 "The Jewish Star" began publication in 2002 led by founding Publisher and Editor Jody Bodner Dubow.It is owned by Richner Communications Inc., the parent company of Nassau County’s Herald Community Newspapers, Long Island Xpress chain of shopper publications, and the Riverdale Press in the Bronx.In 2006, the newspaper became predominantly Orthodox, responding to the demographics of the Five Towns, its primary readership base.