be a JCSC Fellow herself! She is currently a second year Fellow at the University of Texas, Austin (GO HORNS!).

Julia enjoys spending time with Jewish students and helping them make Judaism a part of their lives. Although she does not consider herself a spiritual person, she loves the cultural rituals of Judaism, like breaking the fast on Yom Kippur or eating a good dinner on Shabbat with her family.