Chicago Jewish News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Joseph Aaron
Editor-in-chiefJoseph Aaron
Founded1994
Ceased publication2019
HeadquartersSkokie, Chicago, Illinois
Circulation10,000[1]
Websitechijewishnews.com

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.[2] At its peak the newspaper had a readership of over 40,000.

The paper 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 publication after Aaron died of a heart attack outside a restaurant in Jerusalem on November 16, 2019. He was 64.[3][4]

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References

  1. "Chicago Jewish News". Mondo Times. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  2. "The 34th Annual Simon Rockower Award Winners". Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  3. Goldsborough, Bob. "Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. chicagojewishnews (2019-12-04). "Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem". The Chicago Jewish News. Retrieved 2020-01-05.


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