Ha-Levanon

Ha-Levanon (lit. 'The Lebanon') was the first Hebrew-language newspaper to be published in the Land of Israel. Published between 1863 and 1886, its chief editor was Yehiel Bril. Ha-Levanon was distributed in Jerusalem, Paris, Mainz and London.

Ha-Levanon
TypeMagazine
Founder(s)Yehiel Bril, Michal HaCohen, Yoel Moshe Salomon
Founded1863 (1863)
LanguageHebrew
Ceased publication1886

History
Ha-Levanon commemorative stamp, issued in 1963

Ha-Levanon was established in Jerusalem in early 1863 by Yehiel Bril, Michal HaCohen and Yoel Moshe Salomon.[1] The newspaper was written from a Misnagdim viewpoint,[2] and was opposed to the establishment of new settlements in the Land of Israel (with the exception of Motza). In December 1863, it was shut down by Ottoman authorities after being reported to them by Yisrael Bak, the editor of rival paper Havatzelet.[1]

In 1865, Bril re-established Ha-Levanon in Paris as a bi-weekly magazine.[3] Three years later, it began to be published on a weekly basis. Publication ceased following the Siege of Paris, and it was relocated to Mainz in Germany. There, it was released as a weekly supplement to Der Israelit until 1882,[3] when Bril helped Russian farmers move to Ottoman Palestine, leaving him unable to continue the newspaper's publication.[4]

In 1886, Bril resumed Ha-Levanon's publication in London,[3] before dying later that year, which resulted in the newspaper's discontinuation.[1]

Kvod Ha-Levanon

Ha-Levanon included a supplement called Kvod Ha-Levanon.[3] It acted as a journal for halakha (Jewish law), alongside publications in the field of Wissenschaft des Judentums.

See also

References
  1. Aderet, Ofer (2013-03-02). "הלבנון, מהדורת הדיגיטל". Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. Ya'akovi, Yoel (2006-02-23). "מחזיקי התורה והטורייה". Arutz Sheva (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. "הלבנון". HaAyin HaShevi'it (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  4. Klein, Yair (2021-10-20). "היום בהיסטוריה: יום הזיכרון לרב יחיאל ברי"ל מייסד מזכרת בתיה". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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