Anton Kaufman
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Anton Kaufman was a reporter for the Berliner Morgen-Zeitung
and later the publisher of the Detroit Daily Chronicle and the Newark Jewish Chronicle
. He was blind
.
. He immigrated to Detroit, Michigan
in the United States
in 1905. He met and married Fannie Newman in Detroit on March 14, 1909 and had three children: Theodore Newman Kaufman, Herbert Kaufman, Julian Kaufman, and Leonard Kaufman. He became a citizen in 1910.
In 1921 he moved to Newark, New Jersey
and became the publisher of the Newark Jewish Chronicle
.
He became the publisher of the Detroit Daily Chronicle in Detroit, Michigan
in 1914 and when that publication failed he moved to Newark, New Jersey
.
In 1934 he was arrested along with his son, Theodore Newman Kaufman for the robbery of Sandor Alexander Balint who had developed a process to speed the aging of wine.
His wife died on February 16, 1939. The lack of advertising revenue from World War II
forced him into financial difficulty and he was forced to sell his own gravesite. He took his own life on January 1, 1943 when he jumped from a window of his room at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, New Jersey
.
Berliner Morgen-Zeitung
-History:It was first published on 1 April 1889 by Rudolf Mosse as a replacement for the liberal Volks-Zeitung, which had been banned. It was aimed at a more popular readership than Mosse's Berliner Tageblatt. In the initial year the print run was 60,000 copies; by 1900 it reached approximately...
and later the publisher of the Detroit Daily Chronicle and the Newark Jewish Chronicle
Newark Jewish Chronicle
The Newark Jewish Chronicle was a daily newspaper published in Newark, New Jersey by Anton Kaufman from 1921 to January 8, 1943. By 1942 it was the last remaining Jewish newspaper in Newark, New Jersey.-History:...
. He was blind
Blind
Blind may refer to:* The state of blindness, being unable to see* A window blind, a covering for a windowBlind may also refer to:-Electronics, engineering, and science:...
.
Biography
He was born in 1883 in Austria or Germany. As a young man he worked as a reporter for the Berliner Morgen-ZeitungBerliner Morgen-Zeitung
-History:It was first published on 1 April 1889 by Rudolf Mosse as a replacement for the liberal Volks-Zeitung, which had been banned. It was aimed at a more popular readership than Mosse's Berliner Tageblatt. In the initial year the print run was 60,000 copies; by 1900 it reached approximately...
. He immigrated to Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
in the United States
United States
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in 1905. He met and married Fannie Newman in Detroit on March 14, 1909 and had three children: Theodore Newman Kaufman, Herbert Kaufman, Julian Kaufman, and Leonard Kaufman. He became a citizen in 1910.
In 1921 he moved to Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
and became the publisher of the Newark Jewish Chronicle
Newark Jewish Chronicle
The Newark Jewish Chronicle was a daily newspaper published in Newark, New Jersey by Anton Kaufman from 1921 to January 8, 1943. By 1942 it was the last remaining Jewish newspaper in Newark, New Jersey.-History:...
.
He became the publisher of the Detroit Daily Chronicle in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
in 1914 and when that publication failed he moved to Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
.
In 1934 he was arrested along with his son, Theodore Newman Kaufman for the robbery of Sandor Alexander Balint who had developed a process to speed the aging of wine.
His wife died on February 16, 1939. The lack of advertising revenue from World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
forced him into financial difficulty and he was forced to sell his own gravesite. He took his own life on January 1, 1943 when he jumped from a window of his room at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
.