newspapers and other media outlets genre wire service founded 2011 headquarters boston usa key people russel pergament publisher jacob kamaras editor in chief website www.jns.org jns.org is an independent non profit wire service covering jewish and israel news for the english speaking world . 1 the organization covers jewish news from communities throughout the u.s. europe israel and more . jns.org s news briefs and features covering the latest news on israel the middle east and the jewish world are regularly sent to more than 100 2 leading newspapers and websites and have appeared in major jewish christian and secular publications including the jerusalem post 3 the times of israel 4 the jewish press 5 the christian post 6 the christian examiner 7 the baltimore jewish times 8 the jewish journal 9 the algemeiner 10 and others . publisher russel pergament has participated in the launch of 17 weekly newspapers 3 daily newspapers and other specialized wire services . 11 karen mcdonough serves as editor in chief and the organization is currently based in boston ma . 12 contents 1 mission 2 mobile app 3 political leaning 4 references 5 external links mission edit the news service was launched in september 2011 with the self described mission to protect and enhance print newspapers historic role on the front lines of jewish media . 13 jns.org adds to its coverage of the israeli palestinian conflict and other news from israel with an exclusive agreement to distribute coverage from israel s largest circulation daily israel hayom a free israeli daily owned by casino magnate sheldon adelson and known for its support for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu . 11 14 adelson s family foundation is the largest single funder behind jns.org . the adelson family foundation has committed at least 1.2 million . 15 in addition to news according to its website jns.org offers cultural articles commentary and editorial packages focused on themes such as jewish wedding traditions bar mitzvah celebrations passover rosh hashanah hanukkah and other jewish holidays and themes . 13 mobile app edit jns.org announced the recent launch of its mobile app for apple s ios 16 and google s android platforms . 17 according to a press release by jns.org the launch of the mobile app is an attempt by the news service to tap into the growing trend of accessing news digitally especially among younger people . the mobile app features a clean streamlined and easy to navigate design that allows news consumers to access the latest developments updated in real time . 18 political leaning edit at least two of three of jns s board members are involved with conservative organizations . their small board of directors includes joshua and amelia katzen along with the publisher russel pergament . joshua katzen sits on the boards of camera a pro israel media watch organization and the middle east forum a conservative think tank . in addition he is president of report which was previously american friends of ngo monitor . some say the content on jns have a conservative leaning . however the article goes on to quote russel pergament as writing jns is a nonpartisan objective straight down the middle newswire with no axe to grind except one to see that israel gets a fair shake in the news 19 references edit http news.yahoo.com jewish news jns org serves more 100 newspapers 070833465.html http www.prweb.com releases 2013 3 prweb10552422.htm http www.jpost.com editionfrancaise diplomonde article.aspx id 298922 http www.timesofisrael.com jewish battered women shed happy tears on mothers day http www.jewishpress.com news israel bibi apology to turkey faces criticism as erdogan pressures israel 2013 04 04 http www.christianpost.com news christian persecution continues in mideast asia and africa 93289 http www.christianexaminer.com articles articles % 20mar13 art mar13 25.html http www.jewishtimes.com index.php jewishtimes news jt national news jewish leaders express shock and condolences after boston marathon attack http www.jewishjournal.com world article iranian presidential candidate campaigns with new age tactics in old school http www.algemeiner.com 2013 04 29 what is the motivation behind erdogan visiting gaza and snubbing kerry a b http ejewishphilanthropy.com prospects for jewish media http www.jns.org contact a b http www.jns.org about moran rada july 9 2008 . . haayin hashevi it in hebrew . israeli democracy institute . sheldon adelson s jewish media secret revealed josh nathan kazis the forward december 22 2015 https itunes.apple.com us app jns.org id828408480 mt 8 https play.google.com store apps details id org.jns.p7999gg http www.prnewswire.com news releases jewish news service jnsorg releases ios and android app 249441841.html http forward.com articles 179453 fledgling jewish news service rocks boat with stri p all external links edit http www.jns.org https www.facebook.com jns.org https twitter.com jnsworldnews https itunes.apple.com us app 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