Charlotte Jewish News Explained

The Charlotte Jewish News (the CJN) is a monthly (except July) Jewish magazine headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Content, editor, and circulation

The Charlotte Jewish News reports on local and international Jewish news, events, rituals, and Jewish holidays.^{[3] [4] [5]} It has sections on art, sports, entertainment, health, business, finance, real estate, Jewish travel, as well as kosher recipes.^[5]

The Editor of the CJN is Shira Firestone. Its circulation as of March 2022 was 4,600 households.^{[3] [6] [7]}

History

The first issue of the Charlotte Jewish News was published in January 1979.^{[3] [8]} That issue was sponsored by the Charlotte Jewish Federation, the Hebrew Academy, and the Jewish Community Center, and its editor was Ann Langman.^[8] Its co-Editor and co-founder was Rita Mond, who served as its full-time Editor for many years and subsequently as an advertising executive.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

The editors through the years are as follows:

Editor	First Issue
Ann Langman (with Rita Mond listed as co-editor)	Jan 1979	[12]
Ann Langman and Rita Mond	Dec 1979	[13]
Rita Mond	Jun/Jul 1984	[14]
Harvey Cohen	Jun/Jul 1994	[15]
Cynthia Chapman	Aug 1996	[16]
Susan Kramer	May 1997	[17]
Suzanne Cannon (interim editor)	Apr 1998	[18]
Amy Krakovitz Montoni	Aug 1998	[19]
Shira Firestone	Aug 2020	[20]

Ownership and management

The Charlotte Jewish News is affiliated with and published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, and operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.^{[1] [21] [22]} It is overseen by a board of directors representing members of the Charlotte Jewish community.^[23] It is a member of the Jewish Press Association, and abides by its ethics.^[24]

The Foundation of Shalom Park, a non-profit agency, owns and manages the properties and facilities for the Charlotte Jewish News.^[25]

External links

• • Issues of the Charlotte Jewish News from 1979-2019

Notes and References

1. Book: American Jewish Year Book, 1996 . 96. VNR AG. 1995. 9780874951103. March 17, 2013.
2. News: Charlotte Jewish News, About Us . The Charlotte Jewish News . March 17, 2013 . September 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130908191545/http://charlottejewishnews.org/?page_id=6 . dead .
3. Book: Insiders' Guide to Charlotte . Leigh Pressley . Globe Pequot. 2007. 9780762741793 . March 17, 2013.
4. Web site: The Charlotte Jewish News . The Charlotte Jewish News . March 17, 2013 . September 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130908191545/http://charlottejewishnews.org/?page_id=6 . dead .
5. News: Charlotte Jewish News . Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte . March 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207072427/http://www.jewishcharlotte.org/page.aspx?id=110205 . February 7, 2012 . dead .
6. Web site: 9th Annual Charlotte Jewish Film Festival . Charlotte Jewish Film Festival . December 2012 . March 17, 2013 .
7. Book: Benn's Media – CMP Information, Modern Humanities Research Association . Benn Business Information Services . 2004. 9780863825576. March 17, 2013.
8. Web site: The Charlotte Jewish News [Charlotte, N.C.: January 1979] North Carolina Newspapers |publisher=Library.digitalnc.org |accessdate=March 17, 2013].
9. News: Rita Chernoff Mond Obituary . Charlotte Observer . January 10, 2012 . March 17, 2013.
10. News: Obituaries for January 20 . https://archive.today/20130411222225/http://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/news/2012/01/obituaries-for-january-20/ . dead . April 11, 2013 . Elsie S. Benton . South Charlotte Weekly . January 19, 2012 . March 17, 2013 .
11. News: Why the Jews?. Charlotte Observer . January 23, 1994 . March 17, 2013.
12. News: CJN Jan 1979.
13. News: CJN Dec 1979.
14. News: CJN Jun/Jul 1984.
15. News: CJN Jun/Jul 1994.
16. News: CJN Aug 1996.
17. News: CJN May 1997.
18. News: CJN Apr 1998.
19. News: CJN Aug 1998.
20. News: CJN Aug 2020.
21. Web site: Community Directory; Charlotte Jewish News . https://archive.today/20130415052324/http://www.jewishcharlotte.org/IR/community-directory.aspx?id=2363 . dead . April 15, 2013 . Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte . March 17, 2013 .
22. Web site: Home . The Charlotte Jewish News . March 17, 2013.
23. Web site: Home . The Charlotte Jewish News . March 17, 2013.
24. Web site: Executives Sound Alarm on Health Care. Charlotte Observer. June 14, 1991. March 17, 2013.
25. Web site: Foundation of Shalom Park – Charlotte . Shalomcharlotte.org . March 17, 2013.