Jewish Media Is Failing Sephardic & Mizrahi Communities. Fixing It Starts Here.

By Lauren Hakimi December 22, 2022

Writers say representation won’t be enough to fix outlets’ coverage of non-Ashkenazi Jewish life.

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“Jewish Media Is…”: An Unsettled Fellowship Reflection

By Rebecca Tauber January 5, 2021

“Jewish media is constantly questioning what I think I know, what I think I believe, and who I think my heroes are.”

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“The Itch to Create”: A Jewish Currents Fellowship Reflection

By Jess Schwalb February 6, 2020

I rediscovered the power of art and creativity from the other New Voices fellows; when I write the next niggun, I will send it to them first.

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Q&A: Unorthodox Podcast Host Mark Oppenheimer on Jewish Media, Millennials, and Authenticity

By Erin Ben-Moche June 20, 2018

  With years of mainstream journalism under his belt, former New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer decided to use his voice in a more personal way in 2016. He collaborated with Tablet Magazine’s Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz to create Unorthodox, a weekly podcast that discusses all things Jewish and Jew-ish. The best part –…

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What Do Jewish Millennials Want to Read?

By Sara Weissman August 24, 2017

Originally published in New Jersey Jewish News. “What do Jewish millennials want to read?” “What’s going on in the minds of future Jewry?” As the editor of New Voices, I field these questions constantly — at conferences, Shabbat tables, blind dates, and board meetings. Thankfully, New Voices has always had a simple answer. And per…

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