Chełmer Sztyme (Yiddish: כעלעמער שטימע, translit. khelemer shṭime, 'Voice of Chełm') was a Yiddish language newspaper published from the Polish city of Chełm between 1924 and 1939.[1] It was the leading Yiddish publication in the city at the time.[1] It was founded as Unser Sztyme, but changed name to Chełmer Sztyme in 1927.[2] Initially a weekly, it became a daily newspaper in 1936.[3] It identified itself as a 'non-party' newspaper.[4]
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Founder(s) | Nakhum Goldberg |
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Founded | 1924 |
Political alignment | Non-partisan |
Language | Yiddish language |
Ceased publication | 1939 |
Headquarters | Chełm |
OCLC number | 234603783 |
Nakhum Goldberg was the founding editor of the newspaper. Later the editing was taken over by Gershon Lustiker and Fishl Lazar.[5] Fishl Lazar was the publisher of Chełmer Sztyme for many years.[6]
In total 789 issues of Chełmer Sztyme were published.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b 'Fundacja Ochrony Dziedzictwa Żydowskiego. Chełm - THE CHASSIDIC ROUTE
- ^ Virtual Shetl. Chełm Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Andrzej Rybak (1 January 1998). Dzieje Ziemi Chełmskiej: kalendarium. Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna. p. 149. ISBN 978-83-905303-2-1.
- ^ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Khelemer shṭime
- ^ JewishGen. Personalities and Types Who Are No More
- ^ JewishGen. Famous Rabbis