The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
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 TRIBE Media Corp. "The Journal" was established in 1985. As of 2016 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. 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, and the first art director was Katherine Arion, a Romanian-born artist who came to the United States in 1981. After becoming completely independent from the Jewish Federation in 2005, it went through difficulties and its circulation shrunk. 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. The "Los Angeles Times" called "The Jewish Journal" "an influential weekly." It has received a number of awards from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2005 and 2009. In 2015, the "Jewish Journal" underwrote the first independent, nonpartisan poll of American  Jewish opinion regarding the Iran nuclear deal. The poll showed most American Jews favored the deal, and its results received worldwide coverage. In the wake of the Iran deal controversy, a White House press release called the "Jewish Journal", “One of the most widely read Jewish publications online.” In 2015, Tribe Media Corp. acquired "Jewish Insider", a daily news service based in Washington, D.C., started by Max Neuberger. Jewishjournal.com is ranked by StatCounter, Google Analytics, and Compete.com as having the most monthly unique users of any American Jewish news web site. The web site is notable for its many blogs  covering all aspects of Jewish life, including A Jew, by Michael Berenbaum, Foodaism by Rob Eshman, HollywoodJew by Danielle Berrin and Keeping the Faith and Keeping It Real by Ilana Angel. As of May 2016 the site reported about 4 million unique users per month. As of at least 1999, David Suisssa is the editor-in-chief and president of the "Journal". Contributing columnists include Ben Shapiro, Karen Lehrman Bloch, Judea Pearl, Tabby Rafael and Jonathan Kirsch, who also serves as Book Editor. 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".