About Us
Published since 1991, New Voices is the official magazine of the Jewish Student Press Service, the only Jewish and justice-focused magazine by and for Jews ages 18-24.
The Jewish Student Press Service (JSPS) was established in 1971 as a non-profit to provide quality, student-written articles to the then-thriving network of Jewish campus publications across the country. Many of today’s most accomplished Jewish journalists got their start at the Jewish Student Press Service. Current and past editors of the New York Jewish Week, Forward, Dissent, Jewish Telegraph Agency, Lilith, and Sh’ma are all past contributors to the Jewish Student Press Service. Our alumni have also gone on to staff positions at the New Yorker, L.A. Times, and Columbia and CUNY Journalism Schools.
Today, through New Voices Magazine, JSPS continues its educational mission: a tradition of cultivating the next generation of Jewish journalists, creating media that speaks to young Jews, and empowering Jewish students to hold accountable the institutions that raised them. The magazine is produced by one recently-graduated Editor in Chief and a network of student writers and editors from campuses across the country on a shoestring annual budget. The Press Service is an educational organization, giving hands-on experience in the world of Jewish publication to all its writers and editors.
The Press Service and its many student editors and writers are supported by our Board of Directors, composed largely of previous JSPS editors and writers who remain passionate about the future of Jewish journalism and independent media.
Editor in Chief
The Editor in Chief position is a two-year fellowship in independent magazine publishing and non-profit management, responsible for editing, fundraising, and running fellowships & conferences for New Voices. The Editor in Chief is overseen by the JSPS Board of Directors.
Gila Axelrod
Editor in Chief, New Voices
Executive Director, Jewish Student Press Service
Gila Axelrod (they/she) is a queer Jewish writer, educator and speaker who studied Jewish Thought and Sociology at Columbia University and The Jewish Theological Seminary.
In their writing, they use Torah as a lens through which to understand topics like technology, grief, relationships, education, queer identity, spirituality, and more. Through workshops and social media, they encourage others to unpack society’s conditioning while practicing radical acceptance and body liberation.
As a City Year Americorps member, Rosh Hodesh leader, and B’nei Mitzvah tutor, they have spent years teaching and mentoring students of all ages, guiding them to discover their unique voices and perspectives.
During her time at the Hartman Institute, she managed research groups on race and class in the American Jewish experience, facilitated college student learning groups, and organized dialogue sessions between community leaders on pressing local issues.
Gila can be found in Brooklyn, hosting Shabbat dinners and minyanim, writing songs, and dancing to MUNA in her apartment.
Reach out (and pitch!) to editor@newvoices.org or axelrod@newvoices.org.
Associate Editor
The Associate Editor is a part-time position assisting the Editor in Chief in writing, editing, programming, and writer mentorship and recruitment.
Julia Hegele (Associate Editor, New Voices)
Julia is a writer, researcher, performance artist and zine maker. Originally from Colorado and educated in Scotland, she has developed a passion for spotlighting Jewish populations in unorthodox locations, specifically through her ongoing project, Golem Zine.
She holds a degree in Theatre Studies from the University of Glasgow and an MA in Arts and Public Policy from NYU Tisch where she expanded her research practice on the historiography of 20th century immigrant assimilation, performativity, and loss of culture.
Julia is a longtime New Voices lover and recent contributor, heading the 2022 investigation into lapses in care and hypersexuality at Jewish summer camps. She has also been featured by Potluck Zine, Glasgow University Magazine, Keshet, and Coin Operated Press.
Currently based in Brooklyn, Julia can be found on any beach, with any book, at any time.
Reach out at associateeditor@newvoices.org!
Board of Directors
The Jewish Student Press Service is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit organization. Our Board of Directors is composed of previous Press Service editors and writers who remain passionate about the future of Jewish journalism and independent media, and others whose lives have been touched by the educational mission of the Jewish Student Press Service.
President: Derek Kwait
Ilana Sichel
Samuel Norich
Benjamin Sales
Janet Heetner
Mik Moore
Sandy Edry
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