New Palestine (magazine)

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New Palestine was a magazine founded in December 1919, [1] [2] initially as a weekly [3] [4] and later as a bi-weekly, published in New York. [4] It was the official organ of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). [3] [5] [6]

It started as a four-page publication. [2] The first issue in January 1920 read: "For the Restoration and up-building of a Jewish Palestine." [1] Its managing editor was Isidore Cooperman. [5]

It evolved from The Maccabean Magazine by Louis Lipsky [7] and Meyer Wolf Weisgal. [8] [9]

Contributors included Menachem Ribalow (1895–1953), who published numerous articles in New Palestine, [10] and the philanthropist and businessman Jacob Henry Schiff (born Jakob Heinrich Schiff; January 10, 1847 – September 25, 1920). [11]

In 1934, Samuel Caplan was editor. [12]

Ludwig Lewisohn (May 30, 1882 – December 31, 1955) novelist, literary critic, the drama critic for The Nation and then its associate editor, was its editor [13] and editorial-writer [5] between 1943 and 1948. [14]

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  2. 1 2 "The new Palestine". The Jerusalem Post. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  3. 1 2 The New Palestine. Zionist Organization of America. 1921. p. 2.
  4. 1 2 New Serial Titles. Library of Congress. 1995.
  5. 1 2 3 "Page 70 - Jewish Book Annual Volume 3". jba.cjh.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ↑ ZOA (1921). "The New Palestine". The New Palestine. OCLC   9590841.
  7. ↑ Eisenberg, Ronald L. (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, why. Devora Publishing. p. 235. ISBN   978-1-932687-54-5.
  8. ↑ The Odyssey of an Optimist, Meyer W. Weisgal: An Anthology. Athenuem. 1967. pp. 10, 64.
  9. ↑ "Meyer Wolf Weisgal (1894-1977)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  10. ↑ "Menachem Ribalow, Noted Hebrew Author and Editor, Dies in N.Y." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1953-09-18. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  11. ↑ The Maccabæan-Magazine of Jewish Life and Letters. Federation of American Zionists. 1920.
  12. ↑ "Funeral Services Held for Samuel Caplan, 74, Retired Editor of 'congress Bi-weekly'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1969-05-09. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  13. ↑ Kessner, Carole S. (2001-12-01). "The Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn (review)". Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. 20 (2): 179–182. doi:10.1353/sho.2001.0148. ISSN   1534-5165. S2CID   170215473.
  14. ↑ "Ludwig Lewisohn Collection". collections.americanjewisharchives.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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