Jewish Ledger
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) |
Samuel Neusner and Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman |
| Publisher | NRG Connecticut LLC |
| Editor | Stacey Dresner |
| Founded | April 1929 |
| Headquarters | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Circulation | 35,000[1] |
| OCLC number | 37017172 |
| Official website | jewishledger.com |
The Jewish Ledger is Connecticut's only weekly Jewish newspaper.[2][3]
It was founded in April 1929 by Samuel Neusner (who had come to the United States from Poland at the age of 10, in 1906) and Rabbi Abraham Feldman.[4] Berthold Gaster, whose father had survived the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps, became the newspaper's managing editor in 1958.[5] Lee Neusner was it publisher from 1960–66.[5] In 1966, she sold it to Gaster and Shirley Bunis.[5][6] In 1992, the paper was sold to NRG Connecticut Limited Partnership.
The Hartford newspaper also has a monthly edition serving the western Massachusetts area.[7]
As of 2011, the editor was Stacey Dresner.[8] Jonathan S. Tobin, currently of The Jewish Exponent of Philadelphia, is a former editor of the Jewish Ledger.
External links
- Jewish Ledger website
- American Jewish Press Association Member Profile
- The Connecticut Jewish Ledger Obituary Database
- Jewish Ledger Facebook page
References
- ↑ "Highest Circulation Connecticut Newspapers". Mondonewspapers.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ David Singer, Ruth R. Seldin (1997). American Jewish year book, Book 1997. American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America. ISBN 0-87495-111-9. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ "2 from area on Jewish Ledger's 'movers and shakers' list". Norwich Bulletin. December 31, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Morris Silverman (0970). Hartford Jews, 1659–1970. Connecticut Historical Society. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Betty N. Hoffman (2007). Jewish West Hartford: from city to suburb. The History Press. ISBN 1-59629-204-0. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Two Officials Purchase Weekly Jewish Ledger". Hartford Courant. January 10, 1967. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Mordecai Schreiber, Alvin I. Schiff, Leon Klenicki (2003). The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia. Schreiber Pub. ISBN 1-887563-77-6. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Connecticut Jewish Ledger – newspaper in Hartford, Connecticut USA covering local society". Mondotimes.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011.