Phyllis Bigelson, past-President, WRJ Pacific District, Northridge, CA

From Family to Friendships: How Reform Judaism Continues to Sustain Me

Phyllis Bigelson, past-President, WRJ Pacific District, Northridge, CA
I grew up in what was considered a lower/middle-class neighborhood in the Bronx, New York, with my parents and sister, Marcia. Everyone I knew lived in small apartments in large buildings, so living in a one-bedroom apartment with four people was just normal living to me.