Phillip Ritzenberg

Phillip Ritzenberg (June 22, 1931 – May 26, 2022) was an American journalist.^[2] He was known for his work on the newspaper New York Daily News and The Jewish Week.^[1][3]

Phillip Ritzenberg
Born	(1931-06-22)June 22, 1931 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 26, 2022(2022-05-26) (aged 90)
Alma mater	Case Western Reserve University Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Edith "Edna" Ritzenberg[1]
Children	2[1]

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Gertrude and Jack Ritzenberg,^[1] Ritzenberg attended Case Western Reserve University, where he graduated in 1953.^[1] He then attended the Humboldt University of Berlin on a Fulbright scholarship.^[1] Ritzenberg served as a United States Navy officer on the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41).^[1] He was also a reserve officer at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.^[1] Ritzenberg worked at his father's printing shop.^[1]

Ritzenberg worked as a journalist and assistant managing editor for the New York Daily News.^[1] He left in 1982 to work as a journalist for The Jewish Week.^[1][4] In 1992, Ritzenberg announced that he would leave his post as publisher and editor of Jewish Week in early 1993.^[5] He was a founder of the Society for News Design, and was honored with the society's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.^[1]

Ritzenberg died of cancer in May 2022, at the age of 90.^[1] He was cremated.^[1]