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<i>Jewish Sentinel</i>

Jewish Sentinel

Weekly newspaper published by the Sentinel Publishing Company

The Jewish Sentinel called simply The Sentinel,[1][2][3][4] was a weekly newspaper[5] published each Thursday by The Sentinel Publishing Company of Chicago (Sentinel Pub. Co.) from 1911 to 1996.[6][7]

Founded by Louis Berlin (d.1964) with a friend,[7] Abraham L. Weber.[8] Berlin was the first editor.[7][9] Its first issues was on February 4, 1911.[7] In 1943 he sold[9] it to Jack I. Fishbein (d.1996) who was editor and publisher[5] since.[10][11]

The Sentinel, Voice of Chicago Jewry,[12] reflected the changing Chicago Jewish community. It set it apart from others by publishing in the English language while catering (also) to the immigrant community.[7] It appealed to the wide spectrum of Chicago Jewry.[8] In addition to local issues, it covered national and international Jewish news.[6] "As Allied armies liberated Europe in 1945, it published some of the earliest eyewitness accounts of Nazi concentration camps."[7]

It was one of the longest continuously published Jewish weeklies in the United States.[12] Last issue was December 26, 1996.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Chicago, Sentinel Publishing Co; Chicago, Sentinel Publishing Co (1961). The Sentinel's History of Chicago Jewry, 1911-1961. Sentinel Publishing Company.
  2. [2]
    Drachler, Norman (1996). A Bibliography of Jewish Education in the United States. Wayne State University Press. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-8143-2353-3.
  3. [3]
    Sclar, Ari F. (2015-04-15). Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports. Purdue University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-61249-356-5.
  4. [4]
    Cutler, Irving (2009-10-26). Chicago's Jewish West Side. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-2100-4. Nazis were burning books written by Jews, democrats, and liberal and social revolutionaries. The cover of the Sentinel, a weekly started in 1911, commemorates.
  5. [5]
    "Jewish Lifs Termed At An End In Soviet (Published 1961)". The New York Times. 1961-08-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  6. [6]
    "The Jewish Sentinel - Illinois Digital Archives". www.idaillinois.org. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. [7]
    Writers, Terry Wilson and Ron Grossman, Tribune Staff (1997-01-06). "85-Year-Old Jewish Newspaper Barely Outlives Its Editor". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. [8]
    Cutler, Irving (1996). The Jews of Chicago: From Shtetl to Suburb. University of Illinois Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-252-02185-5.
  9. [9]
    "Louis Berlin, Founder and First Editor of 'sentinel,' Dies in Chicago". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1964-12-02. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  10. [10]
    Writer, Kenan Heise, Tribune Staff (1996-07-19). "Publisher Jack Fishbein, Leader In Jewish Issues". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. [11]
    "J.I. Fishbein, Editor of 'sentinel,' Honored for 20 Years of Service". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1964-03-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  12. [12]
    "⁨⁨The Sentinel⁩⁩ | Newspapers | The National Library of Israel". www.nli.org.il. Retrieved 2021-01-24.


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