Chicago Jewish News Explained

Chicago Jewish News
Type:Weekly newspaper
Foundation:1994
Circulation:10,000[1]
Headquarters:Skokie, Chicago, Illinois
Website: Formerly available at chicagojewishnews.com [2]
Founder:Joseph Aaron
Ceased Publication:2019
Chiefeditor:Joseph Aaron

Chicago Jewish News was a newspaper mainly serving the Jewish population in Chicago. The newspaper won two Simon Rockower Awards in 2015, where it is categorized as a newspaper with a circulation of less than 15,000 copies.[3] At its peak the newspaper had a readership of over 40,000.

History

The Chicago Jewish News 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 after Aaron died of a heart attack outside a restaurant in Jerusalem on November 16, 2019. He was 64.[4] [5]

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  1. Web site: Chicago Jewish News. Mondo Times. 2016-12-25.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20000621150132/http://www.chijewishnews.com/contact.htm
  3. Web site: The 34th Annual Simon Rockower Award Winners. 2016-12-04.
  4. Web site: Goldsborough . Bob . 27 November 2019 . Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem . 2020-01-05 . Chicago Tribune.
  5. Web site: 2019-12-04 . Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem . 2020-01-05 . The Chicago Jewish News . en-US.