About Arnold Fine
Lived 1924 – 2014 (aged 90). Arnold Fine was a newspaper editor and editor.
Arnold Fine (January 15, 1924 – September 5, 2014) was an editor and columnist, known for editing The Jewish Press and a humor columnist.
He was known for his "I Remember When." For decades his writings, which included a companion feature titled "A Bi Gezunt," were on the back page, and subsequently on the inside of the back page.
He also published 2 volumes of Abi Gezunt
Serious side His I Remember When column at times wiped out his only-humor Abi Gezunt when he had something serious to tell his readers. Going beyond his "Who invented the telephone" (including how many decades it took for the US and UK Patent offices to decide), he tackled topics such as Hiram Bingham IV - Unsung Hero, Righteous Gentile during the Holocaust
Biography After his military service during World War II, he did news photography for small NYC newspapers and went to college at night. His photography freelancing brought him to The Brooklyn Daily and then The Brooklyn Weekly where he met Shalom Klass, who later founded The Jewish Press. was introduced in the mid-1960s, and was said to be "timeless" and transmitting "warmth and nostalgia.” The Jewish Press said they'll reprint Fine's writings.
An assemblage of some columns was published in 1992.
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Who was Arnold Fine?
editor of The Jewish Press, New York City
When was Arnold Fine born?
Arnold Fine was born on 15 January 1924.
When did Arnold Fine die?
Arnold Fine died on 5 September 2014 in Manhattan.
What was Arnold Fine's occupation?
Arnold Fine was a newspaper editor and editor.
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