page_title: Jew in the City
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jew in the City / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Jew in the City founder Allison Josephs interviewed by VIN news
context_page_description: Jew in the City is an American Orthodox Jewish nonprofit organization.
context_section_description: Raised in a Conservative Jewish home, Allison Josephs became a baalat teshuva to Orthodoxy during her teenage years. After graduating with a B.A. in Philosophy from Columbia University, she worked in various Jewish outreach programs, including Partners in Torah, where she encountered students with negative misconceptions about Orthodoxy.
  She created the Internet personality "Jew in the City" to use online media to reach a wide network of people so that anyone could ask an Orthodox Jew questions and learn about the reality behind the stereotypes.
  "Jew in the City" began in 2007 with a website and Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube pages filled with articles and videos that give an intimate look into the world of Orthodoxy. While Josephs started off using vignettes from her life to create articles and videos, as the staff has expanded and freelance writers have been brought on, the articles and videos are now a team effort. At times, Josephs responds directly to incidents of perceived bias in media reports about Orthodox Jews. The organization in the City has recently expanded to offer corporate cultural diversity training and consulting services for media outlets .
caption: Founder Allison Josephs at Jew in the City's 2016 Orthodox Jewish All Star Awards.
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