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through its print and digital platforms, 
can continue to meet the diverse informa-
tion needs of the community for years to 
come.
“Jewish News staff, readers and adver-
tisers will see a seamless transition to 
nonprofit ownership,” Jackier added.

SAVING THE INDUSTRY
The Jewish News is the latest in an emerg-
ing trend of for-profit, community-fo-
cused print media companies transition-
ing to nonprofit ownership. Since 2004, 
more than 2,100 newspapers across the 
U.S. have ceased operations. Driving the 
industry decline has been the advent of 

digital media and the near-total global 
digital revenue dominance of just two 
entities, Google and Facebook. Nonprofit 
ownership enables the Jewish News to 
expand its traditional advertising and 
circulation revenue streams through the 
securing of donations and 
grants.
“The Jewish News 
Foundation has the oppor-
tunity to serve as a leader, 
nationally, in its nonprofit 
conversion of a valuable 
destination for communi-
ty-based journalism,” said Matt Friedman, 
a member of the Foundation board and 

co-founder of Tanner Friedman Strategic 
Communications in Farmington Hills.
“For several years, the Foundation 
has stayed close to fast-moving trends 
in the media business, which have only 
accelerated in 2020, and worked to stay 
in front of them, so that the Jewish News
would have this opportunity before it was 
too late. We now have the potential to 
provide the roadmap for cities across the 
country that want to retain their ethnic 
news outlets.”
The weekly Jewish News was founded 
by Philip Slomovitz in 1942. He served as 
the newspaper’
s publisher and editor until 
1984, when he sold it to a group headed 

Matt 
Friedman

March 16, 1984

The Jewish News is 
sold to an investor 
group led by Baltimore 
Jewish Times Publisher 
Charles A. Buerger. 

May 1, 1986

Arthur Horwitz is 
recruited from the 
Baltimore Sun to 
assume publishing 
responsibilities for the 
Jewish News.

Nov. 8, 1996

Charles A. Buerger 
passes away at age 58 
following complications 
from heart surgery.

Feb. 8, 2000

Arthur Horwitz and investor/
philanthropist Michael Steinhardt 
form Jewish Renaissance Media 
and purchase the Detroit Jewish 
News and related media 
holdings from the family of 
Charles A. Buerger.

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Jan. 27, 2002

An electrical fire destroys the Southfield 
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staff put out a 112-page edition, which 
is distributed only one day late. 

