Der royter shtern (Lvov)

Der royter shtern (Yiddish: דער רויטער שטערנ, 'The Red Star') was a Yiddish language daily newspaper published in Lvov for a brief period in 1941.[1] The first issue came out on June 1, 1941.[2] Published daily, it was an organ of the Lvov District and City Committees of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine and the Lvov District Soviet of Workers Deputies.[3] Copies were sold at 15 kopeks.[2] [4] Per Levin (1995) Hersfeld was the editor of the newspaper, and 'Gordon' or 'Gadon' the deputy editor.[4]

Der royter shtern
FoundedJune 1, 1941
Political alignmentCommunist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine
LanguageYiddish
HeadquartersLvov
CountrySoviet Union

The publication lasted for about three weeks, the newspaper stopped publishing at the onset of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.[4]

References
  1. Pinchuk, B.-C. (1986). Cultural Sovietization in a Multi-Ethnic Environment: Jewish Culture in Soviet Poland, 1939-1941. Jewish Social Studies, 48(2), 163–174.
  2. Agnieszka Cieślikowa (1997). Prasa okupowanego Lwowa (in Polish). Wydawn. Neriton. p. 114. ISBN 9788386842162.
  3. Wschodni rocznik humanistyczny, Volumes 4-5. Radzynskie Stowarzyszenie Inicjatyw Lokalnych--Instytut Badawczy "Libra", 2007. p. 315
  4. Dov Levin (1995). The Lesser of Two Evils: Eastern European Jewry Under Soviet Rule, 1939-1941. Jewish Publication Society. pp. 120, 128. ISBN 978-0-8276-0518-3.
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