Chris Leppek retires after 47 years at the Intermountain Jewish News

Posted Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:35 pm

Chris Leppek

Press Release | Intermountain Jewish News

U.S. Navy-trained journalist Chris Leppek has retired after 47 years at the Intermountain Jewish News in Denver, Colorado.

Leppek, who served as assistant editor for the past 34 years, has covered developments in the Jewish world, including Israel’s wars in Lebanon and Gaza, watershed events such as the Columbine shootings, 9/11, the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting and the events of Oct. 7, 2023.

He became known for his sensitive, but powerful telling of Holocaust survivors’ testimonies, as well as those of the WW II concentration camp liberators.

Leppek has won 56 Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism, as well as Colorado Press Association awards.

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Chris Leppek retires after 47 years at the Intermountain Jewish News

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