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Category Archives: Jewish Journalism
Hamodia Creepy Ad For Bekeshas 3-12-10
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Jewish Las Vegas
Arthur J. Bloberger, the former editor of the Las Vegas Jewish Reporter, emails me: Hi Luke. I just wanted to give you an update on what’s been happening lately twixt the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and myself, it’s former … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged chief development officer, Jewish Federation, nevada detr, religious discrimination, reporter editor, unemployment benefits
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The Late Lamented ‘Jewish Reporter’ Newspaper Of Las Vegas
Here’s some background. Arthur J. Bloberger, the former editor of the “Jewish Reporter”, emails me today: Although I’ve still not heard the results of my unemployment appeal hearing (way overdue by their own estimation – I don’t know if that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged charitable organization, fear mongering, Jewish Federation, longest time, several letters, web of deceit
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What Really Killed ‘The Las Vegas Jewish Reporter’?
According to JTA: Apparently a casualty of the recession, the 33-year-old Las Vegas Jewish Reporter is shuttering in the wake of low donations, the Las Vegas Sun reported. This week
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged character assassination, charry, fat cats, financial trouble, hank greenspun, Jewish Federation, unemployment benefits, united jewish community, vegas sun
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Voice On Tape Clearly R. Leib Tropper
A poster named “Former Friend” writes: I have known, met with, spoken dozens and dozens of times to Leib Tropper over the past 30 years. His voice is very identifiable. His personality is very identifiable. It pained me to listen … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, Journalism, R. Leib Tropper
Tagged boruch, conservative clergy, credibility, immense power, jewish world, liberal jews, movers and shakers, NCSY, orthodox world, prestige, salvage, slifkin, unorthodox jew, vos iz neias
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New York Mashgiach Says Orthodox Union Only Interested In Making Money, Not In Policing Kashrut
According to Wikipedia: "In Judaism, a Mashgiach (Hebrew: ?????, pl. ???????, mashgichim) is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment." Thursday evening, Robert Frank, a New York mashgiach, emailed me: "Dear Mr. Ford, I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Jewish Journalism, Kashrut, Orthodox Union, Robert Frank
Tagged consumer fraud, consumer fruad, hospital cafeteria, kosher status, kosher supervision, mashgiach, Orthodox Union
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The Editorial Board At Jewschool
Jewschool.com apparently does not have bloggers. It has an "editorial board." Holy hell! Who came up with that term? Could it be the founder of Jewschool.com, the Orthodox Anarchist Dan Sieradski? Jewschool consistently gets about half the traffic of this … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Daniel Sieradski, Jewish Journalism, Jewschool, JTA
Tagged anti zionist, engagement opportunities, holy hell, jewish establishment, Jewschool, open revolt
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Las Vegas Jewish Newspaper Folds
Report: Next week’s celebration of the Jewish New Year will mark the end of an era for readers of the Jewish Reporter. The newspaper will cease publication after 33 years of reporting on such local news as religious celebrations and … Continue reading
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Tagged charitable outreach, jewish faith, jewish new year, outreach programs, religious celebrations, united jewish community
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Faux Calls For Dialogue
Lawrence Grossman writes in the Forward: "Is it too much to hope that it also might encourage steps toward renewing respectful dialogue between Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews?" When I was interviewing people in 2004 for my book on American Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, Lawrence Grossman, Personal
Tagged interview request, Jewish Journalism, Lawrence Grossman, orthodox jews, respectful dialogue
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Jewish Press Limps Along
From The Jerusalem Post: Mark Joffe, executive editor and publisher for the Jewish Telegraph Agency, painted a bleaker picture. His organization services more than 90 client Jewish newspapers, and some have either folded, switched from a weekly to a monthly … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism
Tagged american jewish press, american jewish press association, financial constraints, jerusalem post, jewish newspapers, jewish telegraph
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