Reporting and Media Responses to the War in Israel with Forward Editor-in-Chief Jodi Rudoren
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
7 P.M. PT
Congregation Emanu-El, CA
THANKS TO ALL WHO JOINED US!
This event was not recorded.
In response to current events in Israel, the topic of this program has shifted. We encourage you to join us as a community for this poignant conversation.
Join us this Thursday, October 12, to hear from Jodi Rudoren of the Forward about current events in Israel. Jodi and Rabbi Jonathan Singer will discuss news reporting from the ground, the role of Jewish Journalism during this difficult time, and the responses to the war from media outlets worldwide.
Jodi Rudoren is Editor-in-Chief of the Forward, America’s leading voice in Jewish journalism, which reaches 1.5 million people each month across platforms. She spent more than two decades as a reporter, editor and digital innovator at The New York Times. Under her leadership, journalists at the Forward have won a record number of Rockower Awards from the American Jewish Press Association, as well as prizes from New York’s Deadline Club, L.A.’s Press Club, the Religion News Association and the Society for Features Journalism. Jodi writes a weekly newsletter, “Looking Forward,” that has received broad acclaim. She grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and lives in New Jersey.
This event is presented by Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco.

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