Heeb Magazine
Heeb Magazine, founded in 2002 by Jennifer Bleyer, is a popular culture publication focusing on the young Jewish-American demographic. Bleyer left the magazine following her graduation from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Joshua Neuman took over as editor and publisher of the magazine.
Fast Facts
- Founded: 2002
- Founder: Jennifer Bleyer
- Backed by Steven Spielberg and Charles Bronfman
- Variation of the anti-Semitic ethnic slur "hebe"
- Annual publication: The Heeb 100
- Editor and Publisher: Joshua Neuman
- "The New Jew Review" references the 1970s children's television show The New Zoo Revue
Crimes of Passion
The fifth issue of Heeb's contained a pictorial spoof of the Mel Gibson movie, The Passion of the Christ. It included a Virgin Mary, who was half naked and had body piercings, and Jesus, wearing a prayer shawl as a loin cloth. The director of the Anti-Defammation League called the spread "blasphemous to both Christians and Jews."1
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