Der Avangard (Yiddish: דער אַוואַנגאַרד, 'The Vanguard') was a Yiddish language newspaper published by the Jewish Communist Party (Poalei Zion) (EKP(PZ)) from Minsk 1920-1921.[1][2][3][4] It was edited by an editorial collective, headed by Jacob Lifshitz (in charge of the EKP(PZ) Main Committee for White Russia and a member of the EKP(PZ) Central Committee).[5][3] The newspaper proclaimed the EKP(PZ) to be 'the sole representative of the Jewish working class'.[6]
| Founded | August 1, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Political alignment | Labour Zionism |
| Language | Yiddish language |
| Ceased publication | 1921 |
| City | Minsk |
| Country | Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic |
17 issues were published in 1920, 6 issues in 1921.[1][5][3][7] The first issue was published on August 1, 1920, as the organ of the Minsk Committee of EKP(PZ).[1][5] From its eight issue, it functioned as the Organ of the EKP(PZ) Main Committee of for White Russia.[5] Issues of the newspaper had two pages, with a 34x48 cm format.[5] Initially copies of Der Avangard were sold for 5 rubles, but from its fifth issue the price was doubled to 10 rubles.[5] The newspaper was printed at 20, Gubernatorskaya Street.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Грант Левонович Епископосов. Газеты СССР, 1917-1960: Газеты Москвы, Ленинграда и столиц союзных республик. Книга, 1970. p. 163
- ^ Elissa Bemporad; Stanford University. Dept. of History (2006). Red star on the Jewish street: the reshaping of Jewish life in Soviet Minsk, 1917-1939. Stanford University. p. 119.
- ^ a b c Yehoshua Rojansky. רױט און בלױ: ּפועלי־ציון אין רוסלַאנד פַאר און נָאך דער ָאקטָאבער־רעװָאלוציע. י.ל. ּפרץ, 1986. p. 47, 103
- ^ Непролетарские партии России: урок истории. Myslʹ, 1984. p. 527
- ^ a b c d e f g Абрам Киржниц. די יידישע פרעסע אין ראטנפארבאנד (1917-1927). ווייסרוסלענדישע ביכער-קאמער בא דער ווייסרוסלענדישער מעלוכע-ביבליאָטעק, 1928. p. 32
- ^ Neman. Polymi͡a, 1980. p. 145
- ^ Арон Яковлевич Скир. Еврейская духовная культура в Беларуси: историко-литературный очерк. Мастатская литаратура, 1995. p. 97