Moment (magazine)

Moment
Summer 2019
EditorNadine Epstein
Deputy EditorSarah Breger
Former editorsLeonard Fein
Hershel Shanks
CategoriesReligion, Politics, Culture[1]
FrequencyBi-monthly[1]
Circulation65,000[1]
PublisherNadine Epstein
FounderElie Wiesel
Leonard Fein
FoundedMay 1975 (1975-05)
First issue1975 (1975)
CompanyCenter for Creative Change
CountryUnited States
Based inWashington, D.C.[1]
LanguageEnglish
Websitemomentmag.com
ISSN0099-0280
OCLC610402552

Moment is an independent magazine which focuses on the life of the American Jewish community. It is not tied to any particular Jewish movement or ideology.[2] The publication features investigative stories[3] and cultural criticism, highlighting the thoughts and opinions of diverse scholars, writers, artists and policymakers.[4][5][6] Moment was founded in 1975, by Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel and Jewish activist Leonard Fein,[7] who served as the magazine's first editor from 1975 to 1987. In its premier issue, Fein wrote that the magazine would include diverse opinions "of no single ideological position, save of course, for a commitment to Jewish life."[8] Hershel Shanks served as the editor from 1987 to 2004.[9] In 2004, Nadine Epstein took over as editor and executive publisher of Moment.[10][11]

The magazine was named in honor of an independent Yiddish-language newspaper, entitled Der Moment.[12][13][14] Founded in Warsaw in 1910, Der Moment remained in operation until the eve of Yom Kippur 1939, when the building housing the newspaper was destroyed by a German bomb. At the time, the publication was one of two Yiddish-language newspapers in the city.[1][15]

Moment magazine is an independent journal that publishes articles on Jewish culture, politics, and religion.[12] Its editorial staff, writers, and articles represent a diverse range of political views.[1][13] Moment publishes a print magazine once every other month, maintains a website,[16] runs literary contests, and hosts events. The magazine is a publishing project of the Washington D.C.–based Center for Creative Change.

Moment's recent stable of contributors include fiction writer Naomi Ragen;[17] academics Fania Oz-Salzberger[18] and Marshall Breger;[19] journalists Shmuel Rosner,[20] Gershom Gorenberg,[21] Amy E. Schwartz[22] and Emmy Award winner Letty Cottin Pogrebin;[23] and critics Robert Siegel[24] and Carlin Romano.[25] Past contributors have included Calvin Trillin, Chaim Potok, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Abba Eban, Cynthia Ozick, Wolf Blitzer, Yossi Klein Halevi, Theodore Bikel, Jerome Groopman, Ron Rosenbaum, Sherwin Nuland, Erica Jong, Dara Horn, David Margolick, and Rebecca Goldstein.[26]

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  2. ^ Karesh, Sara E.; Hurvitz, Mitchell M. (June 19, 2018). Encyclopedia of Judaism. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9780816069828. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative Archives - Moment Magazine - The Next 5,000 Years of Conversation Begin Here". Moment Magazine - The Next 5,000 Years of Conversation Begin Here. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Religion & Violence // A Moment Symposium". October 7, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "APN's Lara Friedman in Moment Magazine - An All-Women Symposium: The Missing XX-Factor". peacenow.org. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz : Latest News : Symposium // Is There a "Jewish" Way to Parent?". Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Becky Tuch. "L'chaim! Lit Mags for Jewish Thought". The Review Review. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  8. ^ Deener-Chodirker, Liat; ricerca, Risultati di; Lavine, Eileen Lavine; Lewis, Ann F. (February 16, 2016). Leonard Fein: Vision & Passion. MomentBooks. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via Amazon.
  9. ^ "Shanks, Hershel". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Staff". momentmag.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  11. ^ Orlins, Susan Fishman (August 25, 2005). "Living in the Moment". The Pennsylvania Gazette. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Howe, Irving (2010). Politics and the Intellectual: Conversations with Irving Howe. Purdue University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1557535511.
  13. ^ a b Baskin, Judith R. (2011). The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture. Cambridge University Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0521825979.
  14. ^ Shanks, Hershel (2010). Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls: And Other Adventures of an Archaeology Outsider. Continuum. p. 118. ISBN 978-1441152176.
  15. ^ "Moment, Der". Yivo. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  16. ^ "Home". Moment Magazine. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "It's a good time to be Jewish". www.jewishindependent.ca. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  18. ^ "Fania Oz-Salzberger, Author at Moment Magazine". Moment Magazine. March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  19. ^ "Marshall J. Breger". The Catholic University of America. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  20. ^ Kirsch, Jonathan (October 23, 2019). "'Israeli Judaism' Is Taking Root in the Homeland". Jewish Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  21. ^ "2017 RNA Award Winners - Religion News Association & Foundation". www.rna.org. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  22. ^ "Amy E. Schwartz | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  23. ^ "Birth of feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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  26. ^ "Moment Digital Archive". search.opinionarchives.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.