St. Louis Jewish Light

St. Louis Jewish Light
Format weekly newspaper
Publisher Larry Levin
Editor Ellen Futterman
Editor-in-chief Robert A. Cohn (emeritus)
Managing editors Mike Sherwin
Founded 1947
Headquarters 6 Millstone Campus,
St. Louis, Missouri
Circulation 14,500 households (2007)
ISSN 0036-2964
OCLC number 3919262
Official website stljewishlight.com

The St. Louis Jewish Light is a weekly Jewish newspaper distributed in St. Louis, Missouri, that was established in 1947.[1][2] It is located at 6 Millstone Campus, St. Louis.[2] It is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and has an independent board of directors.[2][3]

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History

The first issue was published in 1947.[4] In 1977, it was considered the major Jewish newspaper in St. Louis.[5] In 1988, it was cited as one of the more notable Anglo-Jewish newspapers.[6]

In 2004, its editorial board approved accepting same-sex commitment announcements in the newspaper, by a vote of 9-7.[7] Orthodox board members, joined by some non-Orthodox members, opposed publication of the announcements.[7]

Circulation and readership

In 1991, 78% of the readers of the newspaper said they were interested in news about Israel.[8] In 1992, it had a circulation of 15,000 and a readership estimated at 50,000, and in 2007, it had a circulation of 14,500 households.[9][2]

Staff

Robert A. Cohn is Editor-in-Chief emeritus of the newspaper, was President of the American Jewish Press Association.[10][11] In 1992, after 22 years with the newspaper, Cohn was promoted to the joint position of Editor-in-Chief and publisher.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Community Directory: St. Louis Jewish Light". Jewishinstlouis.org. http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/IR/Listing.aspx?id=7441. Retrieved August 3, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d Dawne Massey (2007). Insiders' Guide to St. Louis. Globe Pequot. ISBN 076274409X. http://books.google.com/books?id=mnewqeS1qUEC&pg=PA245&dq=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&hl=en&ei=fFQJTpbdHsScgQfInZSrAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22st%20louis%20jewish%20light%22&f=false. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Jewish Press Seeks Context in Covering Middle East Crisis". The Jewish Post & News. March 2, 1988. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S5laAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r0sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1536,2931845&dq=st-louis-jewish-light&hl=en. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ "About". St. Louis Jewish Light. http://www.stljewishlight.com/site/about/. Retrieved August 3, 2010. 
  5. ^ American Library Association; Reference and Subscription Books Review Committee (1977). Reference and subscription books reviews. American Library Association. ISBN 0838932215. http://books.google.com/books?id=RF7pAAAAMAAJ&q=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&dq=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&hl=en&ei=eV4JTsGwAcrVgQf89r33AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCTg8. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  6. ^ Media history digest; Volumes 8-9. Media History Digest Corp. 1988. http://books.google.com/books?id=F-MpAQAAIAAJ&q=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&dq=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&hl=en&ei=314JTsGhAsn2gAeBnd2eAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCDhG. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Deb Peterson (April 13, 2004). "St. Louis Jewish Light will Report Same-Sex Ceremonies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=101F12C05CA7BC13&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  8. ^ Eliʻezer Don-Yiḥya (1991). Israel and diaspora Jewry: ideological and political perspectives. Bar-Ilan University Press. ISBN 9652261157. http://books.google.com/books?id=NRkOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&dq=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&hl=en&ei=LF0JTuPUIcHJgQfLx5yMAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBTge. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "Jewish Light Promotes Cohn to Publisher". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 24, 1992. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB04D88410F4705&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  10. ^ Mitchell Geoffrey Bard (2002). From tragedy to triumph: the politics behind the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0275970000. http://books.google.com/books?id=sjO8JOSKDCMC&pg=PA154&dq=%22st+louis+jewish+light%22&hl=en&ei=LF0JTuPUIcHJgQfLx5yMAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADge#v=onepage&q=%22st%20louis%20jewish%20light%22&f=false. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  11. ^ John J. Archibald (July 21, 1988). "Lighting the Way for 25 Years; Newspaper Aims to Unify, Inform Jewish Community". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32856D3BEAF85&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 

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