Featuring
Arielle Angel, Editor-in-Chief, Jewish Currents
Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief, The Forward
Jo Ellen Green Kaiser, CEO of J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Ari Y Kelman, Professor of Education and Jewish Studies and Director, Berman Archive, Stanford
Details
Wednesday, October 11, 5:30pm
Terrace Room, Stanford
Margaret Jacks Hall, Room 426
RSVP
Jewish Currents, The Forward, and J are three of the oldest and most influential Jewish publications in the US. We welcome their respective leaders to participate in a wide-ranging discussion on the state of American Jewish media. We’ll discuss ways each publication balances uniquely Jewish perspectives in a medium beholden to the impartiality of journalistic ethics, the pitfalls and power of public opinion writing, and the density of intellectual and historical discourse. Does the “Jewish” of their titles refer to their approaches to the work or their audience? How do they ensure the integrity of their publications’ missions while juggling Israel and US politics, Jewish communal politics, and antisemitism? How is their work informed by a historical understanding of American Jewish communities?
