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Jweeklylogo.jpg
header section from: jweekly.com
Type Weekly newspaper
Publisher Steve Gellman
Editor Sue Fishkoff
Staff writers
  • Managing Editor: Andy Altman-Ohr
  • Arts & Supplement Editor: Liz Harris
  • Copy Editor: Sue Barnett
  • Writers: Dan Pine, Abra Cohen
  • Editorial Assistant: Audrey Soffa
Founded December 1895 (December 1895)
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Circulation 20,000
ISSN 1547-0733
OCLC number 55488896
Website jweekly.com

j., also known as Jweekly,[1] is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications Inc.[2] It is based in San Francisco, California.[3] who also own and operate the companion website jweekly.com.

History

It began publishing as a San Francisco newspaper named The Emanu-El on December 22, 1895,[4][5][6][7] and in 1932 it merged with the Jewish Journal, a competing Jewish newspaper. In 1946, following a merger, it changed its name to the Jewish Community Bulletin,[8][9][10] in 1979 it was renamed the San Francisco Jewish Bulletin,[11][12] in 1984 it was renamed the Northern California Jewish Bulletin, and in 2003 it was renamed j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California.[2][13][14]

Editor and coverage

Sue Fishkoff is its editor, and Steve Gellman is publisher. Marc S. Klein was the editor and publisher emeritus, having retired in September 2011 after nearly 28 years at the helm.[15] Nora Contini retired as associate publisher in the summer of 2013. J. serves 20,000 homes in Northern California.[2]

The newspaper "covers what it means to be Jewish today — from politics to the arts, religion and food, as well as spirituality, life-cycle events and our, local, national and global community."[2]

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