Canadian Jewish News
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Jewish News (CJN) is a weekly, English-language
tabloid-sized newspaper
serving Canada
's Jewish community. Though independent, the newspaper has been, since 1971, owned by a group of Jewish leaders involved with Canadian Jewish Congress
. Editorially it is independent of CJC and/or any other Jewish organization.
Editorial
ly, the newspaper is pro-Zionist but is otherwise non-partisan in regards to Israeli or Canadian political parties and is more moderate than B'nai Brith Canada
's newspaper, The Jewish Tribune
, which tends to be pro-Likud
and right of centre. The CJN has a circulation of 35,000, making it the second most widely read Jewish newspaper in the country, second to the Jewish Tribune. It is published in Montreal
and Toronto
and sold in Jewish communities across Canada. The CJN's main competition include both the Jewish Tribune and Shalom Life.
Notable contributors to the newspaper have included J.B. Salsberg, who was a featured columnist in the newspaper for several decades until shortly before his death in 1998, and Rabbi Gunther Plaut
, who also contributed a weekly column for many years.
The Canadian Jewish News was founded by Herut
supporter M. J. Nurenberger
and his wife Dorothy and was first published on Friday, January 1, 1960. In 1971, following the death of his wife, Nurenberger sold the newspaper to the present owners, but soon regretted his decision and started the Jewish Times in 1974, which was decidedly more right wing than CJN under its new management.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
tabloid-sized newspaper
Newspaper
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serving Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Jewish community. Though independent, the newspaper has been, since 1971, owned by a group of Jewish leaders involved with Canadian Jewish Congress
Canadian Jewish Congress
The Canadian Jewish Congress was one of the main lobby groups for the Jewish community in the country, although it often competed with the more conservative B'nai Brith Canada in that regard. At its dissolution, the president of the CJC was Mark Freiman. Its past co-presidents were Sylvain Abitbol...
. Editorially it is independent of CJC and/or any other Jewish organization.
Editorial
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
ly, the newspaper is pro-Zionist but is otherwise non-partisan in regards to Israeli or Canadian political parties and is more moderate than B'nai Brith Canada
B'nai Brith Canada
B'nai Brith Canada is the Canadian section of B'nai Brith . It was founded in 1875 and is the country's oldest Jewish service organization.-Members:...
's newspaper, The Jewish Tribune
The Jewish Tribune (Canada)
The Jewish Tribune is a privately owned community-based weekly Jewish newspaper published by B'nai Brith Canada.The Tribune has a circulation of 60,410 copies a week which makes it the largest Jewish weekly publication in Canada...
, which tends to be pro-Likud
Likud
Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
and right of centre. The CJN has a circulation of 35,000, making it the second most widely read Jewish newspaper in the country, second to the Jewish Tribune. It is published in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and sold in Jewish communities across Canada. The CJN's main competition include both the Jewish Tribune and Shalom Life.
Notable contributors to the newspaper have included J.B. Salsberg, who was a featured columnist in the newspaper for several decades until shortly before his death in 1998, and Rabbi Gunther Plaut
Gunther Plaut
Wolf Gunther Plaut, CC, O.Ont is a Reform rabbi and author. Plaut was the rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto for several decades and since 1978 is its Senior Scholar....
, who also contributed a weekly column for many years.
The Canadian Jewish News was founded by Herut
Herut
Herut was the major right-wing political party in Israel from the 1940s until its formal merger into Likud in 1988, and an adherent of Revisionist Zionism.-History:...
supporter M. J. Nurenberger
M. J. Nurenberger
Meyer Joshua Nurenberger was a Jewish journalist, author and publisher.M.J. Nurenberger was born in Kraków but was raised in France and educated in Belgium where he began his career in journalism as a parliamentary report. He emigrated to the United States in February 1939, months before the...
and his wife Dorothy and was first published on Friday, January 1, 1960. In 1971, following the death of his wife, Nurenberger sold the newspaper to the present owners, but soon regretted his decision and started the Jewish Times in 1974, which was decidedly more right wing than CJN under its new management.