Jewish Currents

Jewish Currents is a progressive, secular Jewish quarterly magazine and news site that is on the Jewish left. It features independent journalism, breaking news, political commentary, analysis, and a "countercultural" approach to Jewish arts and literature.

Jewish Currents
EditorArielle Angel
FrequencyDaily Website, Quarterly Print
Year founded1946
CountryUnited States
Based inBrooklyn, New York
LanguageEnglish
Websitejewishcurrents.org
ISSN0021-6399

Publication history

The magazine was first published in 1946 by the Morning Freiheit Association, under the name Jewish Life and was associated with the Communist Party USA until 1956 when it broke with the party and took its current name. Editor Emeritus Lawrence Bush grew and sustained the magazine for almost two decades, writing columns such as "Religion and Skepticism," contending playfully with many manifestations of the "spirituality" of contemporary American culture. Other regular columns under Bush's tenure included "Jewish Women Now," "It Happened in Israel," "Inside the Jewish Community," "Our Secular Jewish Heritage," "Around the World," and "Mameloshn: Yiddish Poetry." From March–April 2005 until the March-April 2009 issue, Jewish Currents was distributed to all members of the Workmen's Circle as a benefit of membership.[1][2]

In 2018, the magazine gained a new editorial team composed entirely of millennial Jews.[3] Concentrating on breaking news, analysis, culture, art and more, the magazine is aimed at progressive Jews, and to be the voice of that community in the broader American left. Jewish Currents relaunch in 2018 resulted in the rapid growth of the magazine and its community across the US and internationally.[4]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Berger, Joseph (13 April 2006). "Jewish Currents Magazine and a Longtime Adversary Decide to Merge". New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  2. Jewish Currents, "The Future of Jewish Currents," Jewish Currents Blog, March 16th, 2009.
  3. "Jewish Currents, a 72-year-old left-wing magazine, wants to appeal to millennials". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. Dolsten, Josefin (27 April 2018). "72-year-old left-wing magazine Jewish Currents aims for millennials". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
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