Jewish Sentinel Explained

The Jewish Sentinel called simply The Sentinel,^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} was a weekly newspaper published each Thursday by The Sentinel Publishing Company of Chicago from 1911 to 1996.

Founded by Louis Berlin (d. 1964) with a friend, Abraham L. Weber.^[5] Berlin was the first editor.^[6] Its first issues was on February 4, 1911. In 1943 he sold^[6] it to Jack I. Fishbein (d.1996) who was editor and publisher^[7] since.^{[8] [9]}

The Sentinel, Voice of Chicago Jewry,^[10]  reflected the changing Chicago Jewish community. It set it apart from others by publishing in the English language while catering (also) to the immigrant community. It appealed to the wide spectrum of Chicago Jewry.^[5] In addition to local issues, it covered national and international Jewish news.^[11] "As Allied armies liberated Europe in 1945, it published some of the earliest eyewitness accounts of Nazi concentration camps."^[12]

It was one of the longest continuously published Jewish weeklies in the United States. The last issue was December 26, 1996.^[12]

External links

• The Sentinel at National Library of Israel

Notes and References

1. Book: Chicago, Sentinel Publishing Co. The Sentinel's History of Chicago Jewry, 1911-1961. Chicago. Sentinel Publishing Co. 1961. Sentinel Publishing Company. en.
2. Book: Drachler, Norman. A Bibliography of Jewish Education in the United States. 1996. Wayne State University Press. 978-0-8143-2353-3. 446. en.
3. Book: Sclar, Ari F.. Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports. 2015-04-15. Purdue University Press. 978-1-61249-356-5. 71. en.
4. Book: Cutler, Irving. Chicago's Jewish West Side. 2009-10-26. Arcadia Publishing. 978-1-4396-2100-4. en. Nazis were burning books written by Jews, democrats, and liberal and social revolutionaries. The cover of the Sentinel, a weekly started in 1911, commemorates.
5. Book: Cutler, Irving. The Jews of Chicago: From Shtetl to Suburb. 1996. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-02185-5. 151. en.
6. Web site: 1964-12-02. Louis Berlin, Founder and First Editor of 'sentinel,' Dies in Chicago. 2021-01-24. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. en-US.
7. News: 1961-08-09. Jewish Lifs Termed At An End In Soviet (Published 1961). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-24. 0362-4331.
8. Web site: Writer. Kenan Heise, Tribune Staff. Publisher Jack Fishbein, Leader In Jewish Issues. 1996-07-19. 2021-01-24. chicagotribune.com. en-US.
9. Web site: 1964-03-24. J.I. Fishbein, Editor of 'sentinel,' Honored for 20 Years of Service. 2021-01-24. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. en-US.
10. Web site: ⁨⁨The Sentinel⁩⁩ Newspapers The National Library of Israel. 2021-01-24. www.nli.org.il. en.
11. Web site: The Jewish Sentinel - Illinois Digital Archives. 2021-01-24. www.idaillinois.org.
12. Web site: Writers. Terry Wilson and Ron Grossman, Tribune Staff. 85-Year-Old Jewish Newspaper Barely Outlives Its Editor. 1997-01-06. 2021-01-24. chicagotribune.com. en-US.