LibGuides: Jewish Studies: Newspapers

Resources in Omni

The American Jewish Press by Jonathan Sarna
In The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media.
Jewish Press in America by Stephen L. Vaughn (Editor)
In the Encyclopedia of American Journalism. See page 233.
A Century of the Canadian-Jewish Press, 1880s-1980s by Lewis Levendel
Call Number: PN 5650 L48 1989

Canadian Jewish News

The Canadian Jewish News was a weekly newspaper from 1961 to April 2020. In December 2020, it returned as on digital-first (online) media organization. The CJN has produced a quarterly magazine since 2021.

Canadian Jewish News (Website)
The largest Canadian Jewish news source.
Canadian Jewish News (Microfilm)
York U Libraries microfilm holdings from 2017 to 2020
Canadian Jewish News via CBCA
Full text coverage of the Canadian Jewish News from 1996-2013.
Canadian Jewish News
Back issues from 1961-1993
Canadian Jewish News Magazine
Print version of the Canadian Jewish News. 2021-present.

Forward

Forward (1994-2019)
Online access the Forward (in English) from 1994 to 2019
Forward (current issues)
An independent Jewish American publication that provides perspective on the world and national news. Access is available via their website from 2020 to present.

Other Publications

JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
International news agency and wire service serving Jewish community newspapers and media around the world. Hebrew edition at www.jtahebrew.com
List of Jewish newspapers (Wikipedia)
This is a list of Jewish newspapers, in multiple languages, from a variety of countries and time periods. Some are current, others defunct/historical.
Ethnic NewsWatch
This full-text database provides the historical foreground to the ethnic, minority, and native-american press content in Ethnic NewsWatch, with materials dating from 1959–1989. It it provides full text coverage of 18 American Jewish newspapers (including the Forward) and 3 magazines.

Historical Jewish Press
From the National Library of Israel, a collection of digital-image newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods.
Jewish Western Bulletin
The Jewish Western Bulletin, which changed its name to the Jewish Independent in 2005, has been the British Columbia Jewish community’s newspaper since 1930. Issues of the Jewish Western Bulletin and its precursor publications dating from 1925 to 2004 have been digitized.
Canadian Jewish Review
The Canadian Jewish Review was founded in 1921 in Toronto by George and Florence Freedlander. Published in the English language, in many ways its development follows the trajectory of English-speaking Canadian Jews. Digital holdings are from 1921 to 1966.
Outlook: Canada's Progressive Jewish Magazine
Outlook was an independent, secular Jewish periodical published six times a year and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Online access to the magazine from 2007 to 2016
Ethnic NewsWatch
This full-text database provides the historical foreground to the ethnic, minority, and native press content in Ethnic NewsWatch, with materials dating from 1959–1989.

Israeli newspapers

Factiva
Factiva provides full text coverage for the following newspapers from Israel: Haaretz (2016-present), The Jerusalem Post (1988-present), The Times of Israel (2015-present) and Yedioth Ahronoth (2016-present).
Ha'aretz
Daily paper in Tel Aviv, politically left. Hebrew edition at www.haaretz.co.il.
Times of Israel
Online news site founded in 2012. Publishes English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, and Persian editions. Centre-left editorial orientation.
Jerusalem Post
Daily paper in Jerusalem, politically centre-right to right. English and Hebrew editions.
Makor Rishon
Right-leaning newspaper; in Hebrew.
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A far-left news magazine with a variety of perspective vis a vis Zionism (mostly but not exclusively anti-Zionist).
Ynet
Online edition of Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel's highest-circulating newspaper. Hebrew edition at www.ynet.co.il. Politically centrist.
Israel Hayom
A free daily newspaper, hard right outlook and strongly associated with former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Hebrew edition at www.israelhayom.co.il