List of Yiddish newspapers and periodicals
Newspapers
United States
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Di Tzeitung
''Di Tzeitung'' ( yi, די צייטונג; ''the journal'', News Report) is a Yiddish weekly newspaper published in New York City, founded and edited by Abraham Friedman, a Satmar Hasidic Jew, from Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York.
It is publish ...
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Der Yid
''Der Yid'' ( yi, דער איד, "The Jew") is a New York-based Yiddish-language weekly newspaper, founded in 1953. The newspaper is published by Satmar Hasidim, but is widely read within the broader Yiddish-speaking Haredi community. It uses a ...
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Der Blatt
''Der Blatt'' ( yi, דער בּלאַט, "The Page" or "The Newspaper") is a weekly Yiddish newspaper published in New York City by Satmar Hasidim.
History
''Der Blatt'' was established in 2000, as a direct result of the Satmar succession feu ...
Periodicals
United States
New York
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Di Tsukunft (Die Zukunft) (s. 1892)
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Yugntruf
Yugntruf – Youth for Yiddish () is an organization of young Yiddish-speaking adults that is dedicated to the spread of the Yiddish language through various programs and events. It was founded by David Roskies and Gavi Trunk under the guidance o ...
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Yiddish Moment
Others
* Oneg Shabbos
* Shpaktiv
* Gigulim
* Di Naye Gvardie
* Dos Yidishe Kol
Former newspapers
Belorussia
Homel
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Der yidisher komunist (1919)
Hrodna
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Grodner Sztyme (c.1920-1939)
Minsk
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Oktyabr (1918-1941)
Vitebsk
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Der royter shtern (1920-1923)
Belgium
* Unzer Wort (1941-1942)
* Unzer Kamf (1941-1942)
Canada
* Di hamiltoner yidishe shtime (1933-1943)
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Der Keneder Adler (1907-1977)
France
Paris
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Unser Stimme
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Naye Prese (1934-1993)
* Unzer Wort ( -1996), the worldwide last daily Yiddish-language newspaper
Hungary
Sziget
* Yidishe Folkstsaytung (1893-1913)
Lithuania
Kaunas
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Arbeter Tsajtung
Vilnius
* Folks-shtime
* Der proletarisher gedank (1906-1907)
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Der yidisher arbeyter
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Flugblat (1915-1916)
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Di royte fon (1920)
Poland
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Arbeiterstimme
''Arbeiterstimme'' (Worker's Voice) was the central organ of the General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia. It appeared from 1897 to 1905, as an underground publication. The Bund resumed the publication, now as a legal paper, afte ...
(1897-1905, 1917-c.1939)
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Di royte fon (1906)
Łódź
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Lodzsher Togblat (1908-1936)
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Lodzer veker
* Folks Sztyme (1939)
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Folks-Sztyme
''Folks-Sztyme'' ( yi, פֿאָלקס שטימע), or ''People's Voice'' in English, was a bilingual magazine published in Polish and Yiddish in Communist Poland between 1946 and 1991.
An homonymous newspaper existed before World War II. According ...
(1946-c.1950)
Warsaw
* Dos jidysze arbeterwort (1906-1907)
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Haynt
''Haynt'' (הײַנט - "Today"; Yidishes tageblat 1906-08) was a Yiddish daily newspaper, published in Warsaw from 1906 until 1939.
Newspaper ''Yidishes tageblat'' (יידישעס טאגעבלאט) was founded in 1906 by Zionist Samuel Jackan ...
(1906-1939)
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Folkstsaytung
The ''Folkstsaytung'' ( yi, פֿאָלקסצייטונג, 'People's Newspaper') was a Yiddish language daily newspaper which served as the official organ of the General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland. ''Folkstsaytung'' was published in Warsaw, Sec ...
(1921-1939)
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Folks-Sztyme
''Folks-Sztyme'' ( yi, פֿאָלקס שטימע), or ''People's Voice'' in English, was a bilingual magazine published in Polish and Yiddish in Communist Poland between 1946 and 1991.
An homonymous newspaper existed before World War II. According ...
(c.1950-1991)
Włocławek
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Wloclawker Weker
''Wloclawker Weker'' was a Yiddish-language weekly newspaper in interbellum Poland, published from Włocławek. ''Wloclawker Weker'' was an organ of the General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland. Labour and Socialist International. ''The Socialist Press ...
(c.1920-1939)
Romania
Iasi
* Korot Haitim (1855- ), the first-ever Yiddish-language newspaper
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Der veker (1896)
Russia
* Eynikayt (before 1945-?) (JAC)
Moscow
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Der Emes
''Der Emes'' (in Yiddish: , meaning 'The Truth', from he, אמת, emeth) was a Soviet newspaper in Yiddish. A continuation of the short-lived '' Di varhayt'', ''Der Emes'' began publishing in Moscow on August 8, 1918.Kotlerman, Boris (August 5 ...
(1918-1939)
Saint Petersburg
* Jidishes Folksblat (1881-1889)
* Der Fraind (1903)
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Di Tsayt (1913-1914)
* Dos vort (1914)
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Di varhayt (1918),
Ukraine
Kharkov
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Der Shtern (1925-1941)
Kiev
* Folks-shtime
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Naye tsayt
''Naye tsayt'' (נײַע צײַט, 'New Times') was a Yiddish-language newspaper published from Kiev between September 1917 and May 1919. ''Naye tsayt'' was an organ of the United Jewish Socialist Workers Party (''fareynikte'').Ėstraĭkh, G. ''In ...
(1917-1919)
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Komunistishe fon
''Komunistishe fon'' ( yi, קאָמוניסטישע פֿאָן, 'Communist Banner'), also known as ''Komfon'', was a Soviet Yiddish newspaper published in Kiev 1919–1924. The newspaper was the result of the merger of two previously non-communist ...
(1919-1924)
Odessa
* Unzer Lebn (before 1908- )
United Kingdom
Liverpool
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Dos Fraye Vort
''Dos Fraye Vort'' ("The Free Word"; , also ''Dos Freie Vort'') was a short-lived Jewish anarchist newspaper from Liverpool in 1898 edited by Rudolf Rocker.
In 1898, Morris Jeger, a Jewish anarchist from Liverpool and owner of a small printing ...
(1898)
London
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Arbeter Fraynd (1885-1914)
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Der Poylisher Yidl
The ''Der Poylisher Yidl'' ( yi, דער פוילישער אידעל, ''The Little Polish Jew'') was one of the first socialist periodicals in the Yiddish language and Britain's first socialist paper targeting an immigrant audience. It was founded ...
(1884)
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Die Zeit (Jewish Times) (1910-1951)
*Teglicher Ekspress (1905, mocking the
Daily Express
The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet i ...
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
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Der royter shtern (1923-1934)
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Unser Gedank
Mexico
* Idish Lebn
* Radikaler Arbeter Tzenter
* Unzer Lebn
United States
New York
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Freie Arbeiter Stimme (1890-1977)
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Dos Abend Blatt (1894-1902)
* Di Arbeter Tsaytung (1894-1902)
* Yidisher Tagblat (before 1903-1928),
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Morgn Zshurnal (1901-1971)
* Di Varhayt (1905-1919)
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Der Tog
''Der Tog'' ( en, The Day) was a Yiddish-language daily newspaper published in New York City from 1914 until 1971. The offices of ''Der Tog'' were located on the Lower East Side, at 185 and 187 East Broadway.
History
The newspaper's first issue ...
(1914-1971)
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Di Tsayt (1920-22)
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Morgen Freiheit
Morgen Freiheit (original title: ; English: ''Morning Freedom'') was a New York City-based daily Yiddish language newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party, USA, founded by Moissaye Olgin in 1922. After the end of World War II the paper's pro- ...
(1922-1988)
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Der Algemeiner Journal
The ''Algemeiner Journal'', known informally as ''The Algemeiner'', is a newspaper based in New York City that covers American and international Jewish and Israel-related news.
History
In 1972, Gershon Jacobson founded the Yiddish-language ...
(1972-2008)
[since 2008 in English only]
Former journals
France
Paris
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Der yidisher arbeyter (1911-1914)
Lithuania
Vilnius
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Der arbeyter (1902-1905)
* Forverts (1906-1907)
Netherlands
Amsterdam
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Die Kuranten (1686-1688)
Poland
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Arbeiter Fragen
The Jewish Bundist (socialist) labour unions active in Poland in the 1920s and 1930s published a monthly publication called Arbeiter Fragen (Worker's Issues; initially published under the title of Najste Arbeiter-Fragen - New Worker's Issues). Al ...
Warsaw
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Der arbeyter (1905)
Romania
Iasi
* Likht (1913-1914)
United Kingdom
London
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Der arbeyter (1898-1901)
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Germinal (1900-1903, 1905-1908)
* Di proletarishe velt (1902-)
Ukraine
Odessa
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Kol Mevasser
''Kol Mevasser'' (Yiddish: קול מבשר) was a Yiddish language periodical that appeared from October 11, 1862 into 1872.Liptzin, Sol, ''A History of Yiddish Literature''. Middle Village, NY: Jonathan David Publishers, 1972. p. 41. It is ...
(1862-1872)
Israel
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Lebns Fragn (1951-2014)
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Israel Shtime (1956-1997)
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Die Woch (1959-)
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Dos Yiddishe Licht
''Dos Yiddishe Licht'' (; This Jewish/Yiddish light) is the name of two different Haredi publications, that came out in the 20th century. They had a black & white paper cover.
New York, 1923
In 1923, Reb Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz and the ''Chaz ...
, replaced with
Beleichtungen
Canada
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Keneder Adler
''Der Keneder Adler'' () was Canada's leading Yiddish newspaper from 1907 until 1977. Founded in Montreal by Hirsch Wolofsky, the ''Adler'' underpinned Yiddish cultural activity in the city for much of the 20th century.
History
After losing his ...
(1907-1977)
Czechoslovakia
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Munkatsher Humorist
Literary journals
United Kingdom
Oxford
* Yidish Pen (s.1994)
Poland
Warsaw
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Forojs
Romania
Bucharest
* Die wokh (c.1935)
* Shoybn (c.1935)
Russia
Moscow
* Heymland (before 1948-c.1961)
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Sovetish Heymland
''Sovetish Heymland'' (Yiddish סאָוועטיש היימלאַנד - "Soviet Homeland") was a Yiddish-language literary magazine published by poet and controversial figure (for his participation in the Soviet official "anti-Zionist" campaign) Aro ...
(c.1961-before 1993)
* Di yidishe gas (s. 1993)
Israel
* Naye vegn (after 1991)
Tel Aviv
* Di goldene keyt (1948-?)
* ToplPunkt
Argentina
Buenos Aires
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Dorem Amerike (1926-1927)
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Naivelt
''Naivelt'' ( yi, נייוועלט, "New World") was a Yiddish-language literary monthly magazine published in Argentina from 1927–1930.Dujovne, Alejandro. Cartografía de las publicaciones periódicas judías de izquierda en Argentina, 1900-19 ...
(1927-1930)
United States
New York
* Yidishe Kultur (1938-2006)
* Oyfn Shvel (Afn Shvel) (1957-)
Sweden
* Yidishland (2019-)
Webs
Archive of Jewish Periodicals(German)
Alphabetic list of Yiddish newspapers at the National Library of Russia
See also
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List of Jewish newspapers
A Jewish newspaper is a newspaper which focuses on topics of special interest to Jews, although Jewish newspapers also include articles on topics of a more general interest as well. Political orientations and religious orientations cover a wide r ...
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Yiddish periodicals