15 Sep
gala 2022, Moment Magazine

Moment’s 2022 Benefit & Awards Gala

     Auction       Donate Gala Program    Watch 2022 Gala Thank you to everyone who helped make Moment's 2022 benefit and awards gala a success! You can watch the broadcast here and read through the event program here. We have some auction items available for purchase here. And of course we always welcome your support, which helps ensure that Moment’s important work continues during these challenging times. Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism RBG Human Rights Award Ambassador Oksana Markarova Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Women & Power Award Max Weinberg Drummer, E Street Band Moment Creativity Award Mindy Weisel Artist and Writer Moment Creativity Award Cynthia Ozick Writer & Public Intellectual Levitas Literary Journalism Award Emily Bazelon New York Times Journalist Greenberger Journalism Award Connie Krupin Artist and Board Member Community Leadership Award Robert Siegel Master of Ceremonies Former NPR Senior Host

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01 Sep
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Sponsorships for Moment’s 2022 Benefit & Awards Gala

Be a Moment Sponsor!  In a time of increasing antisemitism and rampant misinformation, the Jewish community needs Moment’s independent voice and trustworthy journalism more than ever. Your support is why we are here today,  and why we will be here in the future. Sponsorship levels: Visionary   $100,000 An original work from Mindy Weisel’s 1979/1980 Holocaust series. A work from this series hangs in Israel’s Yad Vashem museum 12 invitations to exclusive, invitation-only VIP reception on November 20 Prominent recognition of name and/or logo on gala invitation and in online program Name and/or logo featured on a dedicated individual tribute slide during gala broadcast Two 2-page spread print ads in Moment in honor of a business or nonprofit of your choice A banner ad in honor of a business or nonprofit of your choice on momentmag.com that runs for 30 days Partner...

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01 Sep
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Moment’s Gala 2022 Honorees

Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Human Rights Award Ambassador Lipstadt is the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. An author and professor of Jewish history, she won a precedent setting legal battle by defeating a libel suit filed against her by one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers. Read more about her here. Ambassador Oksana Markarova Moment Women & Power Award Ambassador Markarova is the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States. She was  previously a First Deputy Minister and Government Commissioner in the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance. Read more about her here. Max Weinberg Moment Creativity Award Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame drummer Max Weinberg is  the drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. He has also led the band and served as the music director for NBC-TV’s Late Night and Tonight Show franchises. Read more about him here. Mindy...

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27 Mar
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Robert S. Greenberger

Robert S. Greenberger was born in Queens, New York. After graduation from Brandeis University he was thrust by his father’s untimely death into his family’s business—a job he didn’t want. One night as he was watching an interview with Peter Osnos, then a reporter for The Washington Post and a friend from Brandeis, he decided that was what he wanted to do. So with a wife, three young sons, and against his mother’s wishes, he promptly sold the business and applied to Columbia Journalism School. Two years after graduation he joined The Wall Street Journal and was soon on the State Department beat covering the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and the Salvadoran Civil Wars. He traveled the world with four secretaries of state beginning with James Baker and ending with Madeline Albright. He covered the fall of...

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26 Jul
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Why we still write Holocaust fiction

The winners of the 2020 Moment Magazine- Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest will read from their stories July 29 at a special virtual event that will include a conversation about why Holocaust fiction is still being written and whether it still has lessons for readers. Omer Friedlander, from Tel Aviv, won first place for his story “The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land.” Second place went to Linda Brettler from Los Angeles for her story “ Private,” and third place to Rona Arato  from Ontario for her story “Polonaise.” All three will read short excerpts from their work during the event. Ruth Sutton from Pennsylvania received an honorable mention for "Little Miracles.” “We are so excited to introduce these voices to a larger audience,” says Nadine Epstein. “Fiction is just as important as history in telling...

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30 Jun
Behind The Headlines, Moment Magazine

Moment’s print, website, digital outreach wins top awards

Moment Wins Top Jewish Media Awards Moment Magazine has won 15 Simon Rockower Awards from the American Jewish Press Association, including First Place for General Excellence--Best Magazine for its Summer 2020 issue produced during the lockdown. Moment also won First Place for Outstanding Digital Outreach for its newsletters and social media, and for the second year in a row, First Place for General Excellence--Best Website.  “To be recognized at the same time for our print publication, our website and our digital presence shows that Moment is providing content across platforms to reach our audience wherever they are,” said Moment editor-in-chief Nadine Epstein. “And to have done it remotely shows just how well we’ve grown into this new multimedia age.” The summer issue focused on time; the judges called it “a simply wonderful edition, the obvious winner...that resonated especially...

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21 May
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Big Question Project are the kind of conversation the community needs

On May 19 in e-JewishPhilanthropy, Jewish Funders Network president and CEO Andrés Spokoiny cited the urgent need for philanthropic support for “the thinkers, philosophers and theologians among us.”  Disinvestment, he says, has left  the Jewish community  "woefully unprepared to conduct the deep ideological conversations we need." There is hope, however, as some are having those conversations, including Moment: “Notable among them are the new journal of the Shalom Hartman Institute and Sapir, the journal of ideas published by the Maimonides Foundation. Other organizations, like Hadar, are also producing insightful and deep materials. Moment Magazine’s symposia are also remarkable." In addition, because of our latest Big Question Project, "How do you Define Community in the 21st Century?", Nadine was asked to give the keynote address on the subject at the June meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.  

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14 May
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Moment joins Craig Newmark Philanthropies community 

Washington, DC – May 14, 2021 -- Moment Magazine has received a grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies in recognition of Moment’s commitment to independent journalism. “Moment provides American Jews like myself with insights and addresses concerns common to all of us,” said Craig Newmark, the founder of the iconic craigslist. “In doing so, it reconnects us to our greater community.” “We are so pleased to be joining the Craig Newmark Philanthropies remarkable community, whose members are playing critical roles around the world promoting trustworthy journalism and a strong information ecosystem, said Moment editor-in-chief and CEO Nadine Epstein. “We share Craig’s concern about the damage done to democracy by disinformation and his belief that one of the best antidotes is independent, fact-based journalism.” Moment is an independent magazine known for its award-winning journalism and cultural and literary criticism, published both in print and at momentmag.com. It provides a unique lens on the issues that trouble, concern, and inspire American Jews. It is also home to innovative projects such as the Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative (DPIJI), which...

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10 Dec
Food, Uncategorized

The Great Latkes Topping Debate of 2020

Washington, DC -- December 10, 2020 -- Combining what many believe to be Jews’ favorite pastimes —arguing and eating—a panel of experts convened by Moment Magazine this week held a spirited debate, moderated by C-SPAN Communication’s Director Howard Mortman, over the best topping for a latke. Following the debate a virtual audience voted on their preference. Traditional favorites applesauce and sour cream came in at 33% and 30%.  Ketchup suffered a significant defeat, despite a brilliantly argued defense that pointed out the vitriol that ketchup-on-latkes eaters are routinely subjected to. Appl- sou- sauce came in third with 25% of the vote, followed by hot sauce and ketchup. Here are some of the arguments put forward on behalf of various toppings: Comedian and author Barry Friedman argued for applesauce based on the major role the apple plays in biblical...

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