Samuel M. Schmidt, founder and editor of Every Friday, the Anglo-Jewish weekly he has been publishing here for 38 years, announced today that he is discontinuing the publication of the newspaper. The first issue of Every Friday was dated September 23, 1927. The final issue is dated August 13, 1965.
The announcement was made by Mr. Schmidt in a front-page editorial, accompanied by a facsimile of part of Page One of the first issue. The editorial noted that Mr. Schmidt, who is 82, has found it difficult due to his health to continue publication of the newspaper, which has been a labor of love for him. Competition in the field has also been a factor, the editorial indicated.
Mr. Schmidt has been secretary of the Bureau of Jewish Education here 25 years. His newspaper reflected broad community interest in Jewish education, Zionism, Orthodoxy and firm support for the Jewish Welfare Fund here. A final, farewell article by him paid tribute to his late wife, Mrs. Esther Ida Schmidt, who “provided the needed inspiration and encouragement, without which I would never have been able to make the grade.”
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