The newspaper first began serving the Jewish community of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio in 1964.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — In June 2008, the Cleveland Plain Dealer made significant cost cuts and subsequently eliminated home deliveries. They weren’t alone. Newspaper companies across the country are cutting back on staff and deemphasizing print. But Northeast Ohio’s newspaper, the Cleveland Jewish News, remains intact and continues to tell local stories.
On Tuesday, the Cleveland Jewish News celebrated its 60th anniversary.
“The support we have received, not just from the Jewish community but from Clevelanders around the world, has been immeasurable,” said Kevin Adelstein, the paper’s publisher for the past 11 years.
About 800 supporters of the paper filled the Lander Haven in Mayfield Heights for Wednesday’s anniversary celebration.
“If you look around at people, there’s probably a generation that was here when this started 60 years ago,” said Mark Bogomolny, chairman of the paper’s board of directors.
Cleveland Jewish News also covers major stories such as the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and murdered.
David Berger, a weightlifter on the Israeli Olympic team and an American with dual citizenship, died in the massacre. He grew up in Shaker Heights. He is buried in Beechwood. The Jewish News devoted an entire front page to Northeast Ohio’s favorite son. The paper continues to track Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
County Executive Chris Ronayne spoke about the paper’s integrity and how important it is “when you need truth, when you need connection, when you need community.”
In fact, it’s a community celebrating 60 years of the most important news.
