JewTube is a free
video sharing
An online video platform (OVP), provided by a video hosting service, enables users to upload, convert, store and play back video content on the Internet, often via a structured, large-scale system that may generate revenue. Users will generally u ...
website comprising Jewish-oriented
user-generated content
User-generated content (UGC), alternatively known as user-created content (UCC), is any form of content, such as images, videos, text, testimonials, and audio, that has been posted by users on online platforms such as social media, discussion f ...
. It offers a selection of curated Jewish-themed videos. JewTube was founded by Matthew Kwok, a Los Angeles–based
entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...
, and David Abitbol, founder of
Jewlicious.
Visitors to the site view videos on a wide array of Jewish-themed content, with subjects as varied as
Jewish cooking
Jewish cuisine refers to the worldwide cooking traditions of the Jewish people. During its evolution over the course of many centuries, it has been shaped by Jewish dietary laws (''kashrut''), Jewish festivals and holidays, and traditions cen ...
and "alternative animated endings" to the
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral ...
film ''
Borat
''Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'' (Kazakh language, Kazakh / Russian language, Russian: ''Борат'') (also stylized as ''BORДT'', or simply ''Borat'') is a 2006 mockumentary black come ...
''.
In September 2007, Google challenged a New York City based company, NetParty, for the use of the name "JewTube", on trademark grounds, as they felt the name was too similar to that of the
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...
video sharing website. NetParty is not related or affiliated with the JewTube website. Google was successful in blocking NetParty's attempt to trademark the name.
[{{cite news, url=https://nypost.com/2007/09/24/jewtube-bid-bites-the-dust/, title=‘JEWTUBE’ BID BITES THE DUST, newspaper=]New York Post
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It was established ...
, date=September 24, 2007, last=Calder, first=Rich, accessdate=August 18, 2015
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Jewish culture
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Internet properties established in 2006