Jackie Binstock is a retired teacher and nursery school director. She lives in Riverdale, Bronx, NY with her husband Marvin. Jackie is the child of Holocaust survivors who escaped from Germany shortly before the war. Their sensibility and worldview informed her formative years, instilling the importance of standing up for oneself and for the Jewish people. They are active members of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, the synagogue founded by Rabbi Avi Weiss, and continue to fight for Jewish causes. They have 3 children and 8 grandchildren.