Henry Clay Segal (October 27, 1900 – July 18, 1985, Cincinnati) [1] [2] long time journalist, editor of The American Israelite, part time correspondent to The New York Times among other works.
Segal was born October, 1900 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. [1]
He wrote in, was staff member of The Ohio State Lantern [3] since 1918, [4] was a member of honorary professional journalistic fraternity [4] [5] [6] [7] and graduated from Ohio State in 1922 and again in 1923 [8] [9] with degrees in Liberal Arts and Journalism. [8] He began working soon after. [10]
For a short period, Segal was a reporter for the Akron Press and between 1923 and 1938 worked at The Cincinnati Post. [8]
In 1930, Segal, bought The American Israelite [11] [2] and was its editor since, [9] for over 50 years. [2]
Segal has been teaching journalism at the University of Cincinnati. [2]
Segal worked as well at The Cincinnati Post, and as correspondent for The New York Times, part-time, for over three decades.
Throughout his career, Segal was active as well, in community activities. [8]
His brother was, Robert E. Segal, Boston community leader and activist. [2]
His wife, Henriette, involved in philanthropic organization, died in 1954. [12] Henry C Segal died in July 1985, in Cincinnati. [2]