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{{Short description|Jewish newspaper based in Connecticut}}
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| type = Weekly newspaper
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| owner = Henry Zachs
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| founder = Samuel Neusner and<br>Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman
| founder = Samuel Neusner and<br>Rabbi [[Abraham J. Feldman]]
| publisher = JHL Ledger LLC
| publisher = <!-- JHL Ledger LLC -->20/20 Media<ref name="20/20 Media bi-weekly">{{cite news |title=INTRODUCING… THE NEW! SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND JEWISH LEDGER |url=http://www.jewishledger.com/2022/01/introducing-the-new-southern-new-england-jewish-ledger/ |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=Jewish Ledger |date=13 January 2022 |quote=Connecticut and Massachusetts Jewish Ledgers ... joined forces to create the Southern New England Jewish Ledger...by 20/20 Media, ... in West Hartford, Connecticut...the Ledger will switch from a weekly to a bi-weekly schedule}}</ref>
| editor = Judie Jacobson
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| headquarters = [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]
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| circulation = 15,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.nanawall.com/files/Articles/The%20Exhilaration%20of%20Openness.pdf|title=The Exhilaration of Openness|location=Rochester, New York|date=1 November 2012|access-date=28 March 2016|archive-date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405072308/http://media.nanawall.com/files/Articles/The%20Exhilaration%20of%20Openness.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| headquarters = [[West Hartford, Connecticut]]
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The '''''Jewish Ledger''''' is [[Connecticut]]'s only weekly [[Jew]]ish [[newspaper]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROJ2GIA-ALQC&pg=PA208&dq=%22jewish+ledger%22+connecticut&hl=en&ei=liFrTa6YBMX7lweyjMnZBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22jewish%20ledger%22%20connecticut&f=false |title=American Jewish year book, Book 1997|ISBN=0-87495-111-9 |publisher=American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America |date=1997 |author1=David Singer |author2=Ruth R. Seldin |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.norwichbulletin.com/communities/x1767498582/2-from-area-on-Jewish-Ledgers-movers-and-shakers-list#axzz1FE00hw7e |title=2 from area on Jewish Ledger's 'movers and shakers' list |work=Norwich Bulletin |date=December 31, 2009 |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> The [[Hartford]] newspaper also has a monthly edition serving the [[Greater Hartford]] and [[western Massachusetts]] area.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DK5K72JymAEC&pg=PA63&dq=%22jewish+ledger%22+connecticut&hl=en&ei=liFrTa6YBMX7lweyjMnZBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22jewish%20ledger%22%20connecticut&f=false |title=The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia |publisher=Schreiber Pub.|ISBN=1-887563-77-6 |date=2003 |author1=Mordecai Schreiber |author2=Alvin I. Schiff |author3=Leon Klenicki |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref>
The '''''Jewish Ledger''''' is [[Connecticut]]'s only weekly [[Jew]]ish [[newspaper]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanjewishye00amer |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/americanjewishye00amer/page/208 208] |quote=jewish ledger connecticut. |title=American Jewish year book, Book 1997|isbn=0-87495-111-9 |publisher=American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America |date=1997 |author1=David Singer |author2=Ruth R. Seldin |access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.norwichbulletin.com/communities/x1767498582/2-from-area-on-Jewish-Ledgers-movers-and-shakers-list#axzz1FE00hw7e |title=2 from area on Jewish Ledger's 'movers and shakers' list |work=Norwich Bulletin |date=December 31, 2009 |access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> The [[Hartford]] newspaper also has a monthly edition serving the [[Greater Hartford]] and [[western Massachusetts]] area.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DK5K72JymAEC&q=%22jewish+ledger%22+connecticut&pg=PA63 |title=The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia |publisher=Schreiber Pub.|isbn=1-887563-77-6 |date=2003 |author1=Mordecai Schreiber |author2=Alvin I. Schiff |author3=Leon Klenicki |access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref>


== History ==
It was founded in April 1929 by Samuel Neusner (who had come to the United States from Poland at the age of 10, in 1906) and Rabbi Abraham Feldman.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Llk8AAAAIAAJ&q=%22jewish+ledger%22+connecticut&dq=%22jewish+ledger%22+connecticut&hl=en&ei=vSJrTaSSJIaBlAeg-oH_AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBjgK |title=Hartford Jews, 1659–1970 |publisher=Connecticut Historical Society |date=1970 |author=Morris Silverman|accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> Berthold Gaster, whose father had survived the [[Dachau concentration camp|Dachau]] and [[Buchenwald]] [[concentration camp]]s, became the newspaper's managing editor in 1958.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C__VvaxE5ugC&pg=PA105&dq=%22jewish+ledger%22&hl=en&ei=zB9rTYCZLYGBlAeNrIn_AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22jewish%20ledger%22&f=false |title=Jewish West Hartford: from city to suburb |ISBN=1-59629-204-0|publisher= The History Press|date=2007 |author= Betty N. Hoffman|accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> Lee Neusner was publisher from 1960 to 1966, when she sold it to Gaster and Shirley Bunis.<ref name="google1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/931492222.html?dids=931492222:931492222&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+10%2C+1967&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Two+Officials+Purchase+Weekly+Jewish+Ledger&pqatl=google |title=Two Officials Purchase Weekly Jewish Ledger |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=January 10, 1967 |accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> In 1992, the paper was sold to NRG Connecticut Limited Partnership.
It was founded in April 1929 by Samuel Neusner (who had come to the United States from Poland at the age of 10, in 1906) and Rabbi [[Abraham J. Feldman]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Llk8AAAAIAAJ&q=%22jewish+ledger%22+connecticut |title=Hartford Jews, 1659–1970 |publisher=Connecticut Historical Society |date=1970 |author=Morris Silverman|access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> Berthold Gaster, whose father had survived the [[Dachau concentration camp|Dachau]] and [[Buchenwald]] [[concentration camp]]s, became the newspaper's managing editor in 1958.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C__VvaxE5ugC&q=%22jewish+ledger%22&pg=PA105 |title=Jewish West Hartford: from city to suburb |isbn=978-1-59629-204-8|publisher= The History Press|date=2007 |author= Betty N. Hoffman|access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> Lee Neusner was publisher from 1960 to 1966, when she sold it to Gaster and Shirley Bunis.<ref name="google1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/931492222.html?dids=931492222:931492222&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+10%2C+1967&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Two+Officials+Purchase+Weekly+Jewish+Ledger&pqatl=google |title=Two Officials Purchase Weekly Jewish Ledger |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=January 10, 1967 |access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> In 1992, the paper was sold to NRG Connecticut Limited Partnership.


As of 2015, the editor was Judie Jacobson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishledger.com/2014/03/changing-of-the-guard-the-jewish-ledger-continues-under-new-ownership/ |title=Changing of the guard – The Jewish Ledger continues under new ownership |publisher=Jewish Ledger |date=March 26, 2014 |accessdate=November 4, 2015}}</ref> [[Jonathan S. Tobin]], currently of ''[[The Jewish Exponent]]'' of Philadelphia, is a former editor of the ''Jewish Ledger''.
As of 2015, the editor was Judie Jacobson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishledger.com/2014/03/changing-of-the-guard-the-jewish-ledger-continues-under-new-ownership/ |title=Changing of the guard – The Jewish Ledger continues under new ownership |publisher=Jewish Ledger |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> [[Jonathan S. Tobin]], currently of ''[[The Jewish Exponent]]'' of Philadelphia, is a former editor of the ''Jewish Ledger''.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.jewishledger.com/ ''Jewish Ledger'' website]
*[http://www.jewishledger.com/ ''Jewish Ledger'' website]
*[http://ajpa.org/directoryprofile.php?id=187 American Jewish Press Association Member Profile]
*[http://ajpa.org/directoryprofile.php?id=187 American Jewish Press Association Member Profile]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/USA/Connecticut.htm ''The Connecticut Jewish Ledger'' Obituary Database]
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/USA/Connecticut.htm ''The Connecticut Jewish Ledger'' Obituary Database]
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25188833987 ''Jewish Ledger'' Facebook page]
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25188833987 ''Jewish Ledger'' Facebook page]
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[[Category:Newspapers published in Connecticut]]
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[[Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United States]]
[[Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United States]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1929]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1929]]
[[Category:West Hartford, Connecticut]]
[[Category:West Hartford, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Media in Hartford County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Mass media in Hartford County, Connecticut]]




Latest revision as of 23:59, 27 November 2023

Jewish Ledger
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Henry Zachs
Founder(s)Samuel Neusner and
Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman
Publisher20/20 Media[1]
EditorJudie Jacobson
FoundedApril 1929 (April 1929)
HeadquartersWest Hartford, Connecticut
Circulation15,000[2]
OCLC number37017172
Websitejewishledger.com

The Jewish Ledger is Connecticut's only weekly Jewish newspaper.[3][4] The Hartford newspaper also has a monthly edition serving the Greater Hartford and western Massachusetts area.[5]

History[edit]

It was founded in April 1929 by Samuel Neusner (who had come to the United States from Poland at the age of 10, in 1906) and Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman.[6] Berthold Gaster, whose father had survived the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps, became the newspaper's managing editor in 1958.[7] Lee Neusner was publisher from 1960 to 1966, when she sold it to Gaster and Shirley Bunis.[7][8] In 1992, the paper was sold to NRG Connecticut Limited Partnership.

As of 2015, the editor was Judie Jacobson.[9] Jonathan S. Tobin, currently of The Jewish Exponent of Philadelphia, is a former editor of the Jewish Ledger.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "INTRODUCING… THE NEW! SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND JEWISH LEDGER". Jewish Ledger. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022. Connecticut and Massachusetts Jewish Ledgers ... joined forces to create the Southern New England Jewish Ledger...by 20/20 Media, ... in West Hartford, Connecticut...the Ledger will switch from a weekly to a bi-weekly schedule
  2. ^ "The Exhilaration of Openness" (PDF). Rochester, New York. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ David Singer; Ruth R. Seldin (1997). American Jewish year book, Book 1997. American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 208. ISBN 0-87495-111-9. Retrieved February 28, 2011. jewish ledger connecticut.
  4. ^ "2 from area on Jewish Ledger's 'movers and shakers' list". Norwich Bulletin. December 31, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. ^ Mordecai Schreiber; Alvin I. Schiff; Leon Klenicki (2003). The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia. Schreiber Pub. ISBN 1-887563-77-6. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Morris Silverman (1970). Hartford Jews, 1659–1970. Connecticut Historical Society. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Betty N. Hoffman (2007). Jewish West Hartford: from city to suburb. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-204-8. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "Two Officials Purchase Weekly Jewish Ledger". Hartford Courant. January 10, 1967. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "Changing of the guard – The Jewish Ledger continues under new ownership". Jewish Ledger. March 26, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

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