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Alana Newhouse

Alana Newhouse is the Editor-in-Chief of Tablet Magazine – the online magazine of Jewish culture, news, and ideas – which she founded in 2009. 

Prior to founding Tablet, Newhouse spent five years as Culture Editor of The Forward, where she covered books, films, dance, music, art and ideas. She also started a line of Forward-branded books with W.W. Norton and edited its maiden publication, A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forward.

Newhouse is the author of The 100 Most Jewish Foods, a list of most significant foods culturally and historically to the Jewish people, explored with essays, recipes and stories. Contributors include, Ruth Reichl, Yotam Ottolenghi, Tom Colicchio, Michael Solomonov and several other famed chefs.  

A graduate of Barnard College and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, Newhouse is a regular contributor to The New York Times, among other outlets, and serves on award juries for both the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Pulitzer Prizes.

Don’t Miss Miami’s Jewish Community Study

Don’t Miss Miami’s Jewish Community Study

Don’t miss your last chance to participate in the Miami Jewish Community Study! The Miami-Dade Jewish Community Study is a once-a-decade study sponsored by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and conducted by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago. The study will provide vital information on the number and makeup of Jewish households in Miami-Dade County, as well as their attitudes and needs.

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Women Lead Federation

Women Lead Federation

For the first time in the history of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, two women assume the organization’s top leadership positions. Lily Serviansky will become Chair of the Board and Mojdeh Khaghan Danial will serve as General Campaign Chair, following their installation at Federation’s 86th Annual Meeting, on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Jungle Island Ballroom.

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Federation Participates in Collaborative Grant-Making

Federation Participates in Collaborative Grant-Making

Federation continues to prioritize the support of women and girls in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks, this time, in partnership with 10 other nonprofit organizations through the Jewish Women’s Collective Response Fund.

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Volunteer to Chat With Ukrainians

Volunteer to Chat With Ukrainians

Make a difference in the lives of Ukrainians impacted by the ongoing conflict by volunteering to help improve their English through Connect for Good: Chat With Ukraine.

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