Vivienne Harris MBE ( nee Hytner ; 7 November 1921 ? 4 March 2011 ^[1] ) was a British businesswoman, newspaper publisher and journalist who co-founded the Jewish Telegraph in December 1950 with her husband, Frank Harris. The couple married in 1949. ^[2]

Career [ edit ]

She was born Vivienne Hytner in Prestwich , Lancashire, England. Frank Harris, a freelance journalist, had relocated to Manchester from London. ^[2] She and her husband co-founded the weekly Jewish Telegraph in their dining room in Salford, Greater Manchester , in 1950. ^[2] Vivienne Harris oversaw much of the newspaper's expansion from its origins as a four-page weekly paper ^[3] during the next sixty years, until 2011. ^[2] Under Harris, the Jewish Telegraph expanded to local editions in Leeds , Liverpool and Glasgow , as well as Manchester . ^[2] Her husband and newspaper co-founder Frank Harris died in 1979. Their son, Paul, became group editor while Vivienne remained financial director and co-owner until her death. ^[2]

In June 1997, Harris was the recipient of the MBE for her contributions to journalism and to Greater Manchester . ^[3] Harris was active in numerous charitable organizations, including Save the Children , the Citizens Advice Bureau of Salford, the League of Jewish Women , St Ann's Hospice and the Jewish Day Centre. ^[3]

She addressed attendees at the Jewish Telegraph ' s 60th anniversary dinner in December 2010. ^[3] Dignitaries at the event, which was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel at Manchester International Airport , included Bury 's Lord Mayor and Mayoress, John and Brenda Byrne. ^[3]

Death [ edit ]

Vivienne Harris died at her home in Broughton Park on 4 March 2011, aged 89. ^[2] She was survived by her sons, Paul, the Jewish Telegraph ' s present owner and editor ^{[3] [2]} and Jonathan. ^[3]

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