UK Jewish Chronicle, world’s oldest Jewish newspaper, to close down

Published: 10 April 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Sources say staff of paper, which opened in 1841, have been told parent company has run out of money during UK lockdown; Canadian Jewish News announced closure a day earlier

Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News to close and staff laid off (Guardian)
Sources say staff have been told parent company has run out of money during UK lockdown

An announcement from the Jewish Chronicle (Jewish Chronicle)

Jewish Chronicle, world's oldest Jewish newspaper, to shut down over coronavirus (Haaretz)
Founded in 1841, the title - often known as the JC - says the liquidation was expected to be finalized in the coming two to three weeks and it will make every effort to continue to publish over that time

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The Canadian Jewish News closes after 60 years (Globe and Mail)
Already struggling financially, the country’s pre-eminent Jewish newspaper was ultimately done in by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tabloid is to cease print and online operations after publishing its April 9 edition