The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, Canada’s oldest anglo-Jewish weekly, has been sold by its owner, Max Wolofsky, effective Jan. 1, 1964. The Chronicle was established in 1914 by Mr. Welofsky’s father, and incorporated in the Canadian Jewish Times, which was founded in 1897.
Max Melamet, well-known in South Africa and Canadian Jewish leadership circles, will be the new editor as well as vice-president of the proprietor corporation. President of the company is Stanley R. Shenkman, Montreal architect and business man. Chairman of the board will be Bernard Bernstein, a South African business man who settled in Canada recently; and David Novek, a young public relations man, will be managing editor. Expansion and change of format are planned for the first issue to be published Jan. 3, 1964.
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