HaTzewi
HaTzewi ( Hebrew הצבי, Eng. Der Hirsch ) was a Hebrew-language newspaper, published in Jerusalem by Eliezer Ben-Jehuda , which is largely thanks to the fact that Hebrew is used again as mother tongue today. The newspaper appeared from 1884 until it was banned by the Ottoman Empire in 1914 .
history
The first edition of HaTzewi appeared on October 24, 1884. At that time, it was still published as a weekly newspaper, but in 1908 it became a daily newspaper. The editions were considered revolutionary, dealt with secular issues and were characterized by modern journalism techniques, especially after Itamar Ben-Avi , Ben-Jehuda's son, started working. Influenced by the French press, sensational headlines found their way into Ben-Avi, which, together with a new reporting style, differed from conventional newspapers. HaZewi became the mouthpiece of the New Yishuv , the Zionist settler movement outside of the historic cities before Israel was founded . The newspaper contained translations of German and later French literature as well as original Hebrew prose. The need for Hebrew words for daily reporting meant that Ben-Yehuda coined new words and worked on his life's work, the compilation of a Hebrew dictionary.
In 1908 the name was changed to HaOr (dt. The light ) due to licensing restrictions . 30 years after the first edition, the newspaper was banned by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War due to the open call for a Jewish state it published . (see " The Jewish State " by Theodor Herzl )
literature
- Robert St. John: Tongue of the Prophets , Doubleday & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York 1952, ISBN 0-8371-2631-2
Web links
- Archived editions of HaTzewi (Hebrew)
Individual evidence
- ^ Encyclopedia Judaica, Newspapers, Hebrew, Volume 12, Keter Books, Jerusalem 1978