Miriam Goldberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miriam Harris May 18, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2017 (aged 100) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Burial place | Rose Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lindenwood College University of Colorado Denver |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher and editor |
| Years active | 1972—2016[1] |
| Employer | Intermountain Jewish News |
| Predecessor | Max Goldberg |
| Spouse | Max Goldberg |
| Children | Hillel Dorothy Leigh Charles Richard[2][3] |
| Parent(s) | Harry Harris Minnie Shibko |
Miriam Goldberg (née Harris; May 18, 1916 – January 8, 2017)[2][4] was an American newspaper publisher. From 1972 to 2017 she was the editor and publisher of the Intermountain Jewish News in Denver, Colorado.[1]
She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1987.
She was born Miriam Harris in a Chicago hospital and grew up in Denver in a Jewish family.[5][2] Her parents were Harry Harris (1874-1945) and Minnie Shibko.[6]
She completed her K-12 education at the Teller Elementary School, Aaron Gove Junior High, and East High School, and attended Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. She also attended the University of Colorado Denver.[2]
On February 12, 1936, she married Max Goldberg, a columnist for The Denver Post.[2][7]
Max founded and ran an advertising agency which handled publicity for gubernatorial, congressional, and senatorial candidates.[5] In 1943 he bought the Intermountain Jewish News, which had been established in 1913 and had passed through a succession of owners,[2] for the purchase price of one dollar.[8][9] He brought in a partner to bolster the financially unstable paper, and successfully revamped it both financially and editorially.[9]
After Max's death in 1972, Miriam took over as editor and publisher.[8][10]
In 1983, one of her sons, Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, was named executive editor.[10] Grandchildren have held staff positions, including Shana R. Goldberg (assistant publisher) and Tehilla R. Goldberg (columnist).[10][11]
The Intermountain Jewish News reports on local events in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana, national news in the United States, and news from Israel and other Jewish communities.[10] Under Goldberg's steerage, the paper branched beyond community news into regional news and has taken "controversial stands".[2] Goldberg instituted an editorial policy of presenting all sides of an issue to readers.[2]
Goldberg was a past vice president of Hadassah and a former executive board member of the Colorado Press Association. She was also a Braille transcriber.[12]
Goldberg received the Colorado Press Association Award of Excellence in 1979.[2] Colorado Governor Richard Lamm declared September 9, 1982, as "Miriam Goldberg Recognition Day".[12] In 1987 Goldberg was named Woman of the year by the Colorado Press Women and was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.[12]