 Cleveland Jewish News logo | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland Jewish Publication Co. |
| Publisher | Kevin S. Adelstein |
| Founded | 1964 (succeeding newspapers established in 1889 and 1906) |
| Headquarters | 23880 Commerce Park, Beachwood, Ohio |
| Circulation | 12,000[1] |
| Price | $53.95 for a one year print subscription |
| ISSN | 0009-8825 |
| Website | cjn.org |
TheCleveland Jewish News (theCJN) is a weeklyJewish newspaper headquartered inBeachwood,Ohio, a suburb ofCleveland.[2][3] The newspaper contains local, national, and international news of Jewish interest.[3]
It was formed in 1964.[4] It is a successor to two ClevelandAnglo-Jewish newspapers –The Jewish Independent (established in 1906) and theJewish Review & Observer (which had as its roots theHebrew Observer, founded in 1889).[5]
TheCleveland Jewish News had as its first issue a 32-pagetabloid on October 30, 1964.[2][4][5] Arthur Weyne was its first editor.[4] He was followed by Jerry D. Barach, and then in 1980 by Cynthia Dettelbach, and Michael E. Bennett from 2005 to 2012.[4][6] Publisher and CEO Kevin S. Adelstein, joined the Cleveland Jewish News in 2013.[7][8]
From 1989 to 2002, the newspaper was located inShaker Heights andUniversity Heights.[4][5] In 2002, it moved to 23880 Commerce Park, Beachwood.[4]
The Cleveland Jewish News is owned by its parent company, the Cleveland Jewish Publication Company.[9] The CJPC publishes:
CJN publications have an average print distribution of 8,000 copies and reach more than 45,000 readers in Greater Cleveland. In addition to paid home delivery, the paper is available in libraries and institutions, and single copies are sold at more than 30 newsstands. In 2012, the CJN launched a digital edition of the paper, which is available on Thursday, a day earlier than the print subscription.
In June 2010, the Cleveland Jewish News Foundation launched the CJN Archive: a searchable online database of the complete collection of the Cleveland Jewish News, which has been published weekly since 1964. Before its creation, past CJN editions were available only on more than 200,000 pages of newsprint in large, heavy, bound volumes or on microfilm reels, to which access is limited.
In 2008, the Cleveland Jewish Publication Co. launched LinQ2 Communications, a custom media division. Two of LinQ2's signature publications, Balanced Living and Museum and Galleries of Ohio and Beyond, are found on newsstands and at various locations throughout Ohio. In 2014 the company reverted to using Cleveland Jewish Publication Co. or CJPC as the name of the publishing group.
