LOS ANGELES —Rob Huberman’s ComteQ Publishing has received three publishing awards including “Winner” for “History of Jewish Businesses – from USABookNews.com, the online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses.

USABookNews.com recently announced the winners and finalists of The National Best Books 2009 Awards. More than 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 140 categories covering print and audio books.

Honored as “Winner” in the General History category was “A Dream • A Journey • A Community: A Nostalgic Look at Jewish Businesses in and Around Atlantic City.

Almost two years in the making, the 172 page coffee table book, edited by local businessman and philanthropist

Leo B. Schoffer, takes a nostalgic look at the bygone era of Jewish businesses in and around Atlantic City and contains over 350 photos never seen before in public and dozens of family stories and commentaries reminiscent of Atlantic City’s Jewish business “glory days” - from the turn of the century to the 1970s.

The book is categorized into sections covering Apparel, the Boardwalk, Food & Beverage, Hotels & Motels, Restaurants, Theaters & Entertainment, and Wholesale & Retail and has sold over 1000 copies since its release in May, according to Schoffer. An expanded and revised edition is already in the works, he added.

ComteQ Publishing had two titles that were also honored as “Finalists.” In the Photography category was Portraits of Resilience: Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey, edited by Maryann McLoughlin and a project of the Richard Stockton College’s Sam and Sara Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center.

That title also recently won a silver medal in the 2009 Independent publisher Book Awards. ComteQ’s other Finalist in the Religion category was Luna’s Life: A Journey of Forgiveness and Triumph by Holocaust survivor and religious tolerance activist Luna Kaufman.

“I am truly honored to have had the opportunity to work on these titles of local interest and I share these awards with everyone who contributed to these efforts,” said Rob.

The books are available online at www.ComteQpublishing.com or by calling the Rob Huberman at 487-9000.