New Palestine (magazine)

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New Palestine
First edition of The New Palestine, December 23 1919.jpeg
First edition, 23 December 1919
Categories Zionism, Jewish history, culture, politics
Publisher Zionist Organization of America
First issueJanuary 1920;106 years ago (1920-01)
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

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

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After the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, it was renamed The American Zionist and remained in publication until at least 1985. [7]

History

It started as a four-page publication. [2] The first issue was published on 23 December 1919 and read: "For the Restoration and up-building of a Jewish Palestine." [8] [1] It's cover story "Let us Rise Up and Build" was written by Judge Julian Mack. [8] Contributions were also made by Jacob de Haas and Abraham Haym Fromenson, a prominent Zionist and an influential figure in the American Jewish press, noted for being the first person to introduce English‑language pages into the Yiddish newspapers published in the United States. [9] [8]

Its managing editor was Isidore Cooperman. [5]

It evolved from The Maccabean Magazine by Louis Lipsky [10] and Meyer Wolf Weisgal. [11] [12] Under Weisgal's editorship, The New Palestine included contributors such as Joseph Brainin, Gershon Agron, Ludwig Lewisohn, Pierre van Paassen, Robert Weltsch, Leonard Stein and Marvin Lowenthal. [13]

Contributors also included Menachem Ribalow (1895–1953), who published numerous articles in New Palestine, [14] and the philanthropist and businessman Jacob Henry Schiff (born Jakob Heinrich Schiff; January 10, 1847 – September 25, 1920). [15]

The March 27, 1925 issue was dedicated in its entirety to the opening of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [16]

In 1934, Samuel Caplan was editor. [17]

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 [18] and editorial-writer [5] between 1943 and 1948. [19]

The 18 May 1948 issue was dedicated to the Establishment of the State of Israel, made four days earlier on 14 May. [20] The proclamation of independence was reprinted on the front page of the periodical. Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel contributed an article titled "A Hand of Friendship to the Arab Peoples". [21] Weizmann also thanked American Jewry "who have contributed so much to the Jewish national revival in Palestine." [21] The issue also included contributions from Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise [22] , Herbert H. Lehman [23] , first Jewish Governor of New York, Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver [24] , Jorge García Granados [25] and Rabbi Israel Goldstein. [26] The periodical also published an editorial titled "Long Live the Republic of Israel." [27]

The June 1967 issue was dedicated to the Six Day War. [28] It included contributions from Rabbi Max Nussbaum [29] , Yosef Saphir [30] , Rabbi Charles E. Shulman [31] , Zalman Abramov [32] , Gideon Hausner [33] and Bill Mauldin [34] (republished from The New Republic ).

References

  1. 1 2 "Israel at 64". The Jerusalem Post . April 25, 2012. ISSN   0792-822X . Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "The new Palestine". The Jerusalem Post. April 4, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  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 January 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ ZOA (1921). "The New Palestine". The New Palestine. OCLC   9590841.
  7. ↑ The New Palestine⁩ 23 December 1919 - 1 October 1985 (990 issues; The National Library of Israel. Retrieved on 28 December 2025
  8. 1 2 3 (23 December 1919). Let us Rise Up and Build The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025
  9. ↑ (13 April 1935). A.H. FROMENSON, 60, EX-EDITOR, IS DEAD; Prominent Zionist Introduced English Language Pages in Yiddish Press. The New York Times. Retrieved on 28 December 2025
  10. ↑ Eisenberg, Ronald L. (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem: Who, What, why. Devora Publishing. p. 235. ISBN   978-1-932687-54-5.
  11. ↑ The Odyssey of an Optimist, Meyer W. Weisgal: An Anthology. Athenuem. 1967. pp. 10, 64.
  12. ↑ "Meyer Wolf Weisgal (1894-1977)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ Levenson, A. T. (2022). Maurice Samuel: Life and Letters of a Secular Jewish Contrarian. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817321307.
  14. ↑ "Menachem Ribalow, Noted Hebrew Author and Editor, Dies in N.Y." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 18, 1953. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  15. ↑ The Maccabæan-Magazine of Jewish Life and Letters. Federation of American Zionists. 1920.
  16. ↑ "The New Palestine, March 27, 1925". The New Palestine. March 27, 1925. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Funeral Services Held for Samuel Caplan, 74, Retired Editor of 'congress Bi-weekly'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 9, 1969. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  18. ↑ Kessner, Carole S. (December 1, 2001). "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.
  19. ↑ "Ludwig Lewisohn Collection". collections.americanjewisharchives.org. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  20. ↑ (18 May 1948). World Salutes Israel The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  21. 1 2 Weizmann, Chaim (18 May 1948).A Hand of Friendship to the Arab Peoples The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  22. ↑ Wise, Stephen Samuel (18 May 1948). God Bless Eretz Israel The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  23. ↑ Lehman, Herbert H. (18 May 1948). US Recognition - Triumph of Justice The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  24. ↑ Silver, Abba Hillel (18 May 1948). Jewish State Will Strive For Peace and Cooperation The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  25. ↑ Granados, Jorge García (18 May 1948). To the New Nation The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  26. ↑ (18 May 1948). A New Star is Born - Star of Zion The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  27. ↑ (18 May 1948). Editorial - Long Live the Republic of Israel The New Palestine. Retrieved on 28 December 2025.
  28. ↑ "June 1967 issue". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. June 15, 1967. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  29. ↑ Nussbaum, Max (June 15, 1967). "The Glory and the Challenge". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  30. ↑ Saphir, Yosef (June 15, 1967). "From Military Victory to the Political Struggle for Peace". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  31. ↑ Shulman, Charles E. (June 15, 1967). "The War's Lessons for Diaspora Jewry". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  32. ↑ Abramov, Zalman (June 15, 1967). "The Middle East for the Peoples of the Middle East". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  33. ↑ Hausner, Gideon (June 15, 1967). "The Whole Nation Fought". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  34. ↑ Mauldin, Bill (June 15, 1967). "Those Israeli Troops". The American Zionist. New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

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