HaLevanon

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HaLevanon
TypeMagazine
Founder(s)Yehiel Bril, Michal HaCohen, Yoel Moshe Salomon
Founded1863; 161 years ago (1863)
LanguageHebrew
Ceased publication1886

HaLevanon (lit.'The Lebanon') was the first Hebrew-language newspaper to be published in the Land of Israel. Published between 1863 and 1886, its chief editor was Yehiel Bril [he]. HaLevanon was distributed in Jerusalem, Paris, Mainz and London.

History[edit]

HaLevanon commemorative stamp, issued in 1963

HaLevanon was established in Jerusalem in early 1863 by Yehiel Bril [he], Michal HaCohen [he] and Yoel Moshe Salomon.[1] The newspaper was written from a Misnagdim viewpoint,[2] and was opposed to the establishment of new settlements in the Land of Israel (with the exception of Motza).[citation needed] In December 1863, it was shut down by Ottoman authorities after being reported to them by Yisrael Bak, the editor of rival paper Havatzelet [he].[1]

In 1865, Bril re-established HaLevanon in Paris as a bi-weekly magazine.[3] Three years later, it began to be published on a weekly basis.[citation needed] Publication ceased following the Siege of Paris, and it was relocated to Mainz in Germany. There, it was released as a weekly supplement to Der Israelit until 1882,[3] when Bril helped Russian farmers move to Ottoman Palestine, leaving him unable to continue the newspaper's publication.[4]

In 1886, Bril resumed HaLevanon's publication in London,[3] before dying later that year, which resulted in the newspaper's discontinuation.[1]

Kvod HaLevanon[edit]

HaLevanon included a supplement called Kvod HaLevanon.[3] It acted as a journal for halakha (Jewish law), alongside publications in the field of Wissenschaft des Judentums.[citation needed]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Aderet, Ofer (2013-03-02). "הלבנון, מהדורת הדיגיטל". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ^ Ya'akovi, Yoel (2006-02-23). "מחזיקי התורה והטורייה". Arutz Sheva (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ^ a b c d "הלבנון". HaAyin HaShevi'it (in Hebrew). 7 January 2007. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  4. ^ Klein, Yair (2021-10-20). "היום בהיסטוריה: יום הזיכרון לרב יחיאל ברי"ל מייסד מזכרת בתיה". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.

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