Der Roiter Emes (Yiddish: דער רויטער אמת, 'The Red Truth') was a Yiddish-language newspaper published from Riga, Latvia.[1][2][3][4] The first issue was published on January 13, 1919.[5] It was an organ of the Communist Party of Latvia.[2] It was published three times per week.[2] The newspaper featured frequent attacks on the bourgeoisie and the Jewish religious establishment.[6] It ceased publication when the Bolshevik forces lost control of Riga on May 22, 1919.[5]

Der Roiter Emes
FoundedJanuary 13, 1919 (1919-01-13)
Political alignmentCommunist
LanguageYiddish language
Ceased publicationMay 22, 1919 (1919-05-22)
HeadquartersRiga

References edit

  1. ^ National Library of Russia. Yiddish Newspapers (in the Latin alphabet) Archived 2017-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Weltkampf, eds. 38-43. Aussenstelle Frankfurta M. der Hohen Schule. 1941. p. 55.
  3. ^ J. Šteimans (2006). Ebreju intelektuāl̦i Latvijā. Latgales Kultūras centra izdevniecība. p. 134. ISBN 978-9984-29-124-6.
  4. ^ A. Drīzulis; Vēstures institūts (Latvijas PSR Zinātn̦u akadēmija) (1980). Riga. Socialisma laikmetā. Zinātne. p. 52.
  5. ^ a b Latvijas Vēsture, eds. 65-68. A/S Lana. 2007. p. 104.
  6. ^ Mendel Bobe (1971). The Jews in Latvia. Association of Latvian and Esthonian Jews in Israel. p. 51.