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''The Jewish Word'' ( – ; stylized as ''SŁOשO ŻYDOWSKIE'') is a bilingual periodical magazine published monthly in
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
and
Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...
. Founded in 1992, it is currently the primary Jewish publication in
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
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History

It was founded 1992 to replace a previous periodical newspaper called ''
Folks-Sztyme ''Folks-Sztyme'' (), or ''People's Voice'' in English, was a bilingual magazine published in Polish and Yiddish in Communist Poland between 1946 and 1991. An homonymous newspaper existed before World War II. According to Henri Minczeles, the pap ...
'' ("People's Voice"), published in the
Polish People's Republic The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. ...
between 1946 and 1991. In the 1950s the publishing rights were transferred to the Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Poland (TSKŻ), which was founded after the merging of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland with the Jewish Society of Culture and Art. However, the
Polish United Workers' Party The Polish United Workers' Party (, ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other legally permitted subordinate minor parti ...
(PZPR) had direct control over the newspaper's editors and enforced censorship. The political shift to democracy at the end of the 1980s allowed the publication of free content. The number of readers gradually decreased due to the emigration of Polish Jews following
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. The 1968 political crisis and an anti-Semitic campaign orchestrated by the communist party caused several branches of the publication to be closed, particularly in the
Lower Silesia Lower Silesia ( ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a historical and geographical region mostly located in Poland with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany. It is the western part of the region of Silesia. Its largest city is Wrocław. The first ...
region. It was subsequently converted from a weekly into a monthly publication.


Modern times

The contemporary magazine is the longest published Jewish periodical on the Polish market. It presents an outlook on Polish-Jewish life in modern times, whilst also presenting unusual stories, curiosities and interviews. The primary aspect of "The Jewish Word" is attention to culture and art. The magazine is sold in some kiosks and bookstores across Poland, including
Empik Empik (stylised as empi̓k) is a Polish commercial chain selling books, international Print media, press and media products (including film, music, and software). The chain also owns a photo company, Empik Foto, as well as a foreign language schoo ...
.


See also

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Jews Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...
*
History of Jews in Poland The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jews, Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the long pe ...
* List of Yiddish newspapers and periodicals


References

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