70 Faces Media Explained

70 Faces Media
Hq Location City:New York City, New York
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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. Among its major funders are the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation, the Maimonides Fund, and the Jim Joseph Foundation.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosenzweig . Debbie . 2017-09-19 . Israel and the 70 Faces of the Bible . 2024-01-05 . IGT . en-US.
  2. News: 5 January 2015. JTA and MJL merge to create 70 Faces Media. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520150214/https://www.jta.org/2015/01/05/united-states/jta-and-mjl-merge-to-create-70-faces-media. live.
  3. News: Ganchrow. Banji. 24 August 2017. Hey, Alma!. The Jewish Standard. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520150214/https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/hey-alma/. live.
  4. News: 12 January 2021. 70 Faces Media acquires the New York Jewish Week. The Times of Israel. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520150214/https://www.timesofisrael.com/70-faces-media-acquires-the-new-york-jewish-week. live.
  5. News: Tracy . Marc . 2021-01-11 . After hard times, The Jewish Week has a new owner. . 2024-01-05 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. News: Friedman. Gabe. 17 April 2021. Steven Spielberg starts foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries. The Times of Israel. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520150214/https://www.timesofisrael.com/steven-spielberg-starts-foundation-to-fund-jewish-themed-documentaries/. live.

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