Dinah and Alan Katler were both born in Chicago to families who had immigrated from Europe, fleeing war and antisemitism.
Dinah grew up surrounded by a close-knit extended family — aunts, uncles, and cousins who gathered regularly. She was social from the start, loved school, took part in countless activities, and from a young age was known for one thing in particular: she loved to talk.
Since childhood—and still today—Dinah has been someone who loves to learn, always drawing life lessons from every experience.
Alan also grew up in a loving family, but his childhood came with significant challenges. His father became ill while Alan was in high school, leading him to leave school for two years to help support the family. His parents later divorced, and Alan sadly lost his father in his early twenties.
Still, Alan found joy and confidence in sports, in friendships, and eventually in returning to finish school. After graduating high school and spending a short time in university, he joined the army — an experience he looks back on with many amusing stories and gratitude for the fact he drafted just in time.
In their early twenties, Alan and Dinah met. The story of how they met—and how that first date actually went—depends on whom you ask. Nonetheless before long, they were engaged, married, and building a home and a life together
Their shared life includes many pieces: Alan’s long and successful career in sales, interestingly starting with an insult, Dinah’s years of dedicated volunteer work for Jewish causes, their gradual growth and change within the religious world, what could almost be called Alan’s athletic semi-career in racquetball and raising three beloved children, creating the foundation for the extremely close family they treasure today.
A family, a community life, activism, traveling the world and a partnership that stayed steady through every chapter. This is the story of Dinah and Alan Katler told over 4 episodes.
Soundtrack credits:
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