June 2, 1869 – Iowa City newspaper editor Jacob (Jake) Everett Reizenstein is born to Isaac and Eva (Tannebaum) Reizensten – who came to Iowa City in 1867. Jake’s father – a Jewish immigrant – was born in Bavaria in 1826.
In 1901, when Jacob E. Reizenstein took over as the city editor at The Daily Iowa State Press, he was well-known by most Iowa Citians since he had served as the editor of The Iowa City Republican for thirteen years. But now, with what would later become The Iowa City Press-Citizen, J.E.R. would publish – between 1924 and 1959 – hundreds of articles that recounted Iowa City’s rich heritage, while becoming a true mentor to our city’s best-known historian – Irving Weber.
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