Jerry Finkelstein was an American publisher, businessman and political insider.
12 Facts About Jerry Finkelstein
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Jerry Finkelstein was the father of former New York City Council President Andrew Stein.
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Jerry Finkelstein attended George Washington High School and New York University.
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Jerry Finkelstein graduated in 1938 from the New York Law School.
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Jerry Finkelstein ran unsuccessfully for the New York State Senate in 1942, the only time he ran for office.
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In 1949, Jerry Finkelstein successfully managed William O'Dwyer's mayoral re-election campaign; the following year, O'Dwyer appointed him director of the New York City Department of City Planning.
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Jerry Finkelstein purchased the New York Law Journal in 1963 for $1 million.
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Jerry Finkelstein's backing was instrumental in the election of his son, Andrew, to the New York State Assembly in 1968.
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Late in his career, Jerry Finkelstein became a weekly newspaper mogul, amassing a stable of 23 newspapers in the New York metropolitan area and Washington DC These were part of the public company, News Communications, Inc and Jerry Finkelstein was the long-time chairman of the board.
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In 1942 Jerry Finkelstein married Shirley Marks, to whom he remained married until her death in 2003.
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Jerry Finkelstein had two sons, Andrew Stein and James Finkelstein.
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Jerry Finkelstein died on November 28,2012, at his home in Manhattan.