Uriel Heilman is an award-winning journalist specializing in Jewish communal issues, Israel, the Middle East, US Jewry, and the broader Jewish world. He has held prominent roles in Jewish media, including serving as managing editor and news editor at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), where he was also a reporter, and previously as an editor at The Forward. Heilman won the Simon Rockower Award for his 2014 article 'Finding the Goldbergs: A Catskills Mystery Unraveled,' praised for its storytelling on American Jewish history. His reporting has covered topics like vaccination disparities in mixed Israeli-Palestinian villages and in-depth features on Jewish communities. Currently, he is the Director of Business Development at 70 Faces Media and contributes to outlets such as The Times of Israel and My Jewish Learning, maintaining a professional presence in New York.