- Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad
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The Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad (New Israelite Weekly) (NIW) is the oldest Jewish weekly and also the oldest still-functioning news magazine in the Netherlands. Founded on August 4th 1865, it tries to inform the Jewish community on issues concerning Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands and in the world. Its headquarters are in Amstelveen.
The staff is compromised of the following persons:
- Jigal Markuszower (chairman)
- John Koekoek (vice-chairman)
- Uri van Gelder (treasurer)
- Mischa van de Woestijne (secretary)
- Dov Rychter
Managing editor is Elise Friedman. The NIW has some 6,000 subscribers. To enlarge the number of readers, the NIW started a modernization campaign of the weekly in 2001, but this has had only minimal effect on the number of subscribers.
External links
- Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad (Dutch)
- NIW at www.vecip.com (Dutch)
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