The Intermountain Jewish News marks its 100th anniversary next week with a 206-page, large-size commemorative magazine for all subscribers — and with the launch of an e-Edition of the weekly newspaper for mobile devices and smart phones.
The magazine is due in subscribers’ homes early next week.
See the adjoining story and box on how to receive the IJN e-Edition.
The 100th anniversary magazine looks back at a century in six areas: rabbis, executives, educators, community builders, artists and musicians, and colorful personalities.
Each of these sections is introduced by a slick paper, four-color cover, with both an advertisement and a theme.
The focus is on people.
The 100th anniversary magazine also contains historic front pages and historic articles covering history in five areas: Israel, Colorado, war, gender, Holocaust.
Also included in the anniversary edition is Generations magazine, a community scrapbook (based mainly on reader submissions), a history of the IJN, and the best articles by its writers, such as Robert Gamzey, Doris Sky, Chris Leppek, Andrea Jacobs, Larry Hankin, Amy Lederman, Robert Rothstein, Carl Alpert, Erica Meyer Rauzin, Joseph Polakoff and others.
Besides historical perspectives and reflections, the anniversary edition includes original articles.
One is a report on the resurgence of the “white plague,” tuberculosis, the treatment of which accounted for much of the foundation of Denver’s Jewish community over a century ago.
The IJN has now been in the Goldberg family for 70 years. Max Goldberg took over the newspaper in 1943.
The story of his receipt of the paper for $1 from the Central Jewish Council is told on pages 3, 17 and 79 of the anniversary magazine.
Max Goldberg was the husband of IJN Editor and Publisher Miriam Goldberg, the father of IJN Executive Editor Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, and the grandfather of IJN columnist Tehilla R. Goldberg and IJN website and eNewsletter editor Shana R. Goldberg.
Shana Goldberg has shepherded the creation of the new IJN e-Edition.
“From everything I’ve heard about my grandfather Max Goldberg, he was a man of innovation, always up for trying out the latest gadget. Almost all of my time. as the newspaper’s web editor, is spent online, researching the newest trends in online communication, and I think Max Goldberg would have been our first Facebook friend or Twitter follower!
“In some small way, I feel that I’m continuing in his steps.”
Larry Hankin, associate editor, says:
“Being part of the team that has produced the IJN 100th anniversary magazine makes me tremendously proud to be associated with a newspaper that has persevered for a century and achieved nationally recognized excellence.”
Chris Leppek, assistant editor, says:
“As a lover of history — not to mention a reporter who grabs every opportunity to write historical articles — it’s been fun going through a century’s worth of issues to compile this edition.
“The collected legacy of the newspaper is an amazing historical resource, not only for readers and researchers, but for the staff itself.
“It’s nice having this resource — and being part of it — so close to home.”
Andrea Jacobs, senior writer, says:
“Working on the 100th anniversary edition has been a fascinating embrace of past and future.
“As I researched assignments, I kept getting lost — in photos of cigar-smoking men at Allied dinners; women rolling bandages for the war effort; articles alerting a blind world to the Holocaust; friends that time has taken from us.
“During the last two decades I’ve interviewed hundreds of people. As I once wrote, ‘My stories are my children.’ It was so wonderful to meet you again on these pages.
“Life passes in a blink of an eye. I hope our magazine preserves memories for countless years to come.”
Seiji Nagata, production manager, says:
“Compiling the 100th anniversary magazine was challenging. From obtaining obscure data to creating an aesthetically pleasing periodical for the reader was certainly a visceral experience for me.
“I am proud to be a part of the IJN that has built such a prominent legacy in the intermountain Jewish community.”
Lori Aron, advertising executive, says:
“After being at the IJN for 22 years, I have found working on the 100th anniversary edition to be the most exciting blessing.
“It has given me the opportunity to learn about the respective businesses and personal histories of my long-term, dedicated advertisers.”
Elaine Goldberg, Across America columnist, says:
“Sometimes it takes a milestone to get perspective. I realize that getting the pulse of other Jewish communities across America has given me a perspective on Denver’s Jewish community.
“As I proofed page after page in the 100th over and over, I realized what a monumental undertaking this milestone edition has turned out to be.”
Shana R. Goldberg, web editor, says:
“Reaching the milestone of a centenary is an opportunity not only for reflecting and reminiscing, but also about a view of the future.
“That is why I am particularly excited that this week we are announcing the launch of our brand new e-Edition set for July 5.
“Our new online digital replica of the IJN is an ideal product to complement our 100th, bridging the ‘classic’ and the ‘new.’”
Tehilla R. Goldberg, columnist, says:
“I was never a writer, but I was a Goldberg. That is how I finally began writing my weekly column in 2003. Looking back, I can’t believe it has turned into a decade, a tenth of the IJN century.
“When I sit down to write I have you, my readers, in mind, and I especially feel blessed to be part of the third Goldberg generation in carrying the torch of the IJN. Wow! A hundred years. I’m so proud. It’s just incredible.”
Carol Coen, receptionist and officer manager, says:
“For me, the 100th anniversary turned into hours of tedious and at times frustrating work, resulting in a beautiful, exciting and informative magazine that makes me feel honored to be part of it.”
Miriam Goldberg, editor and publisher, says:
“I am grateful for our legacy from the past, and am looking forward to the future.”
“We have taken the occasion of our major anniversaries to introduce major innovations,” says Rabbi Hillel Goldberg.
“That is why, for the 100th anniversary, the IJN will now be available to our subscribers on their mobile devices for a mere $14.04 annually.
“Or, people who only want the e-Edition may receive it for the cost of a subscription.
“It will be available on Thursdays or Friday morning, anywhere in the world.”
Previous examples of innovations at the time of major IJN anniversary editions were the Community Directory, now published annually with L’Chaim® in the Rosh Hashanah edition; and ijnNewspaperPlus™, which now includes an expanded website presence at www.ijn.com, with a community blog (Rocky Mountain Jew), the weather, a news ticker, archives, Sabbath candlelighting times and an extensive intermountain Jewish events calendar.
The IJN is on Facebook.
“All of these newspaper, magazine and electronic products will help the IJN remain the ‘one-stop answer place’ for Jewish communities burgeoning in the region for years to come,” says Rabbi Goldberg.
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