Israel Express, the Hebrew-language daily newspaper that started publishing here Dec. 10, 1976, suspended publication today. But Yaakov Nachman, the paper’s general director, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the suspension is temporary “due to technical and editorial changes.” He added, however, that the paper had to close due to financial difficulties and that he hoped to resume publication in two weeks after new investors are found.
The JTA learned that the paper has been facing financial hardship almost from the start when hopes for a large circulation and revenues from advertisements failed to materialize. Editorial staff members and printers told the JTA that they have not received their salaries in the last three weeks and a number of workers who came here from Israel have been left with no means of livelihood and with no money to return to Israel. They are reportedly now seeking help from Israeli and Jewish institutions here.
Nachman confirmed to the JTA that salaries have been withheld and that a number of workers are returning to Israel. The paper published five days a week, Monday to Friday and sold for 30 cents a copy. By (Yitzhak Rabi).
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