J. The Jewish News of Northern California

J. The Jewish News of Northern California
TypeBiweekly newspaper
Formatwebsite, newsletters, print
Owner501c3 nonprofit
Founder(s)Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger
Abraham W. Voorsanger
PublisherJo Ellen Green Kaiser
EditorChanan Tigay
Managing editor
Sue Barnett
News editor
Gabe Stutman
FoundedNovember 1895 (1895-11)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Circulation15,000 (as of 2025)
ISSN2574-5549
OCLC number55488896
Websitejweekly.com
Free online archives
cdnc.ucr.edu (1895-2024)

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.

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."

History

On November 22, 1895, Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger published the first edition of The Emanu-El, which was named after Congregation Emanu-El. Voorsanger started the paper after leaving the Jewish Progress and intended his publication to be for all Jews on the West Coast of the United States. He served as editor, writing editorials and book reviews, and published the paper until his death in 1908. His brother and fellow co-founder Abraham W. Voorsanger published the paper until his death in 1930.

Attorney Sol Silverman then took over as editor a year later. In 1932, Silverman acquired rival paper Jewish Journal from Raymond Dannenbaum who wanted to retire and absorbed it into Emanu-El. The combined paper then moved to a larger space at Mills Tower. In 1945, of group of local investors acquired the paper and hired San Francisco Call Bulletin editor Eugene B. Block to manage it. On Jan 1. 1946, the paper was named to the Jewish Community Bulletin.

In 1969, the paper was redesigned and renamed to the San Francisco Jewish Bulletin. At that time Block retired, and was succeeded by Geoffrey Fisher. In 1982, the Bulletin merged with the Jewish Observer of Oakland, and the combined total circulation was 22,000. Marc S. Klein became publisher two years later. The paper was later called the Northern California Jewish Bulletin followed by the Jewish Bulletin of Northern California. In 2003, the paper was turned into a magazine and renamed to j. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. In 2011, Klein retired, and the word "weekly" was dropped from the tittle in 2017.

See also

References

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  7. ↑ "Sudden Death Comes to Rabbi Voorsanger". The Bulletin. San Francisco, California. April 28, 1908. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Voorsanger Rites To Be Held Today". San Francisco Chronicle. November 21, 1930. p. 11.
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  11. ↑ "Merged Jewish Paper Issues First Edition". San Francisco Chronicle. May 15, 1932. p. 49.
  12. ↑ "Jewish Journal Moves Into Larger Quarters". San Francisco Chronicle. July 4, 1932. p. 7.
  13. ↑ "A Pledge". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. January 4, 1946. p. 1.
  14. ↑ "The Bulletin's New Look". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. October 3, 1969. p. 4.
  15. ↑ "Eugene Block Tribute Nov. 7". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. October 17, 1969. p. 5.
  16. ↑ "Bulletin, East Bay Paper Will Merge". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. April 16, 1982. p. 1.
  17. ↑ Fisher, Geoffrey (September 3, 1982). "HISTORIC EAST-WEST MERGER | We Welcome East Bay Readers To The Bulletin". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. p. 1.
  18. 1 2 Klein, Marc S. (September 19, 2003). "To Our Readers". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. p. 3.
  19. ↑ Frost, Dan (September 19, 2003). "Jewish Bulletin changes name and direction". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 30.
  20. ↑ Vo, Kim (November 8, 2003). "Magazine makeover | Stuffy Jewish Bulletin is pared down to j., a hipper product". The Fresno Bee. Knight Ridder Newspapers. pp. G2.
  21. ↑ Pine, Dan (May 27, 2011). "Editor Klein retiring from j. will stay through transition". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, California. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
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