Founded in 1932 as The Palestine Post and rebranded in 1950 as The Jerusalem Post, the newspaper predates the State of Israel itself. Over its 93-year history, it has chronicled the birth, evolution, and at times, reinvention, of the modern Jewish homeland.
In our second piece celebrating the Post, we turn to the heart of our paper: the team behind Jpost.com.
The web team works every minute of every day, through war, storms, fire, and more, to provide accurate, timely reporting – no matter what.
Members of our web team discuss the articles they believe have made the strongest impact on public conversation, policy, society, and more.
Danielle Greyman-Kennard: Head of OMG Desk and Breaking News writer
Known by friends and colleagues as Chava, Danielle Greyman-Kennard has contributed to expanding the Post’s coverage to a wide range of issues. Over three years, she has covered everything from terror attacks and hostage profiles to the more lighthearted content attached to her desk beat.
Her most impactful article is a toss up between her frontline on the crypto-Jewish community in Ecuador and her more recent interview with Druze about the genocide in Syria. With little resolution and the life-or-death realities in the complex Middle Eastern country, she eventually settled on her article interviewing a Syrian and an Israeli Druze.
“I think right now the world is very focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which in many ways is overly hyped,” she said. “The world is flat-out ignoring many actual genocides, and it is painful to see how this obsession with the Jewish community, this virulent antisemitism, has a material cost on the lives of non-Jewish people.
“It was a privilege to speak to a Syrian Druze, and a privilege I never imagined I would ever have, given how under the Assad regime it would have endangered the life of anyone willing to speak to me,” she said. “I wish I had been able to have a conversation under more positive circumstances, but I am still relieved I was able to shed light on an issue ignored by too much of the world. As President Donald Trump embraces [Syrian President Ahmed al-] Sharaa, it is important to remind Israelis, the West, and the readers of the Post that Islamist terrorists never truly change. Sharaa may wear a suit now, but his regime has overseen the massacre and is now overseeing the starvation of an entire community over ideological disagreements.”
Shir Perets: Breaking News Desk manager, reservist, and Taylor Swift enthusiast
Just a few weeks into her training on the Breaking News Desk, Shir Perets was called to reserve duty in the middle of an overnight shift. She proceeded to take her laptop to and from base, running the desk with one hand and planning supply routes with the other. That same dedication has continued since she moved into her managing role.
Her most impactful articles have been her coverage of the Amsterdam pogrom in November 2024, when violent attacks broke out against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans following a soccer match between Maccabi and Ajax.
“I was the only Hebrew speaker working that night, meaning I was the only one who could provide accurate coverage,” she said. “I felt like I had to get every ounce of information out as fast as possible; it was the first time at the Post I felt like people were counting on me.”
She added, “After that night, people reached out to thank me for my coverage. A man used the safe areas I published to avoid the danger. He told me I may have saved his life.
“It’s what made me decide to seriously commit to being a journalist,” she said.
Jacob Laznik: Breaking News general manager, and newly married man
As someone who joined the Post after the Israel-Hamas War, Jacob Laznik almost felt numb to the world, being so focused on just getting the news out there without taking the time to really process what was happening.
For Laznik, his most impactful day was January 19, 2025: the day Gaza hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher were released from Hamas captivity.
“I’m usually so jaded by the news and too busy getting the information up on our site, that I never have the time to just take it in,” he said. “This was the first time I was actually able to feel something, feel happy, at work.”
In a country that has known almost exclusively tragedy for years, sharing some joyful news had a deep impact on the nation’s – and his own – mood.
Sam Halpern: From intern to Breaking News Desk manager
When Sam Halpern started at the Post in October 2022, he was a baby-faced intern; but after three years of honing his writing, he is now a manager on the Breaking News Desk.
“Its hard to say,” Halpern admitted when asked which of his articles had the most impact. “We are doing so much [on the Breaking News Desk]...”
Still, he remembers having the opportunity to interview Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, as he hosted students from American colleges and listened to their experiences of antisemitism in the Diaspora.
“I was able to speak with Danon about the next generation of Jews who would be confronting antisemitism, and I got to speak to the students themselves,” Halpern said. “They had some really harrowing experiences of antisemitism. I felt it was impactful because not only could I get Danon’s experience, but I got to hear from the very typical Jewish college student who is often engaged in spaces where they are surrounded by antisemitism in a space that should be liberal…These environments are rife with hatred, and this is where the next generation of educated Americans is being cultivated…”
Halpern said that he felt privileged to provide a platform to share the students’ experience.
Corinne Baum: Head of the World News Desk and newest Breaking News Desk manager
For Corinne Baum, there isn’t one specific article that had an impact on her heart. As head of the World News Desk, she said that she rushes to get a job well done every day as she keeps the Post’s readers informed about global conflicts and issues affecting humanity, primarily the Russia-Ukraine War.
“I love that I have knowledge in a field that fills a gap here,” she said. “Knowing that I can help bring awareness and teach about the conflict, showing people why it matters... It’s a good feeling.”
Even as the Post’s newest Breaking News Desk manager, she will continue to educate and explain the world to the Post’s readers.
“I won’t stop pushing to help how I can,” she said.
Aaron Reich: Assistant managing editor and creator of the ‘giraffe metric’ unit of measurement
Likely the first person you’ll meet when entering the Jerusalem Post office, Aaron Reich is almost like the Post’s built-in friendly face. He is charge of In Jerusalem’s “Jerusalemite of the Week” and “Behind the Bylines” columns, and an integral part of his job is lifting others up.
Reich’s role in being the brightest part of our day is shown in every person he meets and every piece he writes. He considers that his most impactful piece was an article that spotlighted a particular Jerusalemite – his very own acupuncturist – and went on to transform the healer’s business.
“This story is a reminder of the ability we have as journalists to impact others, both by keeping them informed and by being able to affect change,” Reich said.
“While the goal of the journalist should first and foremost be to inform, it is still a nice, happy reminder to see just what potential this field has.”
Ezra Taylor: The Post’s very own social media aficionado
Before he was our head of social media, Ezra Taylor, like many of our team, worked on the Breaking News Desk. During his tenure, he was sent on what should have been a simple work trip, where he assumed he’d be writing fluff pieces about travel.
“I was sent to Mauritius and the Seychelles for a junket, and I was very appreciative. I thought I was just going to be writing about fancy hotels,” he said. “But on our first stop when we landed in Mauritius, we went to this cemetery, and I wondered, why is there a Jewish cemetery in the middle of Mauritius? What on earth? And then the tour guide explained... It tells the story of so many Jews that very few people know anything about.”
For Taylor, getting to share the stories of those who came before us was what made the greatest impact.
“I was so glad that not only was I was able to visit there, but I was able to meet someone who had come there to visit the grave of a relative. I heard firsthand from the guide who explained the whole place, and to me it was witnessing something by pure coincidence that not many people get to witness,” he said.
“I was a young journalist at the time who hadn’t had the opportunity to do that many things, and my first time filing a story remotely was a story with a lot of information that few people know. It was such a good feeling to be able to write something that would tell readers a part of history that not many people know,” he concluded.