Ha-Tsfira
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| Founded | 1862 1874 |
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| Language | Hebrew |
| Ceased publication | 1862 1931 |
| Country | Pale of Settlement |
Ha-Tsfira (Hebrew: הצפירה The Epoch; also Ha-Tzefirah) was a Hebrew language newspaper published in Poland 1862 and 1874–1931.[1]
History
The first issue of Ha-Tsfira appeared in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire in 1862, edited by Chaim Selig Slonimski (known by his Hebrew acronym ḤaZaS). [2] Ha-Tsfira was the first Hebrew paper with an emphasis on the sciences. [2]
The paper closed down after six months when Slonimski became principal of the rabbinical seminary in Zhytomyr and the government began censorship of Hebrew books.[3] It reopened in 1874 in Berlin.
In September 1875, it began to be published in Warsaw. Coverage of news and politics was introduced after the First Zionist Congress.[2] From 1886, the paper began to appear as a daily. The driving spirit behind this change was Slonimski's assistant, Nachum Sokolov, who was later appointed editor-in-chief.[2][4]
Ha-Tsfira became part of a network of important Hebrew periodicals, among them Ha-Shahar, He-Asif, Ha-Shiloah. Some of the greatest names in early modern Hebrew literature published their work in the paper, including Mendele Mocher Sforim, Y.L. Peretz, and Sholem Aleichem.[2]
References
- ^ "ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ a b c d e Spotlighting the 'great events' - Haaretz - Israel News
- ^ JewishEncyclopedia.com - SLONIMSKI, ḤAYYIM SELIG:
- ^ The Institute Anniversary Volume (1941-1961), Institute of Jewish Affairs, p.322
Further reading
- Oren Soffer (2004) Antisemitism, Statistics, and the Scientization of Hebrew Political Discourse: The Case Study of Ha-Tsefirah
- Jewish Social Studies: History, Culture, and Society Winter 2004, Vol. 10, No. 2: pp. 55-79
- Oren Soffer There is No Place for Pilpul! Hazefirah Journal and the Modernization of Socio-political Discourse (in Hebrew), Mossad Bialik & the Center for the Study of Polish Jewry at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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