Midrasz

Midrasz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmi.draʂ]; Hebrew: מדרש) was a Polish-language monthly journal covering Jewish culture, literature and other topics published in Warsaw, Poland. It existed between April 1997 and December 2019.

Midrasz

Editor	Piotr Paziński
Categories	Jewish culture, literary
Frequency	Monthly magazine
Format	Berliner
Publisher	Stowarzyszenie "Midrasz"
Founder	Konstanty Gebert
First issue	1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
Final issue	December 2019
Country	Poland
Based in	Warsaw
Language	Polish
Website	midrasz.pl
ISSN	1428-121X

History and profile

Midrasz was founded in 1997 by Konstanty Gebert, a renowned Polish journalist, war correspondent and Polish-Jewish activist.^[1] The first issue appeared in April 1997.^[2] The journal was devoted to Polish, Jewish and Polish-Jewish culture, art, literature, history and religion, as well as contemporary matters.^[1] Midrasz also published book reviews and longer essays on a regular basis.

Regular contributors included Zygmunt Bauman, Wilhelm Dichter, Henryk Grynberg, Eva Hoffman, Hanna Krall, Maria Janion, Krystyna Kersten, Jerzy Tomaszewski and Jan Woleński.

Approximately 80% of the readers of Midrasz were educated people between the age of 20 and 40; roughly 40% of the readers were Catholics, 25% were atheists and 15% were Jews.^[1]

The journal was closed down due to financial problems.^[2] The last issue of Midrasz was published in December 2019.^[2]