Miriam Goldberg (née Harris; May 18, 1916 – January 8, 2017) was an American newspaper publisher. From 1972 to 2017 she was the editor and publisher of the ''

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'' in

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. She was inducted into the

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in 1987.

Early life and education

She was born Miriam Harris in a

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hospital and grew up in

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in a Jewish family. Her parents were Harry Harris (1874-1945) and Minnie Shibko. She completed her K-12 education at the Teller Elementary School, Aaron Gove Junior High, and East High School, and attended

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in St. Charles, Missouri. She also attended the

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Editor and publisher

On February 12, 1936, she married Max Goldberg, a columnist for ''

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''. Max founded and ran an advertising agency which handled publicity for gubernatorial, congressional, and senatorial candidates. In 1943 he bought the ''Intermountain Jewish News'', which had been established in 1913 and had passed through a succession of owners, for the purchase price of one dollar. He brought in a partner to bolster the financially unstable paper, and successfully revamped it both financially and editorially. After Max's death in 1972, Miriam took over as editor and publisher. In 1983, one of her sons, Rabbi

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, was named executive editor. Grandchildren have held staff positions, including Shana R. Goldberg (assistant publisher) and Tehilla R. Goldberg (columnist). The ''Intermountain Jewish News'' reports on local events in

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, and

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, national news in the United States, and news from

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and other Jewish communities. Under Goldberg's steerage, the paper branched beyond community news into regional news and has taken "controversial stands". Goldberg instituted an editorial policy of presenting all sides of an issue to readers.

Other activities

Goldberg was a past vice president of Hadassah and a former executive board member of the

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. She was also a

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transcriber.

Awards and honors

Goldberg received the

Award of Excellence in 1979. Colorado Governor

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declared September 9, 1982, as "Miriam Goldberg Recognition Day". In 1987 Goldberg was named Woman of the year by the Colorado Press Women and was inducted into the

Death

Goldberg died on January 8, 2017, at the age of 100.

References

External links

"She's 90, but don't call her 'emeritus'"
jweekly.com; accessed March 1, 2018.
Profile
Colorado Women's Hall of Fame website; accessed March 1, 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Miriam 1916 births 2017 deaths American centenarians Jewish American journalists American newspaper publishers (people) Women in publishing People from Chicago People from Denver Lindenwood University alumni Editors of Colorado newspapers Journalists from Illinois Women newspaper editors Women centenarians 21st-century American Jews