''Midrasz'' (; ) 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.
History and profile
''Midrasz'' was founded in 1997 by
Konstanty Gebert, a renowned Polish journalist, war correspondent and
Polish-Jewish activist.
[Cisak, pp. 113-115] The first issue appeared in April 1997.
The journal was devoted to Polish, Jewish and Polish-Jewish culture, art, literature, history and religion, as well as contemporary matters.
''Midrasz'' also published
book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit.
A book review may be a primary source, an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. B ...
s and longer
essay
An essay ( ) is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a Letter (message), letter, a term paper, paper, an article (publishing), article, a pamphlet, and a s ...
s on a regular basis.
Regular contributors included
Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman (; ; 19 November 1925 – 9 January 2017) was a Polish–British sociologist and philosopher. He was driven out of the Polish People's Republic during the 1968 Polish political crisis and forced to give up his Polish citizenship. ...
,
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.
The journal was closed down due to financial problems.
The last issue of ''Midrasz'' was published in December 2019.
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External links
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1997 establishments in Poland
2019 disestablishments in Poland
Defunct literary magazines published in Poland
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Magazines established in 1997
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