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'''''Hamagid''''' ({{Langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|הַמַּגִּיד}}}}; {{Literally|the Declarer}}),<ref name="Mendes-FlohrReinharz1995">{{cite book|author1=Paul R. Mendes-Flohr|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Bu5GnLZCw0C&pg=PA240|title=The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History|author2=Jehuda Reinharz|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1995|isbn=978-0-19-507453-6|pages=240–|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref> also known after 1893 as '''''Hamagid LeIsrael''''' ({{Script/Hebrew|הַמַּגִּיד לְיִשְׂרָאֵל}}),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ha-Magid|url=https://web.nli.org.il/sites/jpress/english/pages/hamegid.aspx|access-date=2020-06-19|website=[[National Library of Israel]]|publisher=[[Tel Aviv University]]|language=en-US}}</ref> was the first [[Hebrew language]] weekly newspaper.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=Holtzman|first1=Avner|last2=Fachler|first2=David|date=2010-08-27|title=Magid, Ha-|url=https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Magid_Ha-|access-date=2020-06-19|website=[[The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe]]}}</ref><ref name="Orbach1980">{{cite book|author=Alexander Orbach|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k_NSPGTuzH8C&pg=PA38|title=New Voices of Russian Jewry: A Study of the Russian-Jewish Press of Odessa in the Era of the Great Reforms, 1860-1871|publisher=BRILL|year=1980|isbn=90-04-06175-4|pages=38–|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref> It featured mostly current events, feature articles,<ref name="AbramsonAbramson2004">{{cite book|author1=Cowley Lecturer in Post-Biblical Hebrew Fellow in Modern Hebrew Literature Oxford Center for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies Glenda Abramson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_FhfTvzjygC&pg=PA705|title=Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture|author2=Glenda Abramson|date=1 March 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-42865-6|pages=705–|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref> a section on [[Judaic studies]],<ref name="Eisenberg2006">{{cite book|author=Ronald L. Eisenberg|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yqXXD_74yAEC&pg=PA155|title=The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why|publisher=Devora Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-1-932687-54-5|pages=155–|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref> and, in its heyday, discussions of social issues.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Greenspoon|first=Leonard J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jw2yDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT157|title=Mishpachah|date=2016|publisher=[[Purdue University Press]]|isbn=978-1-61249-469-2|pages=90–91|language=en}}</ref> Published between 1856 and 1903,<ref name=":1" /> it first appeared in [[Lyck]], [[East Prussia]] and targeted [[Russian Jews]], but was soon redistributed all over Europe and the Jewish world.<ref name=":1" /> Although it only had a peak circulation of 1,800 copies, it's primarily remembered as beginning the modern day Hebrew language press.<ref name=":1" /> It is hard to estimate its true readership, as in its era one copy would pass through many hands.<ref name=":0" /> |
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[[File:Eliezer Lipman Silbermann.jpg|thumb|Eliezer Lipman Zilbermann, founding editor of ''Hamagid'']] |
[[File:Eliezer Lipman Silbermann.jpg|thumb|Eliezer Lipman Zilbermann, founding editor of ''Hamagid'']] |
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[[File:Gordon David.jpg|thumb|David Gordon, first deputy editor of ''Hamagid'', and editor between 1880 and 1886]] |
[[File:Gordon David.jpg|thumb|David Gordon, first deputy editor of ''Hamagid'', and editor between 1880 and 1886]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 1 November 2024
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1856 |
| Political alignment | Zionism |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Ceased publication | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Lyck, East Prussia |
| Country | East Prussia |
| Free online archives | Online, searchable Hamagid editions from the Historical Jewish Press |
Hamagid (Hebrew: הַמַּגִּיד; lit. 'the Declarer'),[1] also known after 1893 as Hamagid LeIsrael (הַמַּגִּיד לְיִשְׂרָאֵל),[2] was the first Hebrew language weekly newspaper.[3][4] It featured mostly current events, feature articles,[5] a section on Judaic studies,[6] and, in its heyday, discussions of social issues.[7] Published between 1856 and 1903,[3] it first appeared in Lyck, East Prussia and targeted Russian Jews, but was soon redistributed all over Europe and the Jewish world.[3] Although it only had a peak circulation of 1,800 copies, it's primarily remembered as beginning the modern day Hebrew language press.[3] It is hard to estimate its true readership, as in its era one copy would pass through many hands.[2]
Hamagid carried global and Jewish news in Hebrew, either translated, or as original reporting.[1] It was also the first newspaper to publish op-eds in Hebrew.[1]
The founder and first editor of Hamagid was Eliezer Lipman Zilbermann (1819 – 1882).[7] He is credited with bringing the social issue of the agunot to the forefront of reader's minds, and he made the issue one of the most important topics in the paper.[7] A frequent contributor to the weekly was Moses Vita Ascarelli; under the pen name, "Emet le-Ya'akov," he wrote articles on the condition of Italian Jews under Pope Pius IX.[8] From the 1860s, the paper "fervently" supported resettlement of the Land of Israel for a combination of religious and nationalistic reasons, making the paper an early nucleus of the Zionist movement.[3]
David Gordon (1831 – 1886),[1] formerly deputy editor, became editor in 1880, and his son became deputy editor.[2] He held the position of editor until his death in 1886.[3][7] After the death of his father, Dov Gordon continued as editor until 1890,[7] until Yaacov Shmuel Fux took over, who edited between 1890 and 1903[7][2] and whose sole focus was on cultural and political issues, and not social issues as previous editors had focused on, in the footsteps of Zilbermann.[7]
Hamagid moved twice: first to Berlin in 1890, then to Kraków in 1892.[3] After moving to Kraków, its readership declined, partly due to censorship by Russian authorities.[2] It finally closed in 1903.[3] In its twilight years, its de facto editor was Shimʻon Menaḥem Lazar,[3] although Fux kept the title of editor until the end.[7]
Post-1892, Hamagid found itself largely supplanted by other Hebrew language newspapers like Ha-Melitz and Ha-Tsfira.[3]
See also
[edit]- Lev Levanda
- Der Beobachter an der Weichsel, the first Jewish newspaper
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Paul R. Mendes-Flohr; Jehuda Reinharz (1995). The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History. Oxford University Press. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-0-19-507453-6. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Ha-Magid". National Library of Israel. Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holtzman, Avner; Fachler, David (27 August 2010). "Magid, Ha-". The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Alexander Orbach (1980). New Voices of Russian Jewry: A Study of the Russian-Jewish Press of Odessa in the Era of the Great Reforms, 1860-1871. BRILL. pp. 38–. ISBN 90-04-06175-4. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Cowley Lecturer in Post-Biblical Hebrew Fellow in Modern Hebrew Literature Oxford Center for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies Glenda Abramson; Glenda Abramson (1 March 2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture. Routledge. pp. 705–. ISBN 978-1-134-42865-6. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Ronald L. Eisenberg (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, Why. Devora Publishing. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-1-932687-54-5. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Greenspoon, Leonard J. (2016). Mishpachah. Purdue University Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-61249-469-2.
- ^ Lippe, Ch D. (Chayim David) (1881). Ch. D. Lippe's bibliographisches Lexicon der gesammten jüdischen Literatur der Gegenwart und Adress-Anzeiger. University of California. Wien, D. Löwy.
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