L'Shana Tova From Our Publisher
And The Jewish News Staff
I
o our readers:
They may be standing
in line with you at the su-
permarket or the theater,
sitting next to you at a Michi-
gan football game or a high-
school swimming meet. The
people who create The Jewish
News for you — week in and
week out — are talented pro-
fessionals who bring you, our
valued readers, the largest and
most comprehensive English-
language Jewish publication in
the world.
For the most part, they're just
names in the masthead on Page
11. But with our Rosh Hashanah
issue, our largest effort of the
year, I'd like to introduce them
to you:
Editorial
is our advertising staff. Sales
synagogue listings, etc.
Staff photographer Dan Lip- Manager Shari Cimino keeps
pitt and photographer Glenn them motivated, equipped,
Triest provide interesting and growing and rewarded. Adver-
compelling visuals (including tising Coordinator Robin Mag-
the photograph here, taken by ness, Tobie Kuppe, Sue Maniloff
Dan from the roof of our build- and Kari Horenstein fill key sup-
port roles for account executives
ing).
Also drawing on the resources Rick Nessel, Danny Raskin, Pat-
of the editorial department is ty McMurray, Kathy Johnson,
STYLE magazine Editor Carla T sa Wylin, Betsy Leemon, Hei-
Schwartz, who has spearhead- di Brandemihl and Ellen Finn.
ed 10 years of growth at the Dharlene Norris specializes in
helm of our widely circulated working with charitable orga-
nizations, and Marlene Miller,
lifestyle magazine.
The Jewish News Group, Barbara Lopez and Karin Indig
which includes The Baltimore handle classified advertising.
The Jewish News' success in
Jewish Times, The Atlanta Jew-
securing
advertising stems from
ish Times, The Palm Beach Jew-
ish Times, The Boca 1 Delray having a loyal base of readers
Jewish Times and the Western who patronize its advertisers ...
Jewish Bulletin in Vancouver, and an advertising staff that is
pools its resources to retain cor- always seeking growth for their
respondents in Washington, clients and themselves.
London and Israel.
that need to look great ... the de-
sign of the cover and the edito-
rial features ... determining
what stories and ads go where.
Production Manager Curt De-
Loye and Assistant Production
Manager Gayle Baldi keep the
department operating smooth-
ly on a weekly basis. They are
assisted by the keen eye of Art
Director Debbie Schultz and a
staff of talented and experienced
Macintosh designers, including
Ralph Orme, Cathy Ciccone,
Marla Cooper, Nancy Cameron
and Holly Piskie. Leslie Joseph
wields an effective knife for those
aspects of the paper that require
cutting and pasting.
Circulation Department
From a single clerk sending
out bills in her free time, the cir-
culation department has grown
to serving our readers in De-
troit, Baltimore, Atlanta, Palm
Beach and Boca/Delray. Head-
ing this area is Consumer Mar-
keting Manager Deborah
Cherrin, who joined us this
Under the caring leadership
of Editor Phil Jacobs, the edito-
rial department takes the com-
munity's pulse. Writers Julie
Production Department
Edgar, Jennifer Finer and Jill Advertising Department
It all comes together here.
Davidson Sklar seek information
Working on the other side of The local editorial content ... the
for stories on such diverse sub- the building, with similar levels national and international sto-
jects as education, philanthropy, of enthusiasm and commitment, ries ... the scribbled ad layouts
business, politics, health, religion
and intergroup relations.
Associate Editor Elizabeth
Applebaum is our priceless fea-
ture writer, "Tell Me Why"
columnist, writing coach and the
inspiration behind "The Apple
' Tree," a monthly section geared
toward families (look for its de-
but in our Sept. 20 edition!).
Associate Editor Alan Hitsky
wears many hats, from report-
ing on Detroit's successes at the
recent Maccabi Youth Games to
assisting with the department's
accounting.
Our Arts and Entertainment
Editor Julie Yolles is the ener-
gy behind our hip JN Enter-
tainment section, which focuses
on entertainment trends, pro-
C/3
files and events and serves up
weekly cutting-edge features.
Assistant Editor Gail Zim-
'2 merman spearheads our Fine
Arts section, in addition to sup-
porting all our writers and edi-
c, tors with her skillful copy-editing
-
cc and legendary sharp pencil.
Also integral to our editorial From left to right: bottom row — Sue Maniloff, Julie Edgar, Betsy Leemon, Tobie Kuppe, Carla Schwartz, Dharlene Norris,
process are proofreader Lynne Leslie Joseph; second row— Elizabeth Applebaum, Marlene Miller, Illana Greenberg, Nancy Cameron, Gail Zimmerman, Cathy
= Konstantin and editorial assis- Ciccone, Susie Sherman; third row, Heidi Brandemihl, Marianne Taylor, Julie Yolles, Robin Magness, Sy Manello, Deborah
Cherrin, Kathy Johnson; fourth row — Holly Piskie, Debbie Schultz, Paula Smith, Ellen Finn, Arthur Horwitz, Karin Indig, Shari
tant Sy Manello, well-known as Cimino, Alan Hitsky, Brigette Thompson; fifth row — Marla Cooper, Heather Bondy, Kari Horenstein, Jennifer Finer, Linda
the recipient of your press re- McCarthy, Patty McMurray, Danny Raskin; sixth row — Barbara Lopez, Gayle Baldi, Phil Jacobs, Curt DeLoye, Ralph Orme.
leases, birth announcements, Not pictured — Lisa Wylin, Jill Sklar, Dan Lippitt, Lynne Konstantin, Rick Nessel.
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week and brings years of expe-
rience from senior community
affairs and development posi-
tions. She will be working close-
ly with Paula Smith to further
build and expand this area of
our business.
Front Office
Office Manager Linda Mc-
Carthy oversees our various ac-
counting functions with able
support from Brigette Thomp-
son and Tom Murphy.
Rounding out the office staff
is Heather Bondy, the "voice of
The Jewish News," who assists
Linda with a range of office
tasks when not greeting the
community.
Administrative/Support
Business Manager Marianne
Taylor wears many hats. She
oversees and leads the produc-
tion and front office areas and
is our "chief information officer,"
the most knowledgeable about
the array of technology systems,
platforms, interfaces, etc. She
also helped build and maintairi,
our circulation department.
Marketing Manager Illana
Greenberg assists in formulat-
ing and articulating our overall
strategic direction and plays a
key role in product planning
and promotion.
And finally, Administrative
Assistant Susie Sherman give
my senior management groui5\
insights, ideas and an extra pair
of hands!
On behalf of the staff of The
Jewish News, please accept our
wishes for a happy, healthy and
fulfilling New Year. We pledge
to give you a useful, compelling,
thoughtfully edited publication
that meets, or exceeds, the
rapidly changing needs of the
community. And please ... say
hello if you see us in line at the
supermarket, shivering at a
Michigan game or carpooling
our kids to bar/bat mitzvah par-
ties!
L'shana tova,
Arthur M. Horwitz,
Publisher