Chicago Jewish News was a newspaper mainly serving the
Jewish population in Chicago. The newspaper won two
Simon Rockower Award A Simon Rockower Award is an award presented by the American Jewish Press Association
The American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) is an organization of Jewish newspapers, magazines, journalists, and affiliated organizations in North America. It ...
s in 2015, where it is categorized as a newspaper with a
circulation of less than 15,000 copies. At its peak the newspaper had a readership of over 40,000.
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 November 16, 2019. He was 64.
See also
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List of Jewish newspapers in the United States
A Jewish newspaper is a newspaper which focuses on topics of special interest to Jews, although Jewish newspapers also include articles on topics of a more general interest as well. Political orientations and religious orientations cover a wide r ...
References
Jewish newspapers published in the United States
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
Newspapers published in Chicago
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Publications disestablished in 2019
Publications established in 1994
2019 disestablishments in Illinois