Jump to content

Chicago Jewish News

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Shortride (talk | contribs) at 03:24, 14 October 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Chicago Jewish News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Joseph Aaron
Editor-in-chiefJoseph Aaron
Founded1994
Ceased publicationNovember 2019
HeadquartersSkokie, Chicago, Illinois
Circulation10,000[1]
Websitechicagojewishnews.com

Chicago Jewish News was a newspaper mainly serving the Jewish population in Chicago. The newspaper won two Simon Rockower Awards in 2015, where it is categorized as a newspaper with a circulation of less than 15.000 copies.[2] The newspaper states a readership of over 40,000.[3]

The paper was founded by Joseph Aaron in 1994. He served as the paper's editor-in-chief and wrote a weekly column for the publication. The paper ceased publication after Aaron died of a heart attack outside a restaurant in Jerusalem on Nov. 16, 2019. He was 64.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Jewish News". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  2. ^ "The 34th Annual Simon Rockower Award Winners". Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  3. ^ "The Chicago Jewish News - To Advertise". Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  4. ^ Goldsborough, Bob. "Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  5. ^ chicagojewishnews (2019-12-04). "Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem". The Chicago Jewish News. Retrieved 2020-01-05.