Jewish Review was begun in 1893 by S. Oppenheimer & J. Machol. D.S. Wertheimer purchased the paper in 1896 &, with the Hebrew Observer, created the Jewish Review & Observer, weekly newspaper was a reflection of Cleveland's established Jewish community, documenting the activities of its synagogues, clubs, & philanthropic organizations. Immigrant societies were included when they reached some permanence & began using English rather than Yiddish. The newspaper continued to be published by the Wertheimer family until 1964.