Jewish Writers Institute

Fellows /

Jessica Shaw

Digital Storytellers Lab

2025-2026 Fellow

Jessica Shaw

Quarter Notes

An episode-by-episode podcast about the different Jewish quarters in Europe–what they were, what they turned into–including historical information, extensively researched gems of stories, and interviews with those committed to keeping their (often buried) histories alive.

Jessica Shaw is a print and audio journalist who was a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly before hosting a pop-culture show for more than a decade on SiriusXM. She has moderated premieres and panels all over the country, from Comic Con to SXSW to 92Y, and has written for Vanity Fair, the Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine. Her New York Times article, "Recreating a Family's Lost Holocaust Story, Step by Step" won a Lowell Thomas Award from the Society for American Travel Writers.