San Diego Jewish Journal

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San Diego Jewish Journal
TypeMagazine
FormatPrint and digital
PublisherMark Edelstein, Mark Moss
Editor-in-chiefSusan Edelstein
Associate editorMakayla Hoppe
Art DirectorDerek Berghaus
FoundedOctober 2001
HeadquartersSan Diego, California
Circulation 17,000
Sister newspapersOC JLife
Website http://www.sdjewishjournal.com

The San Diego Jewish Journal, headquartered in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California, is a Jewish magazine founded in October 2001 by Dr. Mark Moss and Mark Edelstein, and first published in December 2001. [1] Their intent was to create a magazine that spoke to all Jewish movements and traditions. In 2007, the magazine served 19,000 subscribers in San Diego, Palm Springs, and Temecula Valley. [2] Mark Moss [3] and Mark Edelstein [4] are the publishers.

In 2007, the San Diego Jewish Times, a biweekly newspaper with which it had competed, with about 16,000 subscribers, ceased publication after 27 years. [2]

The San Diego Jewish Journal won a Simon Rockower Award in 2015 [5] and another in 2016. [6]

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