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Category Archives: Jewish Journalism
The Editorial Board At Jewschool
Jewschool.com apparently does not have bloggers. It has an "editorial board." Holy hell! Who came up with that term? Could it be the founder of Jewschool.com, the Orthodox Anarchist Dan Sieradski? Jewschool consistently gets about half the traffic of this … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Daniel Sieradski, Jewish Journalism, Jewschool, JTA
Tagged anti zionist, engagement opportunities, holy hell, jewish establishment, Jewschool, open revolt
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Las Vegas Jewish Newspaper Folds
Report: Next week’s celebration of the Jewish New Year will mark the end of an era for readers of the Jewish Reporter. The newspaper will cease publication after 33 years of reporting on such local news as religious celebrations and … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism
Tagged charitable outreach, jewish faith, jewish new year, outreach programs, religious celebrations, united jewish community
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Faux Calls For Dialogue
Lawrence Grossman writes in the Forward: "Is it too much to hope that it also might encourage steps toward renewing respectful dialogue between Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews?" When I was interviewing people in 2004 for my book on American Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, Lawrence Grossman, Personal
Tagged interview request, Jewish Journalism, Lawrence Grossman, orthodox jews, respectful dialogue
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Jewish Press Limps Along
From The Jerusalem Post: Mark Joffe, executive editor and publisher for the Jewish Telegraph Agency, painted a bleaker picture. His organization services more than 90 client Jewish newspapers, and some have either folded, switched from a weekly to a monthly … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism
Tagged american jewish press, american jewish press association, financial constraints, jerusalem post, jewish newspapers, jewish telegraph
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Bizarre Profile Of FrumSatire
On Tabletmag.com, Hadara Graubert writes the strangest thing I’ve read online all week. Here’s an excerpt: "As someone who straddles the line between the Orthodox and secular worlds, Fried catches flak from all sides. The website Jewschool.com refuses to publish … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, The Jewish Press
Tagged frumsatire, kosher restaurants, ordination of women, orthodox judaism, reckless disregard, secular worlds, shabbat service
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