Morris Janoff, a three-term president of the American Jewish Press Association and for more than 50 years publisher of The Jewish Standard, a weekly published here, died last week at the age of 76.
Janoff, who was voted “Man of the Year” in 1962 by the American Jewish Congress, North Hudson Section, was active in a wide variety of Jewish organizations and causes. He served as a member of the Boards of Directors of State of Israel Bonds, Yeshiva of Hudson County and the Jersey City Hebrew Free Loan Association. He was an associate member of the Jersey City Jewish Community Center; a life honorary member of the Shomrim Society of New Jersey; treasurer of the Lord Briscoe Scholarship Foundation; and a member of the advisory board of the American-Israel World’s Fair Corp.
He was also a member of the Jersey City Zionist District, the Hebrew Home and Hospital of New Jersey, the Pollak Lodge of B’nai B’rith and a variety of other Jewish and non-Jewish fraternal and service organizations. He was a member of the Jewish Center of Teaneck where he resided.
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