Milton Firestone, president and editor for 20 years of the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, died last night of an apparent heart attack. He was 55 years old.
A native of Kansas City, Firestone attended the University of Kansas where he received a Bachelor of Science in economics. He was a Phi Beta Kappa and president of the Jewish Union at the University.
Firestone was a member of the American Jewish Press Association and had served as treasurer and vice president of the AJPA. He had received numerous awards from B’nai B’rith Lodges and Chapters. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Beth Shalom Congregation of Kansas City and an associate member of the Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner Congregation.
Firestone was a member of the Jewish Community Center here and member and founding parent of the Board of Directors of Kansas City’s only Hebrew day school, the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.
Jewish community and religious leaders expressed shock at the death of Firestone, a man who they said helped inform and strengthen the Kansas City Jewish community.
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