The “American Israelite,” founded 75 years ago by Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, and now the oldest existing Anglo-Jewish weekly in the United States, was sold yesterday by its owners, Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, a son of the founder, and Mrs. Adolph S. Ochs, a daughter of the founder, and wife of the publisher of the New York “Times,” to A. L. and Henry C. Segal.
Dr. Isaac Wise guided the periodical from the time he founded it in 1854 to his death in 1900. His oldest son, Leo Wise, of Cincinnati, became associated with the paper in 1875, and from 1900 to 1928 was publisher. In that year he sold it to his brother and sister. Since 1928, Rabbi Jonah B. Wise has been the editor and Norton Weil, business manager.
Henry Segal, one of the new owners, has been managing editor of the “American Israelite” since 1928 and will continue in that capacity. The paper’s policies will be maintained. A. L. Segal will be publisher.
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