Jewish Standard

The Jewish Standard is a newspaper based in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA, that serves the Jewish community in Bergen County. The Jewish Standard was founded in 1931 and is the oldest Jewish weekly in New Jersey.^{[citation needed]}

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."^{[citation needed]}

Expansion

In 1984, the company took over publishing of the Jewish Community News, the Jewish newspaper of Passaic County.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, the company began publishing the Rockland Jewish Reporter as the official publication of The Jewish Federation of Rockland County.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, the company began publishing About Our Children, a source for information for Jewish families.^{[citation needed]}

The papers have won numerous awards from the American Jewish Press Association, the North Jersey Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists and from Parenting Publications of America.^{[citation needed]}

Competition

The Jewish Standard competes with the New Jersey Jewish News.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Whiplash Can Follow a Car Crash or a Wedding Announcement, by Peter Applebome". New York Times. October 6, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/nyregion/07towns.html. 

External links

• Official website
• American Jewish Press Association Member Profile