''Új Kelet'' (; Hungarian translation: "New East") is a Hungarian-language

Zionist Zionism is an Ethnic nationalism, ethnocultural nationalist movement that emerged in History of Europe#From revolution to imperialism (1789–1914), Europe in the late 19th century that aimed to establish and maintain a national home for the ...

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

published first in Kolozsvár (

Cluj Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

) in

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

in 1918. Prior to the annexation of Transylvania to

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

in 1940 when it ceased publishing, it was the preeminent periodical for Hungarian-speaking Jewry in the world. After an 8-year break from its final publication in 1940, it was reestablished in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

in 1948.

History

Under the initiative of Chaim Weiszburg, a leader of the Zionist movement, ''Új Kelet'' was launched as a weekly on December 19, 1918. The first editor was Béla Székely (1882–1955), one of the two cofounders, who was succeeded in 1919 by Dr. Ernő Marton (1896–1960), the other cofounder. It became a daily in 1920 under Marton's editorship. It also published a literary review, ''Fõld'' (The Soil), first as a monthly and later as a weekly supplement. In 1920, antisemitic activity in Cluj increased after its incorporation into

. Jews were expelled from government positions (Marton had become deputy mayor) and from the university. In 1927, antisemitic university students destroyed ''Új Kelet'''s printing presses. From 1927 until the end of its Transylvanian period, the editor was Ferenc Jámbor. After the Hungarian annexation of Cluj in 1940, the Horthy regime banned the paper due to its strong Zionist leanings. Marton emigrated to

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

(

Eretz Israel The Land of Israel () is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine. The definitions ...

) after

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, and in 1948, the paper reemerged under his editorship with David Schon in Tel Aviv. Among the writers at the newspaper after its reestablishment in Israel were Alexander Sauber, Rezső Kastner, Yossef Lapid, Ephraim Kishon, , Elemer Diamant, David Drori, and Pal Benedek. The paper became a weekly publication from 2000 to 2015. From 2016 onward, it has been published monthly. From 1993 to 2015 George Edri was the owner of ''Új Kelet''. The new editorial published ''Új Kelet'' was the main Hungarian-language independent newspaper in Israel between 2015 and 2020 on a monthly basis, and from 2020 on a three-monthly basis.

Editors

*Editor in Chief: Eva Vadasz *Creative Art: Kristof Steiner *Graphic Design: Julia Szasz, Sara Salamon, Lou Kiss *Editors: Istvan J. Bedo, Anna Sebo *Print: Hadfus Hechadash Ltd., Rishon Letzion Contributors: Arje Singer, Avi ben Giora, Balázs Ibi, Borgula András, Egervári Vera, Frank Peti, Grünhut Éva, Halmos László, Halmos Sándor, Korányi Eszter, Krasznai Éva, Lévai György, Markovits Mária, Markovic Radmila, Dr. Paszternák András, Róna Éva, Schnapp Lea, Steiner Kristóf, Szabó Orsi, Surányi J. András.

References

External links

* (in Hungarian)
Izraelinfo
news website with articles from Új Kelet
Új Kelet 1994-1998
(Archive of database)
⁨⁨Uj Kelet⁩⁩ , Newspapers
(Archive of

National Library of Israel The National Library of Israel (NLI; ; ), formerly Jewish National and University Library (JNUL; ), is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Judaism, Jewish Cultural heritage, heritage. The library holds more ...

)
The Új Kelet is 100 years old
by Bea Sara Goll, translated by Éva Vadász () {{DEFAULTSORT:Uj Kelet Jewish newspapers Newspapers published in Cluj-Napoca Hungarian-language newspapers Hungarian-Jewish culture in Israel Zionism in Hungary Zionism in Romania