Ha-Shaḥar
Hebrew-language Austrian periodical / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ha-Shaḥar (Hebrew: הַשַּׁחַר, lit. 'The Dawn') was a Hebrew-language monthly periodical, published and edited at Vienna by Peretz Smolenskin from 1868 to 1884.[2]
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Editor | Peretz Smolenskin |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Total circulation | 800–1,300[1] |
Founder | Peretz Smolenskin |
First issue | 1868 (1868) |
Final issue | 1884 (1884) |
Based in | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Language | Hebrew |
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The journal contained scientific articles, essays, biographies, and literature, as well as general Jewish news.[3] The objects of Smolenskin were to spread Enlightenment and knowledge of the Hebrew language, and particularly to oppose obscurantism.[4] Its publication was interrupted several times for lack of support. Ha-Shaḥar greatly influenced the Haskalah movement, especially in Russia, where it was well known. It was read secretly in the yeshivot, in private houses, and in the batte midrashot.[5]