''HaLevanon'' () was the first

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newspaper to be published in the

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. Published between 1863 and 1886, its chief editor was . ''HaLevanon'' was at various points in time distributed in Jerusalem, Paris,

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and London.

History

''HaLevanon'' was established in

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in early 1863 by ,

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and Yoel Moshe Salomon. The paper originated from an effort by Jerusalem's Misnagdim to reduce their reliance on Yisrael Bak's

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-aligned

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, which resulted in Salomon and HaCohen studying printing at

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, before conceiving ''HaLevanon'' upon their return. They subsequently established their own printing house at

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and began its publication. The paper was shut down by Ottoman authorities in December 1863 after being reported to them by Bak, who edited rival paper Havatzelet. Beginning in 1865, Bril re-established ''HaLevanon'' in Paris as a bi-weekly magazine. Three years later, it began to be published on a weekly basis. Publication ceased in September of 1870 after Bril left Paris to escape the

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. In August of 1871, Bril and

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resumed ''HaLevanon'''s publication in

, this time as a weekly supplement to Der Israelit. The two editors cut ties in July 1881 and Ha-Levanon continued to be published as an independent newspaper until 1882, when Bril helped Russian farmers move to Ottoman Palestine to establish the settlement of Ekron, which later became

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. In June 1886, Bril resumed ''HaLevanon's'' publication in London. The paper was discontinued later that year following Bril's death.

Kvod HaLevanon

''HaLevanon'' included a supplement called Kvod HaLevanon. It acted as a journal for ''

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'' (Jewish law), alongside publications in the field of

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History

Kvod HaLevanon

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