Adolph Rosenberg, editor and publisher of the Southern Israelite, died yesterday after a four-year fight with cancer. He was 65. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at an Atlanta Chapel. Rabbi Alvin Sugarman of The Temple and Rabbi Richard Lehrman of Temple Sinai will officiate.
Rosenberg joined the staff of the Israelite in 1940 and became publisher in 1946. He was a three-time president of the American Jewish Press Association and also served as its secretary, treasurer and vice-president. He had been a leader in advancement of ethical journalism standards. He was cited at the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds last November with the Boris Smolar Award for long and meritorious service in the field of North American Jewish journalism.
Rosenberg was a founder and past-president of the Atlanta Press Club and a founder of the Atlanta chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. He was founding chairman of the Georgia Communications Council. In 1967, he headed the convention of the American Jewish Press Association to Israel, as president. He served on the boards of the Atlanta Zionist Organization and Southeastern Zionist region and was on the board of the Gate City B’nai B’rith Lodge. Before joining the Southern Israelite, Rosenberg was a reporter for two Atlanta newspapers, the Constitution and the Journal.
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