About Jacob Harris

I'm the Chief Operating Officer at JDub and Publisher of Jewcy.

The Big Jewcy: Eric Forman – Activist Documentarian

The Big Jewcy: Eric Forman – Activist Documentarian
By Jacob Harris June 15, 2011

While most filmmakers dream of the Hollywood red carpet, Eric has his sights on a screening for the graduating class of Harvard Law. Read More

The Big Jewcy: Keren Ann – Artist Par Excellence

The Big Jewcy: Keren Ann – Artist Par Excellence
By Jacob Harris June 7, 2011

She has been called “the Norah Jones for Velvet Underground fans,” and with the recent release of the mesmerizing 101 (Blue Note), there’s a strong chance Keren Ann will be as enduring. Read More

Jewcy Interviews: Grover

Jewcy Interviews: Grover
By Jacob Harris April 27, 2011

Sesame Street’s Grover gives Jewcy his celebrity round-up Read More

Jewcy Interviews: Will Schneider of Slingshot

Jewcy Interviews: Will Schneider of Slingshot
By Jacob Harris November 1, 2010

Will Schneider is the Director of Slingshot, a non-profit dedicated to strengthening innovation in Jewish life by developing next-generation funders and providing resources to leverage impact in the Jewish community. Read More

Thoughts On Mapping The Network Of Jewish Websites

Thoughts On Mapping The Network Of Jewish Websites
By Jacob Harris October 29, 2010

This piece appears in response to an article by Professor Ari Kelman, which can be read here. First, I should say that I agree with nearly everything Ari has to say, but I think we need to zoom out. To … Read More

The Big Jewcy: Bill Bragin, Director of Public Programming at Lincoln Center

By Jacob Harris June 15, 2010

Bill is one of the most influential presenters of music in the U.S., and by music we mean everything – rock, hip-hop, jazz, country, electronic, Americana, Brazilian, Latin, African and Asian, and jams from every other continent save from maybe … Read More

Focus and The Phoenix Jewish Film Fest

By Jacob Harris February 17, 2010

Why is the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival better than the New York Jewish Film Festival?  For starters, my mother is on the board of directors (in full disclosure/hi mom!).  In all seriousness though, the answers is focus. The New … Read More

Jewcy Needs Interns!

By Jacob Harris December 23, 2009

Jewcy needs interns! Are you an intern who needs Jewcy? We’re seeking editorial interns for spring 2010 – from January to May, thereabouts. Applicants should be college students, grad students, or recent grads based in the New York City area … Read More

What You Said…

By Jacob Harris October 16, 2009

Yesterday on Twitter I asked what you thought of the Jewcy/JDub combination, and we also had a bunch of comments on the announcement, so I just thought I’d share some of the results in one place: "Congrats on the great … Read More

May You Be Inscribed In the Book of Life

By Jacob Harris October 1, 2009

When I was little, Yom Kippur scared the hell out of me. Who shall live? Who shall die? The book of life, communal guilt for wrongdoings, etc. etc. – HEAVY SHIT. During my maybe-I’ll-be-a-poet phase in high school, I noticed … Read More