Midwest

Illinois, Indiana (except Fort Wayne), and Wisconsin (except Eau Claire, Lacrosse, and Superior)

The Midwest Region is located in America's heartland, including the major metropolitan areas of Chicago, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis. It also has active lodges in smaller communities in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin including Peoria, Champaign, Springfield, Green Bay, Munster, and Evansville. The Midwest Region has run B'nai B'rith activities for more than 150 years.

The Midwest Region has successfully combined the unique and historic cultures of multiple districts. We look to the future as we embrace the full benefits of B'nai B'rith's partnership with the national Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi in providing future leadership resources as the organization moves through the 21st Century.

We are always looking for news briefs and items of interest from lodges and units to post on this site. The narratives should be sent to Cary Wolovick as needed.

Volunteers and Staff

Regional President
Philip C. Zagon

Regional Vice President
Shelley Ritter, President, Chai Unit

B'nai B'rith International Midwest Executive Committee Members
Allan J. Jacobs, B'nai B'rith International President
Robert Kaufman, Past Regional President
Shel Marcus, Immediate Past Regional President

B'nai B'rith Midwest Board of Governors Members
Brad Adolph, President, Sports Lodge
Dr. Steven Horowitz

Regional Board
Alan Lessack
Jack Levitt
Hon. Charles Levy
Rabbi Asher Lopatin
Roberta Markbreit
Michael Oxman
Eduard Redensky, Chair, Chicago Young Professional Network
Ben Ritter, Past Regional President
Stacey Roberts
Michael Shambon
Don Siegel
Rebecca Weinshenker

Regional Staff
Cary Wolovick, Program Coordinator

Contact Us

B'nai B'rith International
Midwest Region
134 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60602
Telephone: 312.551.0011
Toll Free: 800.295.1940
Fax: 312.551.1108

Cary Wolovick
Email: cwolovick@bnaibrith.org

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Story by Pauline Dubkin Yearwood