I was excited for the launch of JL Magazine and am saddened by this news. I believe that there is a definite market for such a publication and wish that it could have hung in there just a little longer!

Why not ask the Government for a grant ? What’s a few Billion more anyway ???

Never heard of either mag-poor pr and probubly placement had a big part I would guess.
Do not tell me that editors, etc are not in it for the money because the publishers and others sure are! My daughter is an editor and if they did not get money the biz folds. The bucks are on the right mag with the right stuff on the internet anyway and I would love to have been ever able to get what my daughter gets! Her biz is not a magazine but a business that is world wide where they need journalists and editors and content directors (her job now).
Paper is not where the bucks and the people are anymore.
Soon their will be no newspapers or mags on the stands because they put themselves often for free on the internet and then wonder-gee why is not somebody ponying up $5 or less to read this????
Suggestion-go to Monster.com and look for a job (ok now you know but do not let my daughter know or shed kill me or just let me live in fear(LOL)
hugs
Laura

Spit!
I subscribed to this & got my first issue just two weeks ago. With it came an offer to subscribe for two more years at a discounted rate. I’m sorry to see this one go. I live in an area with no other Jews, this mag was going to help me be part of the Jewish community.

I am very saddened by this news..I subscribed for all of my daughters and myself and we all enjoyed the articles and recipes…My whole holiday table this year came from the Mag.
I think this filled an important void for young Jewish families and hope funding can be found to help it to reopen.

Hey This is not right according to any standards. I am not Jewish or a Publisher but sometimes I pretend to be a poet. You must keep writing even if it is on-line. Folks need to hear what you have to say.I was not loud enough or rich enough or strong enough to stick up for myself and so now I live poverty.There is help available only to folks with the right connections,however I beleive if we can remain on-line we will make the connection.So I will be your cheer-leader and encourage you to keep writing despite the setbacks. Feel to E-mail me at Lindalol2@aol.com

i am saddened to hear this news as i really liked that magazine and was just about to re-new my subscription. it had a lot of interesting articles and recipes.

I’m so very sorry to hear the news. I only recently heard about your magazine, and couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Naturally I would be having my very own subscription to read and re-read. I too live in a community with no other Jews, so I so looked forward to the connection. Maybe give it another try, and do much more on getting the word out that this exists!

I agregee with Sheila, I wanted my own subscription of Amwerican Jewish life- but until recently never never it even existed!
You need to get the word out more- advertise it on the net.
Please, dont fold-Give it another try- for all of us- who need you.

I found this magazine at my daughter’s Orthodontist’s office and immediately subscribed. I am sad to hear that the magazine is folding after only receiving three issues.
I emailed trying to find out if they were subbing another magazine for the remainder of my subscription. No response. Yesterday, I received a RENEWAL order form! They know they’re folding and are sending out renewal forms? Insane.

Loved the magazines.
Subscribed and only received 3 issues….
Refunds? Subbing another magazine? I emailed….no response.
Yesterday, I received a RENEWAL FORM from them!
What?????

yes i didnt get my full subscription to the magazine either and i have gotten several re-newal reminders. now i hear they are folding, certainly not going to send them more money. to bad, it was a decent magazine.

I’m sorry they folded as well. I enjoyed Jewish Living.
Well put, Esther. I love toting mags around and perusing them vs. relying on the web for a good read.

I spoke to a guy named Dan (sent out the original e-mail regarding the folding of the magazine) and he indicated that they were trying to sub out another magazine. I had just sent in my payment for another two years and I, too, kept receiving renewal notices after the fact. I really enjoyed the magazine and am not sure if there is another one that I will be happy with. At this point, I just want them to refund my money.

Just purchased subscriptions as gifts…before I found out they folded…can anyone suggest an alternate. It was a great issue, the one that I actally rec’d.

Has anyone gotten refunds yet?

I too enjoyed the uniqueness and diversity of articles the Magazine offered. I paid for a two year subscription, only recieved one year and then got an additional renewal this past fall. I fear we have no financial discourse as we are what’s called “unsecured creditors”. Perhaps all of us can write the magazine at the NY address listed inside the magazine, as phones are now disconnected. It would be nice that we can offer up our praise as well as our disappointment and how they handled things.

I was wondering why I never received my November/December issue! What a shame. I really enjoyed this magazine. I thought the articles were interesting, the recipes were good.. Too bad.

Really disappointed in the lack of professionalism for two Jewish magazines to which I subscribed this past year, Jewish Living and Guilt & Pleasure. Both have folded, neither sent notice nor refunds for the difference between the number of magazines I received and my subscription (2 each). Last time I’ll support newbie magazines.
Thanks for letting us know.

I had contacted the publisher after the magazine folded, as I was very disappointed it folded. I looked forward to the new issues and in fact had just resubscribed for myself and given two new gift subscriptions to my mom and aunt. I was told by the owners that they would replace the magazines, as publishers are suppossed to….but it’s now approaching January and they have not followed through with their word. I am writing to them again now. Maybe if a bunch of us get together and approach them again, they will do something..I would be happy with getting a refund, as times are tough for all of us.

No, not that I am aware of, but I did get an invoice to renew my subscription even though I still had another year left on the current subscription… very disappointing, however, looking at the world around me, not surprising… too bad, this was a really nice publication, I am quite disappointed in Detroit.

I, too had a two year subscription and received only 3 issues. I was going to subscribe for my two daughters, as well. I am deeply disappointed on several levels. First, this was a terrific magazine, which I enjoyed immensely. I’m sure the invitation to renew for 2 years was their failed attempt to keep the magazine going and that they simply did not get enough influx of subscriptions to, say, impress investors. Given more time and better marketing, maybe they could have survived.
However, to discontinue service with no word to subscribers (I learned on line) is unconscionable: a post card, an email, a press release, and apology….something….would have been appreciated. Nevertheless, I understand their predicament and, hey, it was great while it lasted. I would still buy their back issues (I missed issue 1 and 2) if they offered them (actually, if they have them, they should offer them to unfulfilled subscribers!)

Thought I would recheck this blog to see if anyone had better success than I have had in receiving a subtitute magazine subscription as the publisher, Dan Zimerman wrote me that they would be doing?
I think I will give it until the end of January.

I also enthusiastically sent my check in September and am disappointed. I keep emailing the addresses on the email I got about Jewish Living ceasing publication. It’s too bad they could not give it a little more time to develop a readership. I’m going to email again

I had already had problems receiving my issues for a while; I really enjoyed the magazine and wanted to make sure to get my issues. I had to call them to find out why I didn’t receive it. In fact, I just went on line to get their contact info so I could call to see why I hadn’t received the last issue and I’m just now finding out it’s folded. I’m very disappointed that it’s gone, but not surprised. I agree with Elane… they should have sent out one more mailing to let us know that they couldn’t make a go of it; To thank those of us who did subscribe (especially since we’ve paid for issues we won’t be receiving). Next time I find a cool magazine for the Jewish community, I’ll just look for somewhere to pick it up as it comes out before I subscribe again.

My daughters and I were wondering why we didn’t get another issue. I had subscribed for myself and my two daughters and only received the Rosh HaShana issue. We agree that they should have had the courtesy to notify their subscribers that they were discontinuing publishing. And, they should have had the ethics to stop soliciting for new readers if they knew they were in such dire straights. Whatever happened to Jewish values?

I am VERY disappointed the magazine did not succeed. I was excited with it’s “young” attitude and interesting articles. I ordered 5 subscriptions for Hanukah gifts last year. I too feel that we should have been notified. It’s bad enough we’re not getting our money back, but I agree we should have at least been offered another magazine! Did they send an email saying the magazine was going under? I don’t remember getting anything from Jewish Living!

What’s going on in the publishing world ?????? This magazine is
barely a year old and finished already! I was going to give a
subscription to a friend and never finished receiving the remainder
of my current subscription.
Diana Kindzred

I am very disappointed with the lack of professionalism and honesty shown by the publishers in not alerting their subscribers to the fact that they were considering closing up shop. It appears they continued to solicit new subscribers until the very last minute, even though they knew that they would not be providing the magazine for the subscribed period. I wonder what happened to the money they collected for subscriptions not honoured. Was this another ponzi scheme?

Just now finding a place to comment, I subscribed to the Jewish Living Magagzine back in Sept. 08 rec’d one
magazine order another subscription for a family member and paid for my own and theirs. 2 separate chks, didn’t hear from anyone about rtning cks. or a refund. Looked forward to getting magazine, but have been very disappointed in the outcome.

How disappointing … I also renewed my subscription to Jewish Living maganize and now know why it never came. It’s too bad as it was a great but at the same time poor communication and dishonest by taking money knowing you were not going to receive it.

I thought this was the best magazine I saw in a long time. I am Jewish but not very involved in the Jewish community, and this magazine allowed me to keep in touch with the going-ons in the larger Jewish community in an open, accessable way.
But … it was very hard to find! Barnes and Nobles did carry it, but they would bury it in with their ‘women’s interest’ magazines, as I subsequently found out – who would look for it there?! Border’s did something similar (I forgot in which unintuitive section they hid it in). I really wonder if this contributed to the magazine’s problem? The magazines were in the stores, but readers couldn’t find it to buy it.
I surely can’t be the only reader that had a very hard time locating the magazine to buy each issue.

I liked this magazine and I renewed my subscription for another year but haven’t received one magazine since August. Very disappointing. N.T.

The magazine and the publishers have been very dishonest. Jewish Living had great content and style. I wanted to support it by buyint a 2 year subscription. I have heard NOTHING from them.

I purchased the September/October issue at my ShopRite supermarket, found it among other foodie magazines. Loved it and immediately sent a check for a 1 year subscription. Check never deposited…so I guess I’m one of the lucky ones that did not lose money or subscriptions. I then thought the check got lost enroute. So, I just sent a request for subscription. Never heard anything, now I know why. Too bad, the magazine was something worthwhile.

I am looking for a Passover recipe from the magazine. It was from last year’s Passover issue. Does anyone still have it? I can’t find it and it is driving me nuts! The recipe I am looking for is for salmon with a mustard and olive oil glaze.
Thanks

To Laura:
I searched “salmon with mustard and olive oil” and many recipes appeared. Sorry I didn’t read your post till today (well past Passover). I too believe I purchased a subscription to this magazine but only received the September issue. No word from the publishers – very disappointed. Not a very upstanding business.

I also subscribed for two years and that was in April or 2008. I rec’d a couple of issues and then no word at all. I have been a little slow on getting to this site to complain. Who got the $$$ for the issues we all didn’t receive??

I would like to know why when Jewish Living folded, people with running subscriptions (I had just resubscribed for myself and two gift subscriptions to my mom and aunt) were not sent other magazines by the Publisher…this is what Publishing companies routinely do as a show of good business. I also do not appreciate the Publishers having my money for three new subscriptions, of which, we only received one or two issues..I think I will contact the Better Business Bureau, unless anyone else has a better idea? This just isn’t right..we all work hard for our money.

This is a BIG SHAME_____ This is why this magazine folded— No one likes to be RIPPED-OFF!!! Taking money and keeping it knowing that the magazine was folding!!!! And asking for money ASAP in October when the magazine was folding!!!!! Not just me but alot of the Jewish community in Jacksonville,Fl……… I am livid!!!!! The nerve!!!

Don’t you acknowledge that it is the best time to get the loan, which will make you dreams real.