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QOUTE:
“I always enjoyed my dialogues with Woody, even when we did not see eye to eye. I have a strong appreciation for his newspaper savvy, and in particular his appreciation for the creative energies in our Jewish community, which he was eager to capture in reaching out to new readers. He brought a free spirit to the one Jewish newspaper we have, and it was all the richer for it.”
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... A native of New Rochelle, N.Y., Weingarten graduated from Colgate University, launching his career at a New York City weekly. He went on to serve as editor and city editor of daily newspapers in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Port Chester, N.Y.. He also founded and published The People’s Paper, a weekly in Clearwater, Fla.
A music buff, Weingarten also wrote a monthly column for Audio magazine for five years.
During his career, he won numerous awards for news writing and investigative reporting.
But it was at the Jewish Bulletin and j. that he spent the bulk of his career, leaving a lasting mark on the Bay Area Jewish community. ...
Source: The Jewish News Weekly
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