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hil Jacobs, edi-
tor of the
Detroit Jewish
News, will be
leaving in December to
become the editor of the
JN's sister paper, the Baltimore Jewish
Times.
Jacobs, a Baltimore native, will
return to his home town to replace
Michael Davis, who resigned as edi-
tor after 4 1/2 years. Associate Editor
Alan Hitsky has been named interim
editor of The Jewish News.
The Jewish Times and Jewish News
are part of the Baltimore-based
Waterspout Communications, Inc.
Other publications include Style, the
Palm Beach Jewish Times, Boca/Delray
Jewish Times, Western Jewish Bulletin
and Atlanta Jewish Times.
"This is a wonderful opportunity,"
said Jacobs. "To carry on the same
mission as legends in the business
such as [the late] Chuck Buerger and
[former editor] Gary Rosenblatt, is
an awesome responsibility. It gives me

great joy and satisfaction to be pre-
sented with such a challenge.
"Still," said Jacobs, "there was also
the opportunity to work on a paper
created by another legend, Phil
Slomovitz. There also was the chance
to work with a man who, by himself,
defines the cutting edge of this busi-
ness, Arthur Horwitz.
"There is a certain amount of pain
that is associated with growth and
with change. If my family had come
here with me in 1990 and we left eas-
ily, then something would have been
very wrong. Instead, we feel the pain
of having to say goodbye to col-
leagues at The Jewish News and to
some of the closest friends we've ever
made in our lives.
"Before we moved to Detroit,
people would tell me nega-
tive things about Devil's
Night or the weather. They
obviously never experi-
enced the loving communi-
ty we have here."
In his seven years in
Detroit, Jacobs helped lead
the editorial product in its
recent redesign. He's writ-
ten stories on almost every
section of the community.
But what he says he's most
proud of is the connection of The
Jewish News to the Detroit communi-
tY.
"This is one of the nation's great
Jewish communities," he said. "The
JN is a mirror of that community. It's
as Arthur Horwitz calls it, 'the back-
yard fence' for our Jewish communi-
ty. I'm proud that Detroit can see
itself in our paper."
Jacobs started at the Baltimore
Jewish Times as a reporter in 1982.
He served for a number of years as
assistant editor before his move to
Detroit.
Alan Hitsky, who has worked at
The Jewish News 23 years, will assume
day-to-day newsroom responsibilities
during the transition. The Jewish
News has started an international
search for an editor.

