CCJN’s ‘Best of’ Spring-Summer 2015 is released

With only a few days before Shavuot arrives, CCJN staff members are busy preparing copies of the latest edition of “The Best of the Crescent City Jewish News,” for local distribution. The 44-page edition is scheduled to hit stands prior to Shabbat and will be available in special racks at all local area synagogues, Chabad locations, Jewish Community Centers (Uptown and Metairie) and at area businesses like Lakeview Brew Café, Dorignac’s Supermarket, Kosher Cajun New York Delicatessen and Grocery, Casablanca Restaurant, Mardi Gras Zone and WYES-TV.

To read the online edition on personal computers, smartphones and tablets click here.

CCJN Spring-Summer 2015

The Spring-Summer 2015 edition is the largest ever released by the CCJN, featuring stories that were previously published on the website from November of 2014 until late April. Also included are the recent names of local confirmation class graduates and all area obituaries for the same period.

Special features include an article written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the lynching of Atlanta Jewish community leader Leo Frank and the second and concluding portion of the “Jews and Jazz” series that first ran in SOURCE 5775, the CCJN’s annual community resource guide.

“This is the biggest edition we’ve ever produced and it shows the commitment and support we are receiving from area advertisers,” CCJN editor Alan Smason announced. “Market research told us these publications were necessary to expand our mission as a website. The variety of coverage over the website’s many categories and pages and its ability to update easily can mean some stories may not be seen before being archived on the site. These editions ensure readers can see the length and breadth of our coverage,” he stated.

Beginning in early 2014, the CCJN began publishing its “Best of the Crescent City Jewish News” editions with bright, colorful glossy covers and high-grade newsprint for its interior pages. The initial edition covered the entire year of 2013 (5773-5774) and was followed by future editions published every six months. To view all the previous editions click here.

SOURCE 5776 is scheduled to be released prior to Labor Day and the High Holidays. The glossy magazine community resource guide is accepting display advertising now that can also be bundled with offerings over the website.