The mission of the
Detroit Jewish News is to “be of service to the Jewish Community. The
Detroit Jewish News will inform and educate the Jewish and general community to preserve, protect and sustain the Jewish people of greater Detroit and beyond, and the State of Israel.” The vision of the
Detroit Jewish News is to “operate to appeal to the broadest segments of the greater Detroit Jewish Community, reflecting the diverse views and interests of the Jewish Community while advancing the morale and spirit of the community and advocating Jewish unity, identity and continuity.” The English-language
Detroit Jewish News was founded in 1942 by publisher and editor Philip Slomovitz, who would later be called the “Dean of English Language Jewish Newspapers.” In 1951, the
Detroit Jewish News absorbed an older newspaper, the
Detroit Jewish Chronicle, which began publishing in 1916. In 1984, the
Detroit Jewish News was purchased by Charles "Chuck" Buerger, the owner of the
Baltimore Jewish Times. Buerger expanded the scope and the size of the paper; issues regularly exceeded 200 pages. Buerger died in 1996, and the paper was taken over by his son, Andrew. In 2000, Andrew Buerger sold the Detroit Jewish News, along with
The Atlanta Jewish Times, to
Jewish Renaissance Media, In 2005, the newspaper claimed an "adult readership of more than 40,000 every week". That year, the
Detroit Jewish News was named Newspaper of the Year by the Michigan Press Association, which also gave it first place awards for Design, Editorial Writing, Local Columnist and Special Section, and a second place for Feature Story. Every year since, the Detroit Jewish News editors, reporters and designers have continued to win various awards from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Jewish Press Association. In 2020 the newspaper became a nonprofit news organization, published by the 501(c) (3) Detroit Jewish News Foundation. '''
Detroit Jewish News Publishers''' • Philip Slomovitz, 1942–1984 • Arthur M. Horwitz, 1986-2020 (named Publisher Emeritus, 2020) • Jewish News Foundation, 2020 - '''
Detroit Jewish News Editors''' • Philip Slomovitz, 1942–1984, named Editor Emeritus,1984 • Gary Rosenblatt, 1984–1990; Corporate Editor, 1990–1993 • Phil Jacobs, Managing Editor, 1993–1997 • Alan Hitsky, Interim Editor, 1997 • Robert Sklar, Editor, 1998–2011 • Arthur M. Horwitz, Executive Editor, 2011–2020 • Andrew Lapin, Editor, 2021–2022 • Bryan Gottlieb, Editor, Read Thread Magazine, 2009–2011 • Jackie Headapohl – Managing Editor 2011–2022; Director of Editorial, 2022 - ==The Detroit Jewish News F0undation==