Published May 26 2017

By RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER

From glamour girl to Jerusalem radio host

Heather Dean shares why she walked away from a life in the fast lane that most people would kill for.

Compared to the glamorous life she led as a celebrity interviewer for MTV, E! Entertainment Television and Associated Press Radio, the golden stones of Jerusalem might as well be on another planet.For Heather Dean, ending up in Israel was the culmination of a gradual process that included many difficult moments and tears. Having made aliya from Manhattan in 2001 as an engaged woman, Heather Dean now lives in Jerusalem with her husband and three children. On March 1, she launched a radio show on Israel News Talk Radio called The Modern Jewish Home.Dean spoke to In Jerusalem about the connection between her story and the festival of Passover.

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