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Henry C. Segal

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Henry Clay Segal (October 27, 1900 – July 18, 1985, Cincinnati)[1][2] long time journalist, editor of The American Israelite, part time correspondent to The New York Times among other works.

Segal was born October, 1900 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.[1]

Career

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He wrote in, was staff member of The Ohio State Lantern[3] since 1918,[4] was a member of honorary professional journalistic fraternity[4][5][6][7] and graduated from Ohio State in 1922 and again in 1923[8][9] with degrees in Liberal Arts and Journalism.[8] He began working soon after.[10]

For a short period, Segal was a reporter for the Akron Press and between 1923 and 1938 worked at The Cincinnati Post.[8]

In 1930, Segal, bought The American Israelite[11][2] and was its editor since,[9] for over 50 years.[2]

Segal has been teaching journalism at the University of Cincinnati.[2]

Segal worked as well at The Cincinnati Post, and as correspondent for The New York Times, part-time, for over three decades.

Throughout his career, Segal was active as well, in community activities.[8]

Personal life

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His brother was, Robert E. Segal, Boston community leader and activist.[2]

His wife, Henriette, involved in philanthropic organization, died in 1954.[12] Henry C Segal died in July 1985, in Cincinnati.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Henry Clay Segal". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "HENRY C. SEGAL (Published 1985)". The New York Times. 1985-07-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. ^ "The Lantern 18 May 1921 — Ohio State University Newspaper Archives". osupublicationarchives.osu.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  4. ^ a b "The Lantern 23 March 1922 — Ohio State University Newspaper Archives". osupublicationarchives.osu.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-10. Add Two New Members to Press Association
  5. ^ Association, Ohio State University Alumni (1920). Ohio State University Monthly. Ohio State University Alumni Association. p. 35.
  6. ^ Zeta Beta Tau (Fraternity) (1923). Z B T. 1898, 1923: The First Twenty-five Years. Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity. p. 103.
  7. ^ University, Ohio State (1922). Annual Report. p. 223.
  8. ^ a b c d "Henry Segal Dead at 84". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1985-07-23. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  9. ^ a b Sanua, Marianne Rachel; Sanua, Marianne (1998). Here's to Our Fraternity: One Hundred Years of Zeta Beta Tau, 1898-1998. UPNE. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-87451-879-5.
  10. ^ The Ohio Newspaper. 1922. p. 3. Graduates at work (July, 1923)
  11. ^ ""american Israelite" Sold by Jonah Wise and Mrs. Ochs". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1930-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  12. ^ "Clipped From The Cincinnati Enquirer". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1954-08-05. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-01-10. Funeral is Today for Editor's Wife Mrs. Henry Segal