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Serving a community of 600,000, The Jewish Journal is the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City. Our award-winning paper reaches over 150,000 educated, involved and affluent readers each week. No other LA Jewish institution reaches so many Jews on a weekly basis.

JewishJournal.com is the web hub for Jewish Los Angeles.

The Journal also publishes Jewish Life: Traditional Living in Los Angeles and Jewish Family magazine in the Conejo Valley.

The Journal is a nonprofit, community-suported independent publication, unaffiliated with any movement or institution.

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Members of the Corporation

Chairman of the Board:
Irwin Daniels, Susan Gordon, Osias Goren, Anita Hirsh, Dora Kadisha, Mark Lainer, Steven Z. Leder, Philip A. Metson, Michael Parks, Karen Richards Sachs, Michael Sanders, Alan Stern, Orna Wolens

Legal Counsel/Accountants

Leon Katz of Tyre, Kamins, Katz, Granof and Menes, Jonathan Kirsch of Law Offices of Jonathan Kirsch, Gerald Block of Block, Plant and Eisner

Past Publishers

Richard Volpert (1985-1986)
Ed Brennglass (1986-1997)
Stanley Hirsh (1997-2003)

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Our address is:

The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
3580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1510
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Our telephone number is: (213) 368-1661

Our fax number is: (213) 368-1684

JJ DEPARTMENTS

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See advertising section for format specifications.

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Calendar listings should be submitted at least three weeks in advance. Be sure to require all relevant event information, including phone numbers. Keep in mind, The Jewish Journal receives many calendar listings and, due to space limitations, cannot list them all.

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Letters should be no more than 200 words and must require a valid name, mailing address and phone number. Letters sent via e-mail must not contain attachments. Pseudonyms and initials will not be used, but names will be withheld on request. We reserve the right to edit all letters.

The Jewish Journal will publish obituary notices free of charge. Please send a card, letter or an email in accordance with the name, age and survivors of the deceased.

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The Jewish Journal welcomes unsolicited manuscripts. Response time may take between 4-6 weeks due to the volume of submissions we receive. Submissions must require a name, mailing address and phone number. All e-mail submissions should be sent in the body of the message; unsolicited e-mail containing attachments will be deleted. The Jewish Journal rarely prints articles of more than 1,200 words. Manuscripts and other materials sent via standard mail should require a self-addressed, stamped envelope in order to be returned.

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CONTACTING STAFF

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