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

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...

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History

The newspaper was established in 1921. During 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...

 advertising revenue fell and Kaufman was forced to sell his cemetery plot to keep the paper going. Anton Kaufman

Anton Kaufman

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.-Biography:...

took his own life on January 1, 1943 and the last issue was on January 8, 1943.