Tops In State

The Jewish News earns statewide
Newspaper of the Year honors.

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10/8

1999

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IS A DIFFERENCE.

Iuti e'Wiener

he Jewish News was
named Michigan's top
newspaper in its circula-
tion class while winning
three writing awards, one design
honor and one speacial section
award in the Michigan Press
Association's 1999 Better Newspaper
Contest.
The "Newspaper of
the Year" award goes to
the top newspaper in
nine circulation classes
based on points accumu-
lated in all contest cate-
gories. The Jewish News
competed against 28
newspapers with a circu-
lation between 10,000
and 25,000.
"We're honored and
pleased the judges have
awarded the Jewish News the overall
excellence award in our size classifi-
cation," said Publisher Arthur M.
Horwitz.
"While the Jewish News is known
as the premier weekly publication in
the nation serving the needs of its
Jewish community, it is gratifying to
know that it is also the best in the
state of Michigan, Jewish or secular.
"Under the editorial direction of
Bob Sklar and the artistic direction
of Debbie Schultz and Jeff Torok,
the Jewish News continues to strive
to create a publication of high value
and interest to its readers and adver-
tisers," he added.

Lonny Goldsmith

Placing first for general excel-
lence, the Jewish News impressed the
judges with "intelligent writing that
targets issues of interest and concern
to the Detroit Jewish community."
They also cited "interesting local
features, and clean, simple page
design with eye-catching headlines.
The Jewish News earned the top

Awards lead to top
honors in contest
category.

two places in the enterprise feature
category.
Former staff writer Julie Wiener,
now on staff at the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency in New York - City, took a
first-place award for "Akiva: The
Roads Ahead," look at the state of
Yeshivat Akiva's high school pro-
gram. "An excellent presentation —
well-written, forceful, clear, intelli-
gent and very thorough," wrote the
judges.
Staff writer Harry Kirsbaum
earned a second place for
"Holocaust Center To Expand," an
in-depth account of the Holocaust
Memorial Center's $12-million