The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

{{short description|Newspaper in Los Angeles, California}} {{redirect|Jewish Journal}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = The Jewish Journal<br />of Greater Los Angeles | logo = Jewish journal.jpg | logo_size = 250px | image = | caption = | type = Weekly newspaper | format = | owners = TRIBE Media Corp | founder = | publisher = | editor = {{Plain list | * Susan Freudenheim ({{small|Executive}}) * Jonathan Kirsch ({{small|Book}}) }} | president = David Suissa | chief_editor = David Suissa | associate_editor = | managing_editor = | news_editor = | campus_editor = | campus_chief = | opinion_editor = | photo_editor = | staff_writers = | founded = {{Start date and age|1985}} | political_position = | language = | ceased_publication = | headquarters = Los Angeles | circulation = 50,000; estimated readership of 150,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |url=http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=160 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009043812/http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=160 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |access-date=2016-10-07 |website=Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America}}</ref> (2016) | sister_newspapers = | ISSN = | oclc = | website = {{URL|jewishjournal.com}} }}

'''''The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles''''', known simply as the '''''Jewish Journal''''', is an independent, nonprofit community weekly newspaper serving the Jewish community of greater Los Angeles, published by the nonprofit TRIBE Media Corp. Its editorial stance leans conservative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zonszein |first=Mairav |title=What happened to The Forward? |url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/the-forward.php/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Columbia Journalism Review |language=en}}</ref>

The ''Journal'' was established in 1985. {{As of|2016|post=,}} it had a verified circulation of 50,000 and an estimated readership of 150,000; it is the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quintanilla |first=Michael |date=July 13, 1995 |title=A Simpson Spin All Their Own Media: Papers Outside the Mainstream Don't Try to Compete with the Big Boys. Instead, They Look for the Angles Their Readers Care About |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-13-ls-23260-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215317/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-13/news/ls-23260_1_mainstream-media/2 |archive-date=Mar 5, 2016 |access-date=June 30, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 18, 1995 |title=The O.J. Story Papers Find Ethnic Angles in Trial |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF9013683B3DCA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |access-date=June 30, 2011 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |via=Newsbank}}{{dead link|date=June 2024}}</ref> TRIBE Media Corp. also produces the monthly ''TRIBE'' magazine, distributed in Santa Barbara, Malibu, Conejo, Simi and West San Fernando Valleys.

==History== Though independently incorporated, the paper was initially distributed in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The first issue appeared on February 28, 1986. The editor was Gene Lichtenstein, who served until 2000,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tugend |first=Tom |date=June 29, 2000 |title=The Lichtenstein Formula for a Jewish Paper |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/the_lichtenstein_formula_for_a_jewish_paper_20060630 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118184019/http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/the_lichtenstein_formula_for_a_jewish_paper_20060630 |archive-date=2015-11-18 |website=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles}}</ref> and the first art director was Katherine Arion, a Romanian-born artist who came to the United States in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Shelley |date=June 25, 1998 |title=Art Notes: The Artist Behind Our Cover |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/old_stories/article/excavating_the_past_19980626 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118211506/http://www.jewishjournal.com/old_stories/article/excavating_the_past_19980626 |archive-date=2015-11-18 |website=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles}}</ref> After becoming completely independent from the Jewish Federation in 2005, it went through difficulties and its circulation shrank.

Circulation has recovered to 50,000 since then, and the paper has undertaken new initiatives, including expanded internet offerings, live events, a branding and marketing division, JJ Branding, ''TRIBE'' magazine, launched in December 2009, and ''Jewish Insider''. ''The Jewish Journal'', like other news media, faced financial pressures (cutting staff positions and salaries during 2009, though since it has resumed growth in both areas), but it strengthened its financial situation in May 2010, when it received commitments from a group of local Jewish philanthropists for additional funding intended to assure its continuing financial viability.<ref name="Rainey">{{Cite news |last=Rainey |first=James |date=May 12, 2010 |title=On the Media: Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles Adapts to Changing Media Market: Niche Journalism and an $800,000 Donation Make Its Future Seem Secure |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia-20100512,0,3345960,full.column |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127234013/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia-20100512,0,3345960,full.column |archive-date=2013-01-27 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

From the mid-nineties, Rob Eshman was the editor-in-chief and publisher of the ''Journal''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=30 August 2017 |title=Rob Eshman, Long-Time Jewish Journal Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, to Leave Post for Writing |url=https://thejewishlink.com/rob-eshman-long-time-jewish-journal-editor-chief-publisher-leave-post-writing/ |work=The Jewish Link}}</ref> He was succeeded by David Suissa in 2017.<ref name=":1" /> Contributing writers include Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Karen Lehrman Bloch, Judea Pearl, Tabby Refael, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, and Jonathan Kirsch, who also serves as Book Editor.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Author Page: Rabbi Steven Weil |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/about/author/733/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706121718/http://www.jewishjournal.com/about/author/733/ |archive-date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=June 30, 2011 |work=Jewish Journal}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=July 2019}} Shmuel Rosner is Senior Political Correspondent.

In the wake of the ''Charlie Hebdo'' terrorist attack, the issue of January 16–22, 2015 was renamed "Jewish Hebdo".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eshman |first=Rob |date=January 16–22, 2015 |title=Nous Sommes Charlie: This Week We Are Jewish Hebdo |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/jesuisjuif/article/nous_sommes_charlie_this_week_we_are_jewish_hebdo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919232632/http://www.jewishjournal.com/jesuisjuif/article/nous_sommes_charlie_this_week_we_are_jewish_hebdo |archive-date=2016-09-19 |website=Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Roderick |first=Kevin |date=15 January 2015 |title=This Week the Jewish Journal Is Jewish Hebdo |url=http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2015/01/this_week_call_it_jewish.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302063608/http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2015/01/this_week_call_it_jewish.php |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=LA Observed |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 August 2017 |title=Rob Eshman, Long-Time Jewish Journal Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, to Leave Post for Writing |url=https://thejewishlink.com/rob-eshman-long-time-jewish-journal-editor-chief-publisher-leave-post-writing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302063608/https://thejewishlink.com/rob-eshman-long-time-jewish-journal-editor-chief-publisher-leave-post-writing/ |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=The Jewish Link}}</ref>

In response to some staff members' perception that the paper's focus had shifted to commentary, a group of journalists launched ''SoCal Jewish News'' in 2021.<ref name=":0" />

==Reputation and content== The ''Jewish Journal'' is considered the institutional paper of the Jewish community in Los Angeles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lapin |first=Andrew |date=2021-06-14 |title=New Jewish news site arrives in LA as frustration with Jewish Journal grows |url=https://jweekly.com/2021/06/14/new-jewish-news-site-arrives-in-la-as-frustration-with-jewish-journal-grows/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=J. The Jewish News of Northern California}}</ref>

As of May 2016, the site reported about 4 million unique users per month.<ref name="Rainey" />

The paper received five Rockower Awards in 2021, and ten Rockower Awards in 2022, including six first places.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AJPA - 2021 Competition |url=https://www.ajpa.org/2021-Competition-Winners |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=AJPA.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AJPA - 2022 Competition |url=https://www.ajpa.org/page-18159 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922124832/https://www.ajpa.org/page-18159 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=AJPA.org}}</ref> In 2023, the magazine was awarded 21 Rockower Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2023 |title=2023 Awards (for Work Done in 2022) |url=https://www.ajpa.org/resources/2023%20Conference/2023%20Winners%20List%20-%20Final.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714203408/https://www.ajpa.org/resources/2023%20Conference/2023%20Winners%20List%20-%20Final.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=American Jewish Press Association}}</ref> It received awards from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2005 and 2009.<ref>See, e.g., [http://lapressclub.org/awards/scja/winners/2009-winners/ 2009 Southern California Journalism Award Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518125851/http://lapressclub.org/awards/scja/winners/2009-winners/ |date=2010-05-18 }} and [http://lapressclub.org/awards/scja/winners/2005-winners/ 2005 Southern California Journalism Award Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524201646/http://lapressclub.org/awards/scja/winners/2005-winners/ |date=2010-05-24 }} at Los Angeles Press Club [http://lapressclub.org/ official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514172545/http://lapressclub.org/ |date=2010-05-14 }} (accessed May 11, 2010).</ref>

== See also == * History of the Jews in Los Angeles

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website}}

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