''Haynt'' (הײַנט - "Today"; Yidishes tageblat 1906-08) was a

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

daily newspaper, published in

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from 1906 until 1939. Newspaper ''Yidishes tageblat'' (יידישעס טאגעבלאט) was founded in 1906 by Zionist Samuel Jackan, a former contributor to the

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paper

Ha-Tsefirah ''Ha-Tsfira'' ( he, הצפירה) was a Hebrew-language newspaper published in Poland in 1862 and 1874–1931. History The first issue of ''Ha-Tsfira'' appeared in Warsaw, Congress Poland, in 1862, edited by Chaim Selig Slonimski. ''Ha-Tsfira'' w ...

. In 1908 ''Yidishes tageblat'' changed its name to ''Haynt'' and quickly established itself as the premier Yiddish newspaper in the

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. The practice of reprinting Yiddish fiction in serialized form helped ''Haynt'' set new circulation records for Yiddish journalism. By 1913 the newspaper reached a circulation of more than 150,000 copies. From 1908 till 1932 ''Haynt'' was a private company. In 1932 a cooperative called ''Alt-Nay'' was formed by the staff, who administered the newspaper ever since.

Contributors

Esriel Carlebach Ezriel Carlebach (also ''Azriel''; born Esriel Gotthelf Carlebach, he, עזריאל קרליבך, yi, עזריאל קארלעבאך; November 7, 1908 – February 12, 1956) was a leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jew ...

(עזריאל קארלעבאך), also under pseudonym ''Levi Gotthelf'' (לוי גאָטהעלף). *

Boris Smolar Boris "Ber" Smolar (May 27, 1897 – January 31, 1986) was a Russian-born Jewish-American journalist and newspaper editor from New York. Life Smolar was born on May 27, 1897 in Rivne, Russia, the son of Leivia Smolar and Miriam Shearer. Smolar re ...

Moshe Sneh Moshe Sneh ( he, מֹשֶׁה סְנֶה ; 6 January 1909 – 1 March 1972) was a Haganah commander and an Israeli politician. One of the founders of Mapam, he later joined the Israeli Communist Party (Maki). Biography Mosze Klaynboym (lat ...

Sholem Aleichem ) , birth_date = , birth_place = Pereiaslav, Russian Empire , death_date = , death_place = New York City, U.S. , occupation = Writer , nationality = , period = , genre = Novels, sh ...

, in particular, the second series of the exploits of

Menahem-Mendl ''Menahem-Mendl'' ( yi, מנחם מענדל) is a series of stories and in Yiddish by Sholem Aleichem about hilarious exploits of an optimistic '' shlemiel'' Menahem-Mendl, who dreams of getting rich. They are presented as an exchange of letters ...

References

External links

Today: A Jewish Newspaper, 1908-1939 by Chaim Finkelstein

Complete digitized run of ''Haynt'', 1908-1939
at the

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