''The Jewish Post'' is a set of
Jewish publications with several U.S. state editions including Indiana, Kentucky, Chicago,
Missouri
and New York.
Founder
The publication was created by long-time owner and editor Gabriel Murrel Cohen (1908-2007). Born in
Louisville, Kentucky
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, after graduating from
University of North Carolina
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at Chapel Hill in 1930, he returned to Louisville, Kentucky to start ''The Jewish Post'' at age 22 on March 10, 1930. He moved the editorial offices to Indianapolis in 1933. He continued printing an edition in Kentucky into the 1940s as well carrying ads for businesses in Kentucky.
Spinoffs
Later on the Indiana publication became known as ''The National Jewish Post'' starting August 2, 1944. It has the slogan "A Journal for Indiana Jewry".
The ''Jewish Post and Opinion'' is a monthly English Jewish publication, published in
Indianapolis,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
. It is a continuation of ''The Jewish Post'' founded and funded by Gabriel Murrel Cohen, it is managed by Jennie Cohen, his daughter.
The ''Missouri Jewish Post'' edition ran from 1948 to 1992 before stopping publication.
The ''Jewish Post of New York'' traces its origins as an independent publication from 1974 to 1983 when the
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
edition became a separate publication from ''The Jewish Post and Opinion''. It had a circulation of 21,000.
References
External links
The ''Jewish Post of New York'' website''The Jewish Post and Opinion'', Indiana website''The Jewish Post and Opinion'', search and browse the newspaper archive
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Jewish newspapers published in the United States