From the reactions to the closing of JDub Records, you might imagine that it was the only music company serving younger Jews. One of the exceptions was the astute, must-read commentary by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser on the Zeek page of The Forward, which acknowledges “'underground' r … [Read more...] about The Day the Music Died?
JDub Closing Up Shop
It Lives! Jewcy Part IV
Jewcy is now officially the Web site that absolutely refuses to die! When JDub announced that it was going to wind down one of the questions was what was going to happen to Jewcy, it’s Jewish lifestyle online magazine. You might recall that Jewcy was started by theater mogul Jon S … [Read more...] about It Lives! Jewcy Part IV
Reimagining our Communal Structures
by Dr. Stephen Hazan Arnoff The demise of JDub has sparked an important conversation about very real threats to a sustainable culture of creativity and innovation in the Jewish world. We have heard concerns about broken business models for Jewish not-for profits, the narrow … [Read more...] about Reimagining our Communal Structures
Is There a Future for the New Jewish Culture?
by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights Are we the last ones left? JDub, the Jewish music distributor and owner of the internet-based magazine Jewcy, is closing down. Heeb , the Jewish magazine that put a pig and hunky Jewsus on its cover, closed last … [Read more...] about Is There a Future for the New Jewish Culture?
Fundamentals
Many of the first reactions to the closing of JDub Records have followed the same pattern: they look for someone to blame. Some fault philanthropists for lacking a true commitment to innovation, notwithstanding the enormous and ongoing support for the startup sector by Jewish … [Read more...] about Fundamentals
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