The Jewish Star (New York)
{{Short description|Newspaper published in Garden City, New York}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}}
{{more footnotes|date=May 2011}}
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| name = The Jewish Star
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| type = Weekly newspaper
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| owners = Richner Communications
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| publisher = Ed Weintrob
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| editor = Malka Eisenberg
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| foundation = 2002
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| language = English
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| headquarters = Garden City, New York
| circulation = 11,300
| circulation_date = 2017
| sister newspapers = Long Island Herald newspaper chain, Nassau Herald, Wantagh Herald Citizen, Oyster Bay Guardian, The Riverdale Press
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| website = {{URL|http://www.thejewishstar.com}}
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| publishing_country = United States
| publishing_city = Garden City, New York
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The Jewish Star is a free weekly newspaper that covers the Orthodox Jewish communities in Nassau County, New York and New York City. Its offices are in Garden City, New York.
History
The Jewish Star began publication in 2002{{Cite web |last=Beckerman |first=Gal |date=2010-01-21 |title=Hold the Presses: Newspapers Are Competing for Orthodox Readers |url=https://forward.com/news/123924/hold-the-presses-newspapers-are-competing-for-ort/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Forward |language=en}} led by founding Publisher and Editor Jody Bodner Dubow. It is owned by Richner Communications Inc., the parent company of Nassau County’s Herald Community Newspapers, Long Island Xpress chain of shopper publications, and The Riverdale Press in the Bronx.{{Cite web |title=About Richner Communications |url=http://www.richnerlive.com/aboutrichnercommunications/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=RichnerLIVE |language=en-US}}
In 2006, the newspaper became predominantly Orthodox, responding to the demographics of the Five Towns, its primary readership base.{{Cite web |last=Ain |first=Stewart |date=2007-02-16 |title=A Star That Shines For Some |url=https://www.jta.org/2007/02/16/ny/a-star-that-shines-for-some |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}} In January 2009, the broadsheet format became tabloid.
Ed Weintrob, formerly publisher of The Brooklyn (NY) Paper, became Publisher in May 2013, and later Publisher and Editor; Malka Eisenberg was a former Editor. Former Publishers include Karen C. Green (2011–13), Rabbi David Nasenoff (2011) and Mayer Fertig (2006-2010). The paper's weekly contributors include Alan Jay Gerber (Bookworm), Rabbi Avi Billet (Parsha of the Week), Rabbi Binny Freedman (From the Heart of Jerusalem), Rabbi Simcha Weinstein (Hippest Rabbi), Jeff Dunetz (Politics to Go), Judy Joszef (Who's in the Kitchen) and Joni Schochett (Kosher Kitchen). Formerly, Rabbi Noam Himstein wrote a column in Hebrew.
References
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- {{cite web
| url = http://thejewishstar.wordpress.com/about/
| title = About us
| publisher = The Jewish Star
| accessdate = October 6, 2010
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External links
- [http://www.thejewishstar.com The Jewish Star website]
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Category:Newspapers published in New York (state)
Category:Jewish newspapers published in the United States
Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United States
Category:Jews and Judaism in Nassau County, New York
Category:Jews and Judaism in Queens, New York
Category:Newspapers established in 2002