70 Faces Media is an American

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

media organization focusing on the Jewish community. The name is a reference to the idea of the

Torah The Torah ( , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch () ...

having "70 faces", or multiple methods of espousal. The idea comes from the religious text

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History

70 Faces Media formed in 2015 as a merger of the

Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) is an international news agency and wire service that primarily covers Judaism- and Jewish-related topics and news. Described as the "Associated Press of the Jewish media", JTA serves Jewish and non-Jewish news ...

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. In 2017, 70 Faces Media launched ''Hey Alma'', an online magazine aimed at Jewish millennial women. In December 2020, 70 Faces Media acquired ''

New York Jewish Week ''New York Jewish Week'' (formerly ''The Jewish Week'') is a weekly independent community newspaper targeted towards the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area. History In March 2016, ''The Jewish Week'' announced its partners ...

'', a community newspaper for the Jewish community of the metropolitan

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area. The paper had suffered prior to purchase due to the

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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 federation The Jewish Federation (JFED) is a secular Jewish non-profit organization found within many metropolitan areas across the United States with a significant Jewish community. They provide supportive and human services, philanthropy, financial grants ...

s, 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.

References

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