''Kol Ha'ir'' (, lit ''The Whole City'', also a
homophone for ''Voice of the City'') is a local
Hebrew
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-language weekly published in
Jerusalem
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.
History
Kol Ha'ir has been published by the
Schocken Group since 1978, setting the stage for the founding of local newspapers in other cities throughout
Israel
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. Since its inception, the paper has maintained an independent editorial board despite its association with
Haaretz
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. It was launched by Amos Schocken, whose father,
Gershom Schocken, was then editor in chief of Haaretz.
See also
*
List of Israeli newspapers
References
External links
Kol Ha'ir website{{Newspapers in Israel
Publications with year of establishment missing
Hebrew-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Jerusalem
1979 establishments in Israel
Newspapers established in 1979
Words and phrases in Modern Hebrew