- Baltimore Jewish Times
The "Baltimore Jewish Times" is a subscription-based weekly community
newspaper serving theJew ish community ofBaltimore .Baltimore's oldest and largest Jewish publication, [http://www.jewishtimes.com/AboutUs/ About Us] , "Baltimore Jewish Times" website. Retrieved July 12, 2006.] it has been described as "the largest weekly in Maryland and one of the most respected independent Jewish publications in America", [http://echo-media.com/MediaDetailNP.asp?IDNumber=5720 Echo Media - Baltimore Jewish Times] . Retrieved July 12, 2006.] and "one of the premier independent Jewish newspapers in the country." David, Michael. [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/4936/edition_id/90/format/html/displaystory.html Publisher of 6 Jewish weeklies, Charles Buerger, dies at 58] , "
j. ", November 15, 1996.]The newspaper was founded in 1919 by David Alter, and at one time it was "the largest Jewish publication in the country." Dechter, Gadi. [http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=11593 Foxy Meets Orthodoxy] , "
Baltimore City Paper ", March 15, 2006.] Alter built a seven newspaper chain, but only two survived theGreat Depression , including the "Baltimore Jewish Times".In 1972, the paper was taken over by Charles "Chuck" Buerger, the grandson of the founder, and in 1974 he was joined by Gary Rosenblatt as editor. The two expanded the scope of the paper's coverage, as well as the size; in the 1980s the paper regularly exceeded 200 pages, and circulation peaked at over 20,000. In the 1980s the two also acquired "
The Detroit Jewish News " and "The Atlanta Jewish Times ", which were given similar makeovers.Rosenblatt left in 1993 to become editor of New York's "
The Jewish Week ". Buerger started the "Palm Beach Jewish Times" in November 1994, and aBoca Raton /Delray Beach edition in August 1996. De Marco, Donna. [http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/1998/05/04/story8.html?jst=s_cn_hl Jewish Times sells off its papers in Florida] , "Baltimore Business Journal", May 1, 1998.]Buerger died in 1996, and the paper was taken over by his son Andrew. In 1998 Andrew Buerger sold off the
Florida newspapers, and in 2000 he sold theDetroit andAtlanta papers toJewish Renaissance Media . [ [http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2000/02/07/daily16.html Jewish Times owner sells two newspapers] , "Baltimore Business Journal", February 11, 2000.]In 2006 the "Baltimore Jewish Times" claimed a circulation of almost 20,000, of which over 15,000 were paid, and over 50,000 readers. The decline in paid circulation since the 1980s has been attributed to "the decline in newspaper readership in general", and "industry trends"; Andrew Buerger notes that "Baltimore then was also home to three daily papers".
The newspaper is currently owned by
Alter Publications , which also publishes "STYLE" and "Chesapeake Life" magazines. In March 2006 Alter Publications began publication of the "Baltimore Jewish News", geared to Baltimore's 20,000 Orthodox Jews; the circulation of this free newspaper is currently around 5,000.In 2006 the paper won the 2005 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in News Reporting and Writing about Scientific and Technological Innovation Out of Israel from the [http://www.ajpa.org/ American Jewish Press Association] . [ [http://www.ajpa.org/rockower2005.php Simon Rockower 2005 Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism] , American Jewish Press Association website. Retrieved July 12, 2006.]
As of 2006, Andrew Buerger was the publisher, and Phil Jacobs was the editor.
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External links
* [http://www.jewishtimes.com/ "Baltimore Jewish Times" website]
* [http://ajpa.org/directoryprofile.php?id=199 American Jewish Press Association Member Profile]
* [http://echo-media.com/MediaDetailNP.asp?IDNumber=5720 Echo Media profile]
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