The ''Congress Weekly'' magazine was a periodical,
published in New York, by the
American Jewish Congress
The American Jewish Congress (AJCongress or AJC) is an association of American Jews organized to defend Jewish interests at home and abroad through public policy advocacy, using diplomacy, legislation, and the courts.
History
The AJCongress was ...
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The magazine was "a review of Jewish interests.".
It was founded in the 1930s.
Samuel Caplan
Samuel Caplan (March 10, 1895 – May 6, 1969) was an American magazine editor.
Caplan was born in the Russian Empire on March 10, 1895, and in 1905 moved to the United States. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and the Columbia University G ...
was its editor from 1940 till 1966.
Among its contributors was author, poet
Judd L. Teller Judd L Teller (Yehuda-Leib) (May 5, 1912 – May 3, 1972) was an American author, social historian, lecturer, poet, and held many professional posts in Jewish community life.
Teller was born in Tarnopol, (then) Austria, experienced suffering, s ...
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The ''Congress weekly'' magazine became a bi-weekly in 1959,
known as ''Congress bi-weekly magazine''.
It later (at least since 1975) became a monthly magazine, ''Congress Monthly'', with articles on public policy and public affairs.
Jerome A Chanes, "A Primer on the American Jewish Community"
3rd ed. June, 2008, ''ajc.org''
References
Publications established in the 1930s
Magazines published in New York (state)
Weekly magazines published in the United States
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