Sozialistische Arbeiter-Zeitung

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Sozialistische Arbeiter-Zeitung
Sozialistische Arbeiter-Zeitung (SAZ) header, October 21, 1931 Breslau.png
Header of SAZ, October 21, 1931 issue
TypeDaily
Editor-in-chiefMax Richard Kleineibst (1931–1932),
Walter Fabian (1932)
FoundedOctober 21, 1931 (1931-10-21)
Political alignment Socialism
Language German language
Ceased publication1933
Headquarters Breslau, Berlin
OCLC number 730049418

Sozialistische Arbeiter-Zeitung ('Socialist Workers Newspaper', abbreviated SAZ) was a daily newspaper published in Germany between 1931 and 1933. [1] [2] SAZ was the central organ of the Socialist Workers Party of Germany (SAPD). [2]

Contents

Foundation

The first issue of SAZ was published on October 21, 1931. [2] The decision to launch a daily newspaper for the party had been taken at the founding conference of SAPD. [3] The newspaper initially published from Breslau (present-day Wrocław). [2] During this period it consisted only of 4 pages, and despite the label 'central organ' it was effectively a local Breslau publication of low quality. It carried the by-line 'Daily Newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party of Germany'. [4] Max Richard Kleineibst was the founding editor-in-chief of SAZ. [5] [6] Kleineibst had previously been the editor of the Social Democratic organ in Löbau, Volkszeitung für die Oberlausitz. [4]

Move to Berlin

On November 1, 1931, the newspaper was moved to Berlin. [2] [4] [7] During this period the newspaper was published daily (except for Mondays) and contained at least 8 pages. [4] Apart from SAZ SAPD produced a number of a weekly newspapers, Die Fackel ('The Torch', later renamed Sozialistische Wochenzeitung, 'Socialist Weekly' and Kampfsignal, 'Signal of Struggle'), a theoretical magazine Klassenkampf ('Class Struggle') and the weekly Das Volksrecht ('The People's Right'). [1] [8]

Five-day ban

On June 25, 1932, a five-day ban on SAZ was issued, for having 'insulted' the President of the Reich. [9]

Shift to Breslau

Moreover, in late June 1932, following a conflict inside the party, SAZ moved back to Breslau with a new, more leftist, editorial team. [7] [10] Kleineibst and Dora Fabian were fired from the editorial team, due to 'right-wing deviation'. [11] Walter Fabian was named as the new editor-in-chief of SAZ. [12] Kleineibst would be named foreign editor of SAZ. [5]

Editors

Editors of SAZ (in different periods) also included Roland Beutner, Herbert Duckstein, August Enderle, Karl Frank, Paul Frölich, Lehmann, Rodominski, Will Schaber, Heinrich Ströbel and Klaus Zweiling. [4] The young Herbert Frahm (later known as Willy Brandt) wrote articles in SAZ (including sharp criticisms of SPD). [13]

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