Object ID	XXXX.009
Object Name	Newspaper
Abstract	The Jewish American Newspaper collection contains loose newspapers from 1901-1903, and bound ledgers, containing editions from 1901-1902 and 1903-1909.
Admin/Biog History	The Jewish American, Detroit's first English-Jewish weekly appeared on October 5, 1900. The Jewish American was originally published by the Jewish Review and Observer of Cleveland, Ohio, as its Detroit Edition, with Emanuel T. Berger as Managing Editor. A year later, the paper was purchased by Solomon M. Goldsmith of Detroit and on October 18, 1901, The Jewish American became the official organ of Temple Beth El, with Rabbi Leo M. Franklin as Editor and S. M. Goldsmith as Publisher. On January 1, 1904 Rabbi Franklin relinquished the editorship of the The Jewish American but the paper continued as the official organ of Temple Beth El. IN 1908, Goldsmith died, and in 19190, The Jewish American ceased to serve as the official organ of Temple Beth El. The last issue of The Jewish American appeared on May 12, 1911.
Catalog date	06/29/2001
Collection	Jewish American
Container	1 OS box, 2 ledger books
Dates of Accumulation	c.1901-1909
Finding Aids	Finding aid available
Level of description	Series
Link	XXXX.007
Home location	Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives Stacks.
Physical characteristics	Printed newspapers are in fragile condition. Use Digitized Newspaper CDs.
Related unit of descrip	The Jewish American is apart of the Newspaper Collection of Temple Beth El. The Jewish American is also digitized on CD from 10/18/1901-05/12/1911. It is also available on microfilm.
Title	The Jewish American

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Last modified on: June 20, 2006