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Lester Bernstein
Lester Bernstein (July 18, 1920 – Nov. 27, 2014) was an American journalist, newspaper executive, and the former editor-in-chief of ''Newsweek'' from 1979 to 1982. Biography Bernstein was born in The Bronx on July 18, 1920, to Isidore Bernstein and Rebecca Axelrod, Yiddish-speaking immigrants from Eastern Europe. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1936 and in 1940 from Columbia College (New York), Columbia College, where he was ''The New York Times'''s campus correspondent and joined the staff after graduation, against his father's wishes. On December 7, 1941, he was the first ''Times'' staff member to report the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was drafted into the United States Army in December 1942, and served in the 102nd Infantry Division (United States), 102nd Infantry Division, 9th Army Signal Command (United States), 9th Army in Europe where he worked as a radioman. He gained a reputation for covering Broadway theatre, Broadway during the 1940s and joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx has a land area of and a population of 1,472,654 in the 2020 census. If each borough were ranked as a city, the Bronx would rank as the ninth-most-populous in the U.S. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density.New York State Department of Health''Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State – 2010'' retrieved on August 8, 2015. It is the only borough of New York City not primarily on an island. With a population that is 54.8% Hispanic as of 2020, it is the only majority-Hispanic county in the Northeastern United States and the fourth-most-populous nationwide. The Bronx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
