American Jewish Press Association
This organization was the brainchild of Gabriel Cohen, editor and publisher of the National Jewish Post & Opinion.During its 2-day organizational meeting in Indianapolis, initiated by Gabriel Cohen of the Indianapolis Jewish Post, the AJPA also adopted resolutions condemning the White Paper of 1939 ban on Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine, the mistreatment of Jews in the Polish armed forces, and pledging its support to the American war effort.[2] Before the AJPA, previous attempts to join Jewish journalists as a group had failed.The group's original membership included only English-language Jewish weekly newspapers.AJPA established the Simon Rockower Memorial Writing Competition for member publications in 1980.