Joshua Neuman

Joshua Neuman (born March 7, 1972) is an American editor, publisher, writer, and filmmaker. He is best known as the editor-in-chief and publisher of Heeb magazine, a satirical Jewish cultural publication, from 2003 to 2011.

Early life and education Neuman grew up in Paramus, New Jersey. His paternal grandparents fled Vienna, Austria, for the United States during World War II, leaving behind family members who died in concentration camps. He graduated from Brown University and subsequently attended Harvard Divinity School, where he received a master's degree in the study of religion. He later taught undergraduate courses in the Philosophy of Religion at New York University from 1998 to 2003, and worked as a Museum Educator at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York from 1998 to 2000.

Career Heeb Magazine Neuman joined Heeb magazine as music editor at its launch in January 2002, and became editor-in-chief and publisher in August 2003, taking over from founder Jennifer Bleyer. Describing his vision to The New York Times, Neuman said he was "trying to emulate Vice in that this is more than a magazine, but a lifestyle," adding, "As Vice is to cocaine, we are to chocolate layer cake." Under his stewardship the magazine attracted celebrity contributors including Sarah Silverman, Brett Ratner, David Cross, Carrie Brownstein, Bar Refaeli, The Beastie Boys, Bob Saget, R. Crumb, and Jason Segal, and was recognized by the Chicago Tribune as one of America's 50 best magazines in 2004.

Neuman led a years-long effort to trademark the word "Heeb" for events and apparel, which was denied by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the grounds that the term was potentially offensive. The administrative trademark judge Karen Kuhlke, who ruled against the application, later cited the Heeb case in her 2014 ruling on the Washington Redskins trademark dispute.

Following the suspension of the print edition, Neuman joined the advisory board of the relaunched Heeb Media nonprofit in 2025. The Jewish Book Council gave the collection a mixed review, noting that the stories worked better as spoken-word performances than as written pieces.

Flaunt Magazine From April 2011 to June 2012, Neuman served as editor of Flaunt, an international fashion and culture magazine based in Los Angeles. During his tenure he commissioned cover stories featuring interviews with Ewan McGregor and Chris Hemsworth, and oversaw what the magazine described as the first print periodical to be wrapped entirely in denim, produced in celebration of Guess's 30th anniversary.