''HaYom'' () was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper that was published by the

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party between 1965 and 1969.

Establishment

The Gahal party consisted of the

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movement, a political party in Israel which owned a newspaper called

, and the Israeli Liberal Party, which was affiliated with the newspaper

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. In 1965, the two newspapers were merged into ''HaYom''. The editorial board and printing of the newspaper were located at Metzudat Ze'ev in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. On the 4th floor was the newspaper system, on the number three linotype machines, the printing manager's room, and the proofreaders' room. The printing press was an independent economic entity called "Citadel Printing, Ltd.", and was located in the basement. The edited material was lowered with a pinch at the end of a rope that was dropped into the order room and the layout tables through an opening in the ceiling. The first issue of ''HaYom'' was published on Tuesday, January 11, 1966, and cost 35 agorot to purchase. Its last publication was on December 14, 1969. The newspaper's budget manager was Avraham Eldan. Its editorial archive has not been preserved, but all its issues are located in the .

Newspaper format

The format of the newspaper was usually consistent throughout its run. There was a

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cartoon on the front page. There was a "Conversations of the day" section about personalities, places, and subjects on page 2. On Friday and holiday eve newspapers, articles about socio-political and economic issues were published by members of the Gahal board, such as

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, Peretz Bernstein, and Yosef Sapir. Attached to it was a special page of the weekly updates of the liberal Herut bloc in the

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(later, the page was published in a newspaper called Tchelet and White). Editorials were initially written for the first few months by the leaders of the Gahal. Later, there was a more independent editor free of direct influence by members of the Gahal party, which was specifically emphasized following the ideological departure from scrutiny, which distinguished it from other ideologically-driven papers at the time.

Staff

Many prominent journalists and politicians worked for ''HaYom'' throughout its four-year run. Staff include: * Editor – Yosef Kremerman * Executive editors – , Yitzhak Rager * Night editors – Shlomo Okun, Yosef Ahimeir, Zizi Brandman * Editorial board – Joseph Born (Editorial secretary), ,

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, André Chouraqui,

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, , ,

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, , , , * Editors for the literature and art section – , , * Editor for the "at home and abroad" section – * Editor for the "theatre and exhibition" section – * Editor of the sports section –

References

External links

Archive of HaYom newspapers
at the National Library of Israel {{Authority control, qid=Q12406557 1965 establishments in Israel 1969 disestablishments in Israel Hebrew-language newspapers Newspapers published in Israel Political newspapers Newspapers established in 1965 Words and phrases in Modern Hebrew