Slomovitz, Philip

Philip Slomovitz was born on December 5, 1896 in the Russian occupied Polish city of Minsk. Educated in Europe, Slomovitz came to the United States in 1910 and continued his studies in journalism at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He settled himself in Detroit where he instantly became an active member of the Detroit Jewish community and Zionist movement.

From 1918 to 1920, Slomovitz worked on the editorial staff of the Detroit News, and then began work as editor of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle in 1921. He continued work there until 1942; when Slomovitz founded his own, community-funded newspaper - The Jewish News . It became the most profitable English language Jewish paper in the United States under his management. He remained at the helm of The Jewish News until he sold the paper in 1984, but even after his retirement he continued to write weekly columns for the paper.

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