Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad

The Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad (Dutch: New Israelite Weekly), in short NIW, is the only Jewish weekly and the oldest functioning news magazine in the Netherlands. Founded on August 4, 1865, it has tried to inform the Jewish community on issues concerning Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands and in the world. Its headquarters is in Amstelveen. The chairman of the NIW is Jigal Markuszower and the managing editor is Elise Friedman.

Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad
Managing editorMaurice Swirc
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation6,000
Year foundedAugust 4, 1865
CountryNetherlands
Based inAmstelveen
LanguageDutch
Websitewww.niw.nl

The NIW has some 6,000 subscribers. To enlarge the readership, the NIW started a modernization campaign in 2001, but this had minimal effect on the number of subscribers. The total circulation of the magazine as of 2019 is more than 15.000 copies.

Chief editors

  • Meyer Marcus Roest 1865-1867
  • J. Mendes Chumaceiro 1867-1875
  • Philip Elte 1875-1918
  • D.L. Staal 1918-1938
  • Is. de Vries, J.S. Joachimsthal, E. van Amerongen 1938-1940
  • Is. de Vries, E. van Amerongen 1945
  • Jaap Soetendorp 1945-1948
  • Jo Melkman 1948-19??
  • ...
  • Philip van Tijn 19??-1968
  • Hans Knoop 1968-1971
  • Mau Kopuit 1971-1992
  • Tamarah Benima 1992-1999
  • Carine Cassuto 1999-2002
  • Elise Friedmann 2002-2008
  • Paul Damen 2008-2009
  • Esther Voet 2009-2011
  • Maurice Swirc 2011-
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