St. Louis Jewish Light

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St. Louis Jewish Light
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Type Biweekly newspaper
Editor-in-chiefEllen Futterman
Founded1947
Headquarters6 Millstone Campus,
St. Louis, Missouri
Circulation 10,000 households(as of 2012) [1]
ISSN 0036-2964
OCLC number 3919262
Website stljewishlight.org

The St. Louis Jewish Light is a biweekly Jewish newspaper distributed in St. Louis, Missouri, that was established in 1947. [2] [3] It is located at 6 Millstone Campus, St. Louis. [3] It is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and has an independent board of directors. Laura K. Silver is President of the Light's Board of Trustees. [3] [4]

Contents

History

The first issue was published in 1947. [5] In 1977, it was considered the major Jewish newspaper in St. Louis. [6] In 1988, it was cited as one of the more notable Anglo-Jewish newspapers. [7]

In 2004, its editorial board approved accepting same-sex commitment announcements in the newspaper, by a vote of 9–7. [8] Orthodox board members, joined by some non-Orthodox members, opposed publication of the announcements. [8]

Circulation and readership

In 1991, 78% of the readers of the newspaper said they were interested in news about Israel. [9] In 1992, it had a circulation of 15,000 and a readership estimated at 50,000, and in 2007, it had a circulation of 14,500 households. [3] [10] In 2012, the circulation was approximately 10,000. [1]

Staff

Ellen Futterman is Editor-in-Chief. Betsy Schmidt is Chief Business and Engagement Officer. Robert A. Cohn is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the newspaper. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Duggan, Eileen P. (2012-04-23). "Jewish Light changing with the times" . Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Community Directory: St. Louis Jewish Light". Jewishinstlouis.org. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dawne Massey (2007). Insiders' Guide to St. Louis. Globe Pequot. ISBN   978-0-7627-4409-1 . Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jewish Press Seeks Context in Covering Middle East Crisis". The Jewish Post & News. March 2, 1988. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "About". St. Louis Jewish Light. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ American Library Association; Reference and Subscription Books Review Committee (1977). Reference and subscription books reviews. American Library Association. ISBN   0-8389-3221-5 . Retrieved June 28, 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Media history digest; Volumes 8-9. Media History Digest Corp. 1988. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  8. 1 2 Deb Peterson (April 13, 2004). "St. Louis Jewish Light will Report Same-Sex Ceremonies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ Eliʻezer Don-Yiḥya (1991). Israel and diaspora Jewry: ideological and political perspectives. Bar-Ilan University Press. ISBN   965-226-115-7 . Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Jewish Light Promotes Cohn to Publisher". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 24, 1992. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  11. ↑ John J. Archibald (July 21, 1988). "Lighting the Way for 25 Years; Newspaper Aims to Unify, Inform Jewish Community". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 28, 2011.


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