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70 Faces Media to hold Jewish Digital Summit to help Jewish professionals do digital better
70 Faces Media, the parent company of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, is holding a three-day virtual conference in February aimed at helping professionals in the Jewish world amplify their impact online.
The Jewish Digital Summit 2024 will cover everything from how to make TikTok videos to bootcamp-style training on new tools that can improve website optimization, email marketing and graphic design. Suited both for those who attended last year’s Jewish Digital Summit as well as newcomers, the event will feature the latest industry insights and expanded networking opportunities.
Coming amid the backdrop of war in Israel and a surge in antisemitism in America both online and in the streets, the conference will also discuss strategies and tools for effectively combating online hate.
“This virtual gathering for Jewish professionals is an exciting way to learn about how to use the latest technology platforms and online tools, as well as a great opportunity to network with colleagues and experts in the Jewish online space,” said Jennifer Rubin, 70 Faces Media’s senior producer for digital events.
“In an age when everything has a digital component, it couldn’t be more important to be an expert in online communications, marketing and engagement,” Rubin said. “Knowing how to reach people online and engage them effectively is critical for Jewish institutions that want to expand their audience and get young Jews more involved in community life.”
The Jewish Digital Summit is aimed at anyone who wants to reach Jewish audiences online, including professionals and volunteers at synagogues, Jewish federations, schools, camps and other organizations and institutions. Sessions are also tailored to those who work with the Jewish community in strategic consulting, communications, marketing or public relations.
The event will take place on successive afternoons on Feb. 27-29, with each day’s programming starting at 12 p.m. ET. The event has a registration fee of $360. An early-rate of $199 is available through the end of January. Participants can register at Jewishdigitalsummit.org.
Among the featured speakers are Rachel Fish, executive director of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism; author and journalist Mark Oppenheimer, who is now director of open learning at American Jewish University, and Seth Pinsky, CEO of the 92nd Street Y (92Y).
Jewish influencer Karen Cinnamon will talk about how to use Instagram to grow and engage audiences with maximum effectiveness. 70 Faces Media’s vice president of Audience and Digital Strategy, Rebecca Phillips, will discuss how to create and maintain effective online communication strategies, including visually appealing graphics and engaging messaging. A variety of speakers will share their expertise and actionable tips for using myriad technology platforms, including how to use AI tools to improve organizational workflow.
This the second annual Jewish Digital Summit being hosted by 70 Faces Media. Last year’s event, which drew over 600 participants, was organized to help attendees navigate the transformed digital landscape ushered in by the Covid pandemic. The producers of the Jewish Digital Summit also organized a “boot camp” over the summer aimed at helping synagogue professionals and a series of webinars in November focused on operating in a hostile online environment in the context of the war in Israel.
The summit in February will take stock of how online communication continues to evolve and change as we navigate the world after Oct. 7, when Hamas’s deadly attacks sparked the current war and set off a surge in antisemitism in North America and globally.
“What happens online matters,” said Clive Sirkin, president of 70 Faces Media’s board of directors and veteran corporate marketing executive. At this critical time, he added, “we want to help Jewish organizations hone their online strategies and adopt nimble and effective approaches for online growth and engagement.”
Sponsorships of the summit are still available, including booths in a virtual vendor expo, as well as enhanced networking opportunities to meet one-on-one with top consultants in Jewish and nonprofit communications.
To register for the 2024 Jewish Digital Summit, visit Jewishdigitalsummit.org.
70 Faces Media is the parent company of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact summit@70facesmedia.org.
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Rights Group Files Lawsuit to Block Trump Deportations of Anti-Israel Protesters
Marco Rubio speaks after he is sworn in as Secretary of State by US Vice President JD Vance at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, Jan. 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a lawsuit challenging as unconstitutional the Trump administration’s actions to deport international students and scholars who protest or express support for Palestinian rights.
The lawsuit, filed on Saturday in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York, seeks a nationwide temporary restraining order to block enforcement of two executive orders signed by US President Donald Trump in the first month of his term.
The lawsuit comes after the detention of a Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old permanent US resident of Palestinian descent, whose arrest sparked protests this month.
Justice Department lawyers have argued that the US government is seeking Khalil’s removal because Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reasonable grounds to believe his activities or presence in the country could have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences.” Rubio on Friday said the United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days.
Trump vowed to deport activists who took part in protests on US college campuses against Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza following the October 2023 attack by the Palestinian terrorists.
The ADC lawsuit was filed on behalf of two graduate students and a professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, who say their activism and support of the Palestinian people “has put them at serious risk of political persecution.”
“This lawsuit is a necessary step to preserve our most fundamental constitutional protections. The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech and expression to all persons within the United States, without exception,” said Abed Ayoub, national executive director of the ADC.
Chris Godshall-Bennett, the group’s legal director, said the litigation seeks immediate and long-term relief “to protect international students from any unconstitutional overreach that stifles free expression and deters them from fully engaging in academic and public discourse.”
The lawsuit centers on three Cornell University plaintiffs: a British-Gambian national and PhD student with a student visa; a US citizen PhD student working on plant science; and a US citizen novelist, poet, and professor in the Department of Literatures in English.
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Netanyahu Informs Shin Bet Chief to Vote on His Dismissal Next Week
Israel’s Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar speaks at Reichman University in Herzliya on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Photo: Screenshot
i24 News – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet security agency, that he will bring a vote before his government to dismiss him next week.
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Houthis Claim to Attack US Aircraft Carrier, Retaliating for Strikes
Newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen, Dec. 2, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
i24 News – The Houthis claimed on Sunday that they targeted the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and other vessels in the northern Red Sea with 18 ballistic and cruise missiles and a drone. Military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that the US-led attacks against the Houthis on Saturday comprised of more than 47 airstrikes on seven governorates, with the death toll expected to rise.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces will not hesitate to target all American warships in the Red Sea and in the Arabian Sea in retaliation to the aggression against our country,” Saree said, vowing the Houthis “will continue to impose a naval blockade on the Israeli enemy and ban its ships in the declared zone of operations until aid and basic needs are delivered to the Gaza Strip.”
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