J. The Jewish News of Northern California
J. The Jewish News of Northern California, is the only news outlet serving the Jewish population of Northern California. It is owned and operated by a 501c3 nonprofit, San Francisco Jewish Community Publications Inc. It is based in San Francisco, California.. J. publishes six days per week on jweekly.com, produces daily and weekly email newsletters, runs social media including Instagram, and publishes a biweekly print tabloid.
History
The origins of J. The Jewish News of Northern California date from November 22, 1895, when the San Francisco newspaper The Emanu-El, began publications, In 1932, a merger occurred with a competing Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Journal. In 1946, following a merger, it changed its name to the Jewish Community Bulletin, in 1979 it was renamed the San Francisco Jewish Bulletin, in 1984 it was renamed the Northern California Jewish Bulletin, in 2003 it was renamed j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California, and in 2017 it was renamed 'J. The Jewish News of Northern California.'''''Editor and coverage
Chanan Tigay is its editor, Jo Ellen Green Kaiser is the CEO and Steve Gellman is publisher. Previous editors include Sue Fishkoff, who retired in 2022 and Marc S. Klein z"l who retired in September 2011 after nearly 28 years at the helm. Nora Contini retired as associate publisher in the summer of 2013.The J. "covers the full range of what it means to be Jewish today – from the arts to religion, food, lifecycle events and news of our local, national and global communities."