The Jewish Advocate (also known as Boston Jewish Advocate) was a weekly newspaper serving the Jewish communities in Greater Boston and New England. Founded in 1902 when Theodor Herzl sent his executive secretary Jacob de Haas to Boston to establish it, it became the oldest continuously-circulated English-language Jewish newspaper in the United States. It covered local Jewish community news, events, national and international Jewish issues with a strong focus on Israel, opinion pieces, and features on Jewish life and culture. Alexander Brin acquired the paper in 1917 and ran it for 63 years until his death in 1980. The newspaper suspended publication on September 25, 2020, after 118 years, citing the disappearance of advertising revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization remains an active 501(c)(3) non-profit with plans to potentially resume publishing if funding materializes.