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Type Weekly newspaper Publisher Marc S. Klein Editor Marc S. Klein Associate editor Nora Contini Photo editor Emily Savage Staff writers - Assignment Editor: Liz Harris
- Writers: Dan Pine, Emma Silvers
Founded December 1895 Headquarters San Francisco, California Circulation 20,000 OCLC number 55488896 Official website jweekly.com j., also known as Jweekly, is a Jewish website and weekly magazine in Northern California. It is owned and operated by "j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California".[1] It is based in San Francisco, California.[2]
Contents
History
It began publishing as a San Francisco newspaper named The Emanu-El on December 22, 1895,[3][4][5][6] 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,[7][8][9] in 1979 it was renamed the San Francisco Jewish Bulletin,[10][11] in 1984 it was renamed the Northern California Jewish Bulletin, and in 2003 it was renamed j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California.[1][12][13]
Editor and coverage
Sue Fishkoff is its editor, and Nora Contini is publisher. Marc S. Klein is editor and publisher emeritus, having retired in September 2011 after nearly 28 years at the helm.[14] It serves 20,000 homes in Northern California.[1]
The magazine "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."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "About Us". Jweekly. http://www.jweekly.com/page/about/. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Contact Us". Jweekly. http://www.jweekly.com/page/contact/. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ The Advocate: America's Jewish journal. 1909. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZYzlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA50&dq=%22The+Emanu-El%22+newspaper&hl=en&ei=ffGDTdX3LpCusAPTm7H0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Emanu-El%22%20newspaper&f=false. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ California. Legislature. Senate (1899). Journal of the Senate of the State of California. State Printing Office. http://books.google.com/books?id=7UBNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1135&dq=%22The+Emanu-El%22+newspaper&hl=en&ei=ffGDTdX3LpCusAPTm7H0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ ".". http://cdn.calisphere.org/data/13030/ht/kt9f59q7ht/files/kt9f59q7ht.pdf. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ . JSTOR 4492410.
- ^ About this Newspaper: The Jewish community bulletin - Chronicling America. The Library of Congress. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92060578/. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Kate Shvetsky (1997). "San Francisco Jewish Elite: America's Leading Anti-Zionists". FoundSF. http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=San_Francisco_Jewish_Elite:_America%27s_Leading_Anti-Zionists. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Jewish Community Relations Council". JCRC. http://www.jcrc.org/about_history_1940s.htm. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Western Jewish newspaper collection, 1860-2008". WorldCat. http://www.worldcat.org/title/western-jewish-newspaper-collection-1860-2008/oclc/236188477. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Saul White papers, 1931-1983". Online Archive of California. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/search?style=oac4;titlesAZ=s;idT=9c671b4350b7d0a3a1caaee1b13c6566. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "SF State in the News 2003". 2003. http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2003clips.htm. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "J. The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California Debuts; Contemporary Magazine Format Replaces Jewish Bulletin to Reach More Bay Area Jews". September 18, 2003. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60%60J.%27%27+The+Jewish+News+Weekly+of+Northern+California+Debuts%3B...-a0107893756. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Contact Us". Jweekly. http://www.jweekly.com/page/contact/#staff_list. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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- Weekly newspapers published in the United States
- Publications established in 1895
- Californian newspaper stubs
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