The
Jewish Standard is a
newspaperA newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
based in
TeaneckTeaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, USA, that serves the Jewish community in
Bergen CountyBergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
. The
Jewish Standard was founded in 1931 and is the oldest Jewish weekly in New Jersey.
Unaffiliated with any program, organization, or movement, it claims to be dedicated to giving expression to all phases of Jewish life. The
Jewish Standard is independently owned, and says it is committed to "Jewish continuity and to Israel and America's well-being that have made both countries blessed."
Expansion
In 1984, the company took over publishing of the
Jewish Community News, the Jewish newspaper of
Passaic CountyPassaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
.
In 1991, the company began publishing the
Rockland Jewish Reporter as the official publication of The Jewish Federation of Rockland County.
In 2002, the company began publishing
About Our Children, a source for information for Jewish families.
The papers have won numerous awards from the
American Jewish Press AssociationThe American Jewish Press Association is an organization of Jewish newspapers, magazines, journalists, and affiliated organizations in North America...
, the North Jersey Press Club, the
Society of Professional JournalistsThe Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
and from Parenting Publications of America.
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