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organization founded in 2003 by Elaine Bernstein's Keren Keshet Foundation to promote Jewish literacy and support

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, culture and ideas. The organization sponsors public lectures, commissions books on Jewish topics through

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, and publishes an online magazine, ''

Tablet Magazine ''Tablet'' is an online magazine focused on Jewish news and culture. The magazine was founded in 2009 and is supported by the Nextbook foundation. Its editor-in-chief is Alana Newhouse. History ''Tablet'' was founded in 2009 with the support ...

''. On June 9, 2009, Nextbook changed the name of its online magazine from ''Nextbook'' to ''Tablet Magazine''. As of 2009 Nextbook is funded primarily by the Jewish Communal Fund of New York, a donor-advised fund to which Keren Keshet contributes $16 million per year, according to the 990 tax filing available in 2009. The New York Jewish Week describes

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as a "powerhouse" in Jewish philanthropy that provided essentially all of Tablet's $5 million annual budget. Jonathan Harris became editorial director in 2007. As of 2012 the president of the board is Arthur W. Fried, and

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is executive director, described by JTA as a "New York businessman and longtime Modern Orthodox lay leader" whose community experience could help in correcting what some critics call Nextbook's inability to establish a broader reach across the Jewish community.Nextbook Taps New President
JTA, 24 October 2007

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