The Jewish News, formerly The Detroit Jewish News, is a weekly community newspaper serving the Jewish community of Metro Detroit in Michigan. Jewish Renaissance Media publishes the newspaper. The publication's headquarters are in Southfield.[2]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Jewish Renaissance Media |
| Editor | Andrew Lapin |
| City | Metro Detroit, Michigan |
| Circulation | 7,814 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | thejewishnews |
History edit
The Jewish News of Detroit, Michigan, bills itself as "the largest, most comprehensive Jewish newspaper in North America."[3] The newspaper was founded in 1942. In 1951 the newspaper absorbed an older newspaper, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle & The Legal Chronicle, which was established in 1916.[4] In the 1980s it was purchased by Charles "Chuck" Buerger, the owner of the Baltimore Jewish Times. Buerger expanded the scope and the size of the paper, and it regularly exceeded 200 pages.[5] Buerger died in 1996, and the paper was taken over by his son Andrew. In 2000 Andrew Buerger sold it, along with The Atlanta Jewish Times, to Jewish Renaissance Media,[6] which also operates the website Jewish.com. In 2005 the newspaper claimed an "adult readership of more than 40,000 every week".[7] In 2005 the newspaper won a number of Michigan Press Association awards, including first place for Design, Editorial Writing, Local Columnist, and Special Section, and first and second place for Feature Story.[8] As of 2011[update], Arthur M. Horwitz was the publisher and executive editor, and Jackie Headapohl was the managing editor of The Detroit Jewish News and Red Thread magazine insert. In 2020 the newspaper became a nonprofit news organization.[9]
The Detroit Jewish News Foundation edit
In 2011, The Detroit Jewish News Foundation was created to digitally archive over 100 years of news involving Detroit's Jewish Community. Through its William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, is the Michigan Jewish community’s indispensable source of primary information that educates, illuminates and makes relevant the community’s past, strengthens its present and shapes its future. The foundation fortifies links to family and community by providing visitors to the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History a first-class, innovative, enjoyable multi-media experience. The backbone of the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History is the entire contents of The Detroit Jewish News (1942–present) and The Detroit Jewish Chronicle (1916-1951). Collectively, they span approximately 100 consecutive years of community and family history. The Detroit Jewish News Foundation is an independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. It was formed in 2011 to pursue an educational, cultural and scholarly mission focusing on illuminating the ongoing story of the Detroit area Jewish community and its families. In support of this mission, the foundation digitized and made available the entire contents of The Detroit Jewish News in November 2013. It digitized and made available the entire contents of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle in October 2015.[10]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "2022-2023 Michigan Press Association Member Directory". Michigan Press Association. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "Contact Us." (Archive) The Detroit Jewish News. Retrieved on December 2, 2013. "Detroit Jewish News 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034"
- ^ About Us, Detroit JNonline (The Detroit Jewish News website), 12/5/2005. Retrieved July 12, 2006.
- ^ Ockerbloom, John Mark. "The Detroit Jewish Chronicle". University of Pennsylvania Library.
- ^ David, Michael. Publisher of 6 Jewish weeklies, Charles Buerger, dies at 58, J. The Jewish News of Northern California, November 15, 1996.
- ^ Jewish Times owner sells two newspapers, Baltimore Business Journal, February 11, 2000.
- ^ Display & Classified Advertising, Detroit JNonline (The Detroit Jewish News website), 10/18/2005. Retrieved July 12, 2006.
- ^ 2005 "Newspaper of the Year" awards (PDF), Michigan Press Association, October 2, 2005.
- ^ Cramer, Philissa (18 September 2020). "At a time when many Jewish newspapers are struggling, Detroit's to seek sustainability by going nonprofit". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Our Story - The Detroit Jewish News Foundation". Retrieved 2020-07-05.
