Jewish News One

Jewish News One, or JN1, was an international news network covering world news with a focus on Judaism-related events. The channel was of Ukrainian origin. Its primary mission was to report Jewish and Israeli current affairs without bias, and according to spokesmen, JN1 could accomplish this because it is an independent, non-profit organisation which does not depend on any nation, government, or political party. Their slogan was Informing Opinion, Expanding horizons. JN1 began broadcasting on 21 September 2011, and organisers called it the first global 24/7 Jewish news channel. However, JN1 was more commonly referred to as the "Jewish al Jazeera". It was closed in April 2014, being replaced by Ukraine News One. As of April 2015 JN1.tv has become part of JewishNews.com

History

Background

JN1 was not affiliated with and receives no funding from the government of Israel. The network was owned by Ukrainian billionaires Igor Kolomoisky and Vadim Rabinovich, president and vice-president respectively of the European Jewish Union (EJU), a Brussels-based umbrella body of Jewish communities and organisations in Europe. They have reportedly invested $5 million USD in the channel. Both businessmen are prominent philanthropists in the international Jewish community, financing civil society events in Israel and Ukraine. They decided to launch a TV news network because, according to Brussels Bureau Chief Alexander Zanzer, "they now want to do something that resonates on an international level."

List of Jewish newspapers

A Jewish newspaper is a newspaper which focuses on topics of special interest to Jews, although Jewish newspapers generally include articles on topics of a more general interest as well. Political orientations and religious orientations cover a wide range.

This list includes both dailies and weeklies. This list includes Hebrew, Yiddish and a variety of other language newspapers. This list includes defunct as well as active publications.

Australia

Canada

China

Germany

Israel

Romania

Russia

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Calgary Jewish News

Calgary Jewish News, the first community-run newspaper of the Jewish community of Calgary, Alberta, was published from September 1962 to 1988.

History

Origins

The first known Jewish settler arrived in Calgary in 1889, but it was not until 1954 that a Jewish community council was launched. The Calgary Jewish Community Council, which united 17 disparate organizations, is considered to date back to 1962. In that year, Harry S. Shatz was hired as the council’s first executive director. By 1961, Calgary’s Jewish population had grown from around 400 families in 1930 to an estimated 2,881 people.

In the early 1960s, most Canadian Jewish newspapers and magazines were independently owned and operated. The purpose of the monthly, tabloid-sized Calgary Jewish News, according to Shatz, its first editor, was to unite the community and eliminate the redundancy of competing organizational publications.

Expansion

At the end of the 1970s, Calgary Jewish News expanded beyond its initial purpose. In 1979, it published articles in Russian, Hebrew, and Yiddish, reflecting the growth and diversity of the community; in 1980, it began subscribing for the first time to the Jewish Telegraphic News Service, and also published a 24-page edition, its largest ever.

Calgary

Calgary ⁱ/ˈkælɡᵊri/ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. In the 2011 census, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,096,833 and a metropolitan population of 1,214,839, making it the largest city in Alberta, and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada.

The economy of Calgary includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and tourism sectors. The Calgary CMA is home to the second-highest number of corporate head offices in Canada among the country's 800 largest corporations.

Calgary anchors the south end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".

In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games.

Calgary (disambiguation)

Calgary is a city in Alberta, Canada.

Calgary may also refer to:

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Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)

Coordinates: 51°02′42″N 114°03′26″W / 51.04500°N 114.05722°W / 51.04500; -114.05722 Calgary was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.

The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1884.

The riding was split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Election results

1891 election

1888 election

1886 election

1884 election

See also

References

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