I had thought about writing a long post about Z Word’s purpose. But on reflection, I will let the site speak for itself.

All that remains is to thank a number of sterling individuals who contributed to our launch. Joe Mendels, for his wise counsel; Paul Berman, for his powerful talk to the group we convened to discuss Z Word before we even had the name; Dan Yurman, for his expert guidance in our planning process; Samantha Karlin, for her boundless enthusiasm in navigating through the fog of designing, commissioning and editing; Tara McNulty, for her insights on design and branding; Amanda Haas, for keeping us administratively intact; Matthew, Jim, April, Chad, Zoya and Guang at SBG, a wonderful outfit whom it’s been a sheer joy to work with; Edward, Eve, Elif, Rafal, Norm, David, Gene and Steve for honoring us with their contributions as we launch; and the staff of the American Jewish Committee, for their support and encouragement.

To them all, our deepest thanks. Any shortcomings are ours alone.