Shloime Zionce

Shloime Zionce
Zionce (far left) during a press gaggle with President Donald Trump on the White House South Lawn in 2025
Born
Shlomo Yosef Zionce

(1993-11-11) November 11, 1993
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
EmployerAmi Magazine
Spouse
Mushky Turner
​
(m. 2015)​

Shloime Zionce (born November 11, 1993) is an American Hasidic journalist who has served as the Senior White House Correspondent for Ami Magazine since 2025. Previously, he was Ami's foreign correspondent and has traveled to over 50 countries, including Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan.[1][2]

Early life

Zionce was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 11, 1993,[3] and raised in Toronto, Canda.[4] He attended the Bobover Yeshiva and Shul in Toronto.[5] 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.[6]

Career

Zionce serves as a foreign correspondent for Ami Magazine and is recognized as one of the few Orthodox Jewish traveling journalists.[7][8] He has a YouTube channel, where his videos have attracted millions of views.[9] 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.[6]

In collaboration with Peter Santenello, Zionce has created a series of videos aimed at presenting Orthodox Jews positively to a wider audience.[10][11]

In January 2025, Ami Magazine announced Zionce would be replacing Jake Turx as Senior White House Correspondent.[12][13]

In 2026, Zionce began a planned two-and-a-half-year project to travel to all 50 U.S. states in a Jewish-themed Tesla Cybertruck, carrying tefillin and Shabbat candles for use in outreach to Jews in rural communities.[14]

Media appearances

Zionce has appeared in various local and international media outlets, including CNN,[9] BBC, and Al-Jazeera. His contributions are noted for bridging cultural divides and representing the Orthodox Jewish community in contemporary society.[2][15][16]

Personal life

In 2015, Zionce married Mushky Turner.[17] They have three children.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Saffer, Carol. "25 years of travelling near and far". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  2. 1 2 "Our Story - Vakazi". vakazi.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ↑ Shloime Zionce (2023-05-11). Big Moves Ahead! ✅ 29.5 🎂. Retrieved 2025-09-12 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Meaningful People (2021-04-13). The Story of Shloime Zionce - World Traveler | Meaningful People #42. Retrieved 2024-08-14 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ https://thecjn.ca/news/from-toronto-to-texas-why-shloime-zionce-is-driving-his-cybertruck-on-a-cross-continent-mitzvah-mission/
  6. 1 2 Laine, Henya (2022-03-29). "Interview With Journalist and YouTuber Shloime Zionce: 'In a Perfect World, I Too Would Be A Shliach'". CrownHeights.info. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ↑ "What Gift Did Ami Reporter Shloime Zionce Give Mohammed Saud In The Heart Of Saudi Arabia? [VIDEO]". The Yeshiva World. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Shloime Zionce". Ami Magazine. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  9. 1 2 Klein, David Ian (2021-10-24). "Shloime Zionce wasn't built for yeshiva. Instead, he wants to show you the world". The Forward. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  10. ↑ Frankfurter, Rabbi Yitzchok (2020-11-18). "What Chasidic Jews Taught this "Rookie" Filmmaker // A conversation with Peter Santenello". Ami Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  11. ↑ Elie (2023-02-16). "'This is something that's been going on all my life': Content creator Shloime Zionce addresses antisemitism in Brooklyn's Hasidic community". Campaign Against Antisemitism. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  12. ↑ "Passing Torch: Ami Magazine Names Shloime Zionce to Replace Turx in White House". VIN News. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Historic Moment: Two Hasidic Reporters at First Trump Administration Press Briefing". 5 Towns Central. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  14. ↑ Shapiro, Jamie (5 August 2026). "Orthodox filmmaker takes bright yellow 'Mitzvah truck' across all 50 US states to connect isolated Jews". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hasidic influencer Shloime Zionce gets both hate and cheers for promoting Jewish pride with a fighting spirit". Shtetl - Haredi Free Press. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  16. ↑ Eller, Sandy (2023-12-24). "12 Million Views, Threats and Praise For Hasidic YouTuber's Jewish Pride Selfie". VINnews. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  17. ↑ "Engagement of Shloimy Zionce & Mushky Turner | Only Simchas". onlysimchas.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  18. ↑ Zionce, Shloime (2021-08-11). "Our 9,709 miles of discovery". Ami Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
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