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Jerry Lippman was a Jewish newspaperman who refused to play by the rules

JL;DR SUMMARY Jerry Lippman, late publisher of the Long Island Jewish World and the Manhattan Jewish Sentinel, is remembered for transforming Jewish journalism with his rebellious spirit and editorial integrity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish JournalismJournalistic IntegrityAmerican Jewish Press AssociationPublishingJewish NewspapersMedia IndependenceJerry LippmanLong Island Jewish WorldManhattan Jewish SentinelJournalism Impact

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Long Island, New York, United States
"Jerry Lippman, the indefatigable publisher of the Long Island Jewish World and the Manhattan Jewish Sentinel, who passed away Sept. 1 at age 76, was more than just another Jewish newspaperman."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Jerry Lippman, the indefatigable publisher of the Long Island Jewish World and the Manhattan Jewish Sentinel, who passed away Sept. 1 at age 76, was more than just another Jewish newspaperman."
Israel
"As a teenager in Israel, I filed stories about Scud missile attacks and Ethiopian Jewish airlifts, followed by years of stringing in and around Manhattan."
New York City, New York, United States
"In 1984, Lippman butted heads with UJA-Federation of New York, which subsidized the rival New York Jewish Week."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Larry Cohler-Esses, an investigative reporter at the Washington Jewish Week, the Forward and the New York Daily News; Jim Sleeper, a former columnist for Newsday and the New York Daily News; Annie Karni, a White House correspondent for the New York Times; Larry Yudelson, the publisher of the Ben Yehuda Press; Jonathan Mark, the longtime columnist for the New York Jewish Week, and Shira Dicker, an author and publicist."
Algiers, Algeria
"Walter Ruby, who wrote for the paper in the 1980s and 90s, remembers assignments in Algiers, Geneva, Paraguay and Germany, and travel-writing gigs in India, Greece and Jamaica."
Geneva, Switzerland
"Walter Ruby, who wrote for the paper in the 1980s and 90s, remembers assignments in Algiers, Geneva, Paraguay and Germany, and travel-writing gigs in India, Greece and Jamaica."
Germany
"Walter Ruby, who wrote for the paper in the 1980s and 90s, remembers assignments in Algiers, Geneva, Paraguay and Germany, and travel-writing gigs in India, Greece and Jamaica."
India
"Walter Ruby, who wrote for the paper in the 1980s and 90s, remembers assignments in Algiers, Geneva, Paraguay and Germany, and travel-writing gigs in India, Greece and Jamaica."
Greece
"Walter Ruby, who wrote for the paper in the 1980s and 90s, remembers assignments in Algiers, Geneva, Paraguay and Germany, and travel-writing gigs in India, Greece and Jamaica."
Jamaica
"Walter Ruby, who wrote for the paper in the 1980s and 90s, remembers assignments in Algiers, Geneva, Paraguay and Germany, and travel-writing gigs in India, Greece and Jamaica."

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