Ha-Tsfira

Ha-Tsfira (Hebrew: הצפירה‎ The Epoch; also Ha-Tzefirah) was a Hebrew language newspaper published in Poland 1862 and 1874–1931.[1]

Ha-Tsefirah
Founded1862
1874
LanguageHebrew
Ceased publication1862
1931
CountryPale of Settlement

History
Chaim Selig Slonimski

The first issue of Ha-Tsfira appeared in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire in 1862, edited by Chaim Selig Slonimski (known by his Hebrew acronym ḤaZaS). [2] Ha-Tsfira was the first Hebrew paper with an emphasis on the sciences. [2]

The paper closed down after six months when Slonimski became principal of the rabbinical seminary in Zhytomyr and the government began censorship of Hebrew books.[3] It reopened in 1874 in Berlin.

In September 1875, it began to be published in Warsaw. Coverage of news and politics was introduced after the First Zionist Congress.[2] From 1886, the paper began to appear as a daily. The driving spirit behind this change was Slonimski's assistant, Nachum Sokolov, who was later appointed editor-in-chief.[2][4]

Ha-Tsfira became part of a network of important Hebrew periodicals, among them Ha-Shahar, He-Asif, Ha-Shiloah. Some of the greatest names in early modern Hebrew literature published their work in the paper, including Mendele Mocher Sforim, Y.L. Peretz, and Sholem Aleichem.[2]

gollark: But I *need* atmosphere!
gollark: How well do said electron beams work at a really large distance?
gollark: So either launch it from just a railgun or something, and have some way to decelerate it enough that it doesn't wreck the parcel on landing, or have it land sensibly and either fly back or get mailed back.
gollark: You would probably want to make the ballistic package delivery stuff somewhat reusable.
gollark: Actually, I had better check, honestly.

References
  1. "ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. Spotlighting the 'great events' - Haaretz - Israel News
  3. JewishEncyclopedia.com - SLONIMSKI, ḤAYYIM SELIG:
  4. The Institute Anniversary Volume (1941-1961), Institute of Jewish Affairs, p.322

Further reading
  • Oren Soffer (2004) Antisemitism, Statistics, and the Scientization of Hebrew Political Discourse: The Case Study of Ha-Tsefirah
  • Jewish Social Studies: History, Culture, and Society Winter 2004, Vol. 10, No. 2: pp. 55-79
  • Oren Soffer There is No Place for Pilpul! Hazefirah Journal and the Modernization of Socio-political Discourse (in Hebrew), Mossad Bialik & the Center for the Study of Polish Jewry at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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