70 Faces Media

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70 Faces Media
Founded2015 (2015)
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Key people
  • Ami Eden (CEO)
  • Danielle Elkins (COO)
Website70facesmedia.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:

  • JTA
  • Kveller
  • Alma
  • Nosher
  • MyJewishLearning
  • New York Jewish Week

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