Phillip Ritzenberg (June 22, 1931 – May 26, 2022) was an American journalist. He was known for his work on the newspaper '' New York Daily News'' and ''

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''. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Gertrude and Jack Ritzenberg, Ritzenberg attended Case Western Reserve University, where he graduated in 1953. He then attended the

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on a Fulbright scholarship. Ritzenberg served as a

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on the aircraft carrier

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. He was also a

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. Ritzenberg worked at his father's

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. Ritzenberg worked as a

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and assistant

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for the '' New York Daily News''. He left in 1982 to work as a journalist for ''

''. In 1992, Ritzenberg announced that he would leave his post as publisher and editor of ''Jewish Week'' in early 1993. He was a founder of the

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, and was honored with the society's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Ritzenberg died of cancer in May 2022, at the age of 90. He was cremated.

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1931 births 2022 deaths Military personnel from Cleveland Journalists from Ohio Deaths from cancer Case Western Reserve University alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni New York Daily News people Managing editors {{US-journalist-1930s-stub