The Jewish Tribune (Canada)
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The Jewish Tribune is a privately owned community-based weekly Jewish newspaper
published by B'nai Brith Canada
.
The Tribune has a circulation of 60,410 copies a week which makes it the largest Jewish weekly publication in Canada. It is distributed in Toronto
, Montreal
, Ottawa
, Winnipeg
, Hamilton
, and Windsor
.
Notable contributors to the newspaper include Mike Cohen, city councilman for Cote Saint Luc, Daniel Smajovits, a well-known Montreal-area writer, and well-known Toronto writer Atara Beck.
Editorially, it is considered to be more right-leaning with respect to Israeli politics than the Canadian Jewish News
. The Jewish Tribune's main competition is the CJN along with Shalom Life.
B'nai Brith Canada executive vice-president Frank Dimant
is the newspaper's publisher.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published by B'nai Brith Canada
B'nai Brith Canada
B'nai Brith Canada is the Canadian section of B'nai Brith . It was founded in 1875 and is the country's oldest Jewish service organization.-Members:...
.
The Tribune has a circulation of 60,410 copies a week which makes it the largest Jewish weekly publication in Canada. It is distributed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, and Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
.
Notable contributors to the newspaper include Mike Cohen, city councilman for Cote Saint Luc, Daniel Smajovits, a well-known Montreal-area writer, and well-known Toronto writer Atara Beck.
Editorially, it is considered to be more right-leaning with respect to Israeli politics than the Canadian Jewish News
Canadian Jewish News
The Canadian Jewish News is a weekly, English-language tabloid-sized newspaper serving Canada's Jewish community. Though independent, the newspaper has been, since 1971, owned by a group of Jewish leaders involved with Canadian Jewish Congress...
. The Jewish Tribune's main competition is the CJN along with Shalom Life.
B'nai Brith Canada executive vice-president Frank Dimant
Frank Dimant
Frank Dimant is Executive Vice President of B'nai Brith Canada and CEO of the organization’s Institute for International Affairs and the League for Human Rights. He is the publisher of The Jewish Tribune....
is the newspaper's publisher.