The ''Five Towns Jewish Times'' is a weekly newspaper serving the Jewish communities of the Five Towns in southwestern Nassau County,

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, and the greater New York area, covering the area's large and growing

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community. The paper grew out of publisher Larry Gordon's response to an effort in 2000 by the Lawrence municipality to limit the establishment and growth of local Orthodox

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s. Gordon wrote a series of articles for the local ''

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'', which resulted in an abrupt policy reversal. Believing the Orthodox community needed its own media, Gordon established the ''5 Towns Jewish Times''. Originally published twice a month, it is now published 50 times a year. The paper is distributed every Thursday on newsstands and in synagogues and

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s. It is distributed for free on

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and sold for $1.00 in

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and to weekly subscribers. The current print run each week is 20,000 papers.

References

External links

The Five Towns Jewish Times - Official Site (5TJT.com)
Five Towns Five Towns Jewish Times, The Jews and Judaism in New York City Newspapers published in New York (state) Weekly newspapers published in the United States {{Judaism-stub