70 Faces Media
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Key people
  • Ami Eden (CEO)
  • Deborah Kolben (COO)
Websitewww.70facesmedia.org

70 Faces Media is an American non-profit media organization, focusing on the Jewish community. The name is a reference to the idea of the Torah having "70 faces", or multiple methods of espousal. The idea comes from the religious text Numbers Rabbah.[1]

History

70 Faces Media formed in 2015 as a merger of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news agency and wire service, Jewish motherhood-focused website Kveller and Jewish education website MyJewishLearning. Together the 3 platforms generated 3.4 million pageviews per month.[2]

In 2017, 70 Faces Media launched Hey Alma, an online magazine aimed at Jewish millennial women.[3]

In December 2020, 70 Faces Media acquired New York Jewish Week, a community newspaper for the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area.[4] The paper had suffered prior to purchase due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Publications

70 Faces Media publishes the following publications:

Funding

The organization is supported by 25 philanthropic foundations, 45 Jewish federations, and 2,000 individual donors.[2] Among its major funders are the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation,[2] the Maimonides Fund, and the Jim Joseph Foundation.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rosenzweig, Debbie (2017-09-19). "Israel and the 70 Faces of the Bible". IGT. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c "JTA and MJL merge to create 70 Faces Media". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ Ganchrow, Banji (24 August 2017). "Hey, Alma!". The Jewish Standard. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "70 Faces Media acquires the New York Jewish Week". The Times of Israel. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ Tracy, Marc (2021-01-11). "After hard times, The Jewish Week has a new owner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. ^ Friedman, Gabe (17 April 2021). "Steven Spielberg starts foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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