Miriam Goldberg | |
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Born | Miriam Harris May 18, 1916
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 8, 2017
Denver, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 100)
Burial place | Rose Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education |
Lindenwood College University of Colorado Denver |
Occupation(s) | Publisher and editor |
Years active | 1972—2016 [1] |
Employer | Intermountain Jewish News |
Predecessor | Max Goldberg |
Spouse | Max Goldberg |
Children | Hillel Dorothy Leigh Charles Richard [2] [3] |
Parent(s) | Harry Harris Minnie Shibko |
Miriam Goldberg (née Harris; May 18, 1916 – January 8, 2017) [2] [4] was an American newspaper publisher. From 1972 to 2017 she was the editor and publisher of the Intermountain Jewish News in Denver, Colorado. [1]
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1987.
She was born Miriam Harris in a Chicago hospital and grew up in Denver in a Jewish family. [5] [2] Her parents were Harry Harris (1874-1945) and Minnie Shibko. [6]
She completed her K-12 education at the Teller Elementary School, Aaron Gove Junior High, and East High School, and attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. She also attended the University of Colorado Denver. [2]
On February 12, 1936, she married Max Goldberg, a columnist for The Denver Post. [2] [7]
Max founded and ran an advertising agency which handled publicity for gubernatorial, congressional, and senatorial candidates. [5] In 1943 he bought the Intermountain Jewish News, which had been established in 1913 and had passed through a succession of owners, [2] for the purchase price of one dollar. [8] [9] He brought in a partner to bolster the financially unstable paper, and successfully revamped it both financially and editorially. [9]
After Max's death in 1972, Miriam took over as editor and publisher. [8] [10]
In 1983, one of her sons, Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, was named executive editor. [10] Grandchildren have held staff positions, including Shana R. Goldberg (assistant publisher) and Tehilla R. Goldberg (columnist). [10] [11]
The Intermountain Jewish News reports on local events in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana, national news in the United States, and news from Israel and other Jewish communities. [10] Under Goldberg's steerage, the paper branched beyond community news into regional news and has taken "controversial stands". [2] Goldberg instituted an editorial policy of presenting all sides of an issue to readers. [2]
Goldberg was a past vice president of Hadassah and a former executive board member of the Colorado Press Association. She was also a Braille transcriber. [12]
Goldberg received the Colorado Press Association Award of Excellence in 1979. [2] Colorado Governor Richard Lamm declared September 9, 1982, as "Miriam Goldberg Recognition Day". [12] In 1987 Goldberg was named Woman of the year by the Colorado Press Women and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. [12]
Goldberg died on January 8, 2017, at the age of 100. [4] [13]
Miriam Goldberg | |
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Born | Miriam Harris May 18, 1916
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 8, 2017
Denver, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 100)
Burial place | Rose Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education |
Lindenwood College University of Colorado Denver |
Occupation(s) | Publisher and editor |
Years active | 1972—2016 [1] |
Employer | Intermountain Jewish News |
Predecessor | Max Goldberg |
Spouse | Max Goldberg |
Children | Hillel Dorothy Leigh Charles Richard [2] [3] |
Parent(s) | Harry Harris Minnie Shibko |
Miriam Goldberg (née Harris; May 18, 1916 – January 8, 2017) [2] [4] was an American newspaper publisher. From 1972 to 2017 she was the editor and publisher of the Intermountain Jewish News in Denver, Colorado. [1]
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1987.
She was born Miriam Harris in a Chicago hospital and grew up in Denver in a Jewish family. [5] [2] Her parents were Harry Harris (1874-1945) and Minnie Shibko. [6]
She completed her K-12 education at the Teller Elementary School, Aaron Gove Junior High, and East High School, and attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. She also attended the University of Colorado Denver. [2]
On February 12, 1936, she married Max Goldberg, a columnist for The Denver Post. [2] [7]
Max founded and ran an advertising agency which handled publicity for gubernatorial, congressional, and senatorial candidates. [5] In 1943 he bought the Intermountain Jewish News, which had been established in 1913 and had passed through a succession of owners, [2] for the purchase price of one dollar. [8] [9] He brought in a partner to bolster the financially unstable paper, and successfully revamped it both financially and editorially. [9]
After Max's death in 1972, Miriam took over as editor and publisher. [8] [10]
In 1983, one of her sons, Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, was named executive editor. [10] Grandchildren have held staff positions, including Shana R. Goldberg (assistant publisher) and Tehilla R. Goldberg (columnist). [10] [11]
The Intermountain Jewish News reports on local events in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana, national news in the United States, and news from Israel and other Jewish communities. [10] Under Goldberg's steerage, the paper branched beyond community news into regional news and has taken "controversial stands". [2] Goldberg instituted an editorial policy of presenting all sides of an issue to readers. [2]
Goldberg was a past vice president of Hadassah and a former executive board member of the Colorado Press Association. She was also a Braille transcriber. [12]
Goldberg received the Colorado Press Association Award of Excellence in 1979. [2] Colorado Governor Richard Lamm declared September 9, 1982, as "Miriam Goldberg Recognition Day". [12] In 1987 Goldberg was named Woman of the year by the Colorado Press Women and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. [12]
Goldberg died on January 8, 2017, at the age of 100. [4] [13]