Miriam Goldberg

Miriam H. Goldberg
Born Miriam Harris
(1916-05-18) May 18, 1916
Chicago, Illinois
Residence Denver, Colorado
Nationality American
Education Lindenwood College
University of Colorado Denver
Occupation Publisher and editor
Years active 1972—present[1]
Employer Intermountain Jewish News
Predecessor Max Goldberg
Religion Jewish[2]
Spouse(s) Max Goldberg
Children Hillel
Dorothy Lee
Charles
Richard[3][4]
Parent(s) Harry Harris
Minnie Shibko

Miriam Harris Goldberg (born May 18, 1916)[3] is an American newspaper publisher. Since 1972 she has been the editor and publisher of the Intermountain Jewish News in Denver, Colorado.[1] She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1987. She turned 100 in May 2016.[5]

Early life and education

She was born Miriam Harris in a Chicago hospital and grew up in Denver in a Jewish family.[2][3] Her parents were Harry Harris (1874-1945) and Minnie Shibko.[6] She completed her K-12 education at the Teller Elementary School, Aaron Gove Junior High, and East High School, and attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. She also attended the University of Colorado Denver.[3]

Editor and publisher

On February 12, 1936 she married Max Goldberg, a columnist for The Denver Post.[3][7] Max founded and ran an advertising agency which handled publicity for gubernatorial, congressional, and senatorial candidates.[2] In 1943 he bought the Intermountain Jewish News, which had been established in 1913 and had passed through a succession of owners,[3] for the purchase price of one dollar.[8][9] He brought in a partner to bolster the financially unstable paper, and successfully revamped it both financially and editorially.[9]

After Max's death in 1972, Miriam took over as editor and publisher.[8][10] In 1983 one of her sons, Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, was named executive editor.[10] Grandchildren have also held staff positions, including Shana R. Goldberg (assistant publisher) and Tehilla R. Goldberg (columnist).[10][11]

The Intermountain Jewish News reports on local events in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana, national news in the United States, and news from Israel and other Jewish communities.[10] Under Goldberg's steerage, the paper has branched beyond community news into regional news and has taken "controversial stands".[3] Goldberg has instituted an editorial policy of presenting all sides of an issue to readers.[3]

Other activities

Goldberg is a past vice president of Hadassah and a former executive board member of the Colorado Press Association. She is also a Braille transcriber.[12]

Awards and honors

Goldberg received the Colorado Press Association Award of Excellence in 1979.[3] Colorado Governor Richard Lamm declared September 9, 1982 as "Miriam Goldberg Recognition Day".[12] In 1987 Goldberg was named Woman of the year by the Colorado Press Women and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Intermountain Jewish News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Abrams, Jeanne (15 July 1982). "Oral history interview with Miriam Goldberg". University of Denver – Penrose Library. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Varnell, Jeanne (1999). Women of Consequence: The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Big Earth Publishing. pp. 184–187. ISBN 1555662145.
  4. ↑ "Generation to Generation: Goldberg and Beck Families". University of Denver. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Tehilla R. (25 May 2016). "Grammy's 100 years of kindness". The Jewish Star. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "1936 Wedding, Miriam (Harris) & Max Goldberg". University of Denver – Penrose Library. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Goldberg, Rabbi Hillel (18 August 2006). "She's 90, but don't call her 'emeritus'". Jweekly.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Intermountain Jewish News celebrates 100 years". 9news.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) in Denver Celebrates its 100th Anniversary". Radio Chavura. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". Intermountain Jewish News. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  11. ↑ IJN Staff (23 October 2014). "Shana R Goldberg assistant publisher of the IJN". Intermountain Jewish News. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Miriam Goldberg". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.