Shloime Zionce
{{Short description|Jewish internet personality}}{{Notability|Bio|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Shlomo Yosef Zionce
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|30|2024|02|03}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York
| occupation = Journalist
| employer = Ami Magazine
| spouse = {{Marriage|Mushky Turner|2015}}
}}
Shloime Zionce is an American Hasidic journalist who has served as the Senior White House Correspondent for Ami Magazine since 2025. Previously, he was Ami
Early life
Zionce was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Toronto, Canada.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWewyWz_qI |title=The Story of Shloime Zionce - World Traveler {{!}} Meaningful People #42 |date=2021-04-13 |last=Meaningful People |access-date=2024-08-14 |via=YouTube}} He began his journalism career as a writer for Ami Magazine, initially focusing on local stories in Israel. His travel writing gained attention after he wrote about a vacation in Thailand, leading to further assignments from the magazine.{{Cite web |last=Laine |first=Henya |date=2022-03-29 |title=Interview With Journalist and YouTuber Shloime Zionce: 'In a Perfect World, I Too Would Be A Shliach' |url=https://crownheights.info/chabad-news/768576/interview-with-journalist-and-youtuber-shlomie-zionce-in-a-perfect-world-i-too-would-be-a-shliach/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=CrownHeights.info |language=en}}
Career
Zionce serves as a foreign correspondent for Ami Magazine and is recognized as one of the few Orthodox Jewish traveling journalists.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-29 |title=What Gift Did Ami Reporter Shloime Zionce Give Mohammed Saud In The Heart Of Saudi Arabia? [VIDEO] |url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/1827163/what-gift-did-ami-reporter-shloime-zionce-give-mohammed-saud-in-the-heart-of-saudi-arabia-video.html |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=The Yeshiva World |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=Shloime Zionce |url=https://amimagazine.org/author/shloime-zionce/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=Ami Magazine |language=en-US}} He has a YouTube channel, where his videos have attracted millions of views.{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=David Ian |date=2021-10-24 |title=Shloime Zionce wasn't built for yeshiva. Instead, he wants to show you the world |url=https://forward.com/news/477088/hasidic-shloime-zionce-wants-to-travel-the-world/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=The Forward |language=en}} His series The Endurance of a Jew features Chabad Shluchim and their global impact, featuring communities in places such as Mumbai, Dubai, Morocco, and Montana.
In collaboration with Peter Santenello, Zionce has created a series of videos aimed at presenting Orthodox Jews positively to a wider audience.{{Cite web |last=Frankfurter |first=Rabbi Yitzchok |date=2020-11-18 |title=What Chasidic Jews Taught this "Rookie" Filmmaker // A conversation with Peter Santenello |url=https://amimagazine.org/2020/11/18/what-chasidic-jews-taught-this-rookie-filmmaker/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=Ami Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Elie |date=2023-02-16 |title='This is something that's been going on all my life': Content creator Shloime Zionce addresses antisemitism in Brooklyn's Hasidic community |url=https://antisemitism.org/this-is-something-thats-been-going-on-all-my-life-content-creator-shloime-zionce-addresses-antisemitism-in-brooklyns-hasidic-community/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Campaign Against Antisemitism |language=en-GB}}
In January 2025, Ami Magazine announced Zionce would be replacing Jake Turx as Senior White House Correspondent.{{cite news |date=31 December 2024 |title=Passing Torch: Ami Magazine Names Shloime Zionce to Replace Turx in White House |url=https://vinnews.com/2024/12/31/passing-torch-ami-magazine-names-shloime-zionce-to-replace-turx-in-white-house/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=VIN News}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-29 |title=Historic Moment: Two Hasidic Reporters at First Trump Administration Press Briefing |url=https://5townscentral.com/2025/01/29/historic-moment-two-hasidic-reporters-at-first-trump-administration-press-briefing/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=5 Towns Central |language=en-US}}
Media appearances
Zionce has appeared in various local and international media outlets, including CNN, BBC, and Al-Jazeera. His contributions are noted for bridging cultural divides and representing the Orthodox Jewish community in contemporary society.{{Cite web |title=Hasidic influencer Shloime Zionce gets both hate and cheers for promoting Jewish pride with a fighting spirit |work=Shtetl - Haredi Free Press |url=https://www.shtetl.org/article/hasidic-influencer-shloime-zionce-hate-cheers-jewish-pride |access-date=2024-08-14}}{{Cite web |last=Eller |first=Sandy |date=2023-12-24 |title=12 Million Views, Threats and Praise For Hasidic YouTuber's Jewish Pride Selfie |work=VINnews |url=https://vinnews.com/2023/12/24/12-million-views-threats-and-praise-for-hasidic-youtubers-jewish-pride-selfie/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |language=en-US}}
Personal life
In 2015, Zionce married Mushky Turner.{{Cite web |title=Engagement of Shloimy Zionce & Mushky Turner {{!}} Only Simchas |url=https://onlysimchas.com/simcha/109993/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=onlysimchas.com}} they have two children.{{Cite web |last=Zionce |first=Shloime |date=2021-08-11 |title=Our 9,709 miles of discovery |url=https://amimagazine.org/2021/08/11/our-9709-miles-of-discovery/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Ami Magazine |language=en-US}}
In interviews, Zionce has discussed his evolving relationship with the Chabad community, noting that he did not initially grow up within this sect. His deeper involvement developed after personal experiences, such as spending Shabbat at a Chabad house, which significantly influenced his understanding of the role of Shlichus, or emissary work, within Judaism.
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Category:21st-century American journalists
Category:21st-century Canadian journalists
Category:American emigrants to Canada
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