The curants

The Dinstagische Kurant, August 5, 1687

The Dinstagisch and the Friday Kurant ( West Yiddish : דינסטאגישי קורנט and פרייטאגישי קורנט) were the first Yiddish newspapers worldwide. They appeared twice a week in Amsterdam from 1686 to 1688 and reported on events from the Jewish world.

Web links

• Moshe ben Avraham of Nikolsburg, The short lived blossoming of the Yiddish press in the Netherlands

literature

• Sol Liptzin, A History of Yiddish Literature , Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, NY, 1972, ISBN 0-8246-0124-6 , p. 41