Midstream was a magazine established by the New York-based Theodor Herzl Foundation, which was associated with the American Section of the World Zionist Organization. Described as an "intellectual Zionist journal".[1][2] It to a significant degree saw itself as playing a role somewhat similar to that of Commentary, an intellectual publication of the American Jewish Committee, but with an explicitly Jewish focus. Midstream began publication in 1955.[3] Started as a Quarterly Jewish Review, it became a monthly in 1965.[4][5] Its final print edition was in 2013.

Midstream
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherTheodor Herzl Foundation
Founded1955
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
Websitemidstreamthf.com
ISSN0026-332X

Midstream was a journal of opinion, focusing on political, social and religious topics related to Jewish communities.[4] While it was not the official organ per se of the Foundation, it was established, at a time when a range of similar publications were being printed, such as Partisan Review, The Reconstructionist, and even The New Republic, as a means for expression of a wide range of opinions within political Zionism, not necessarily reflecting the views of the magazine's editors. [6][7]

Midstream to a significant degree followed the basic political arc of Commentary from liberal to center-of-the-road to somewhat conservative to neoconservative, reflecting the views of a succession of editors, although it was not the same arc of the majority of American Jewry.

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  1. ^ Theodor Herzl Foundation. "About Midstream". midstreamthf.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Charles Allan Madison, "Jewish publishing in America: the impact of Jewish writing on American culture", Sanhedrin Press, 1976, p. 239
  3. ^ Midstream at WorldCat
  4. ^ a b Ruth Beloff, "MIDSTREAM", Encyclopaedia Judaica article at Encyclopedia.com (Retrieved October 18, 2022)
  5. ^ "'midstream' Launched As Monthly Magazine; Dr. Neumann Outlines Policy". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. New York. December 24, 1965. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Midstream", The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, October 7, 1955, p.9
  7. ^ "What is Midstream's point of view.(Editorial)", Midstream, January 1, 2007
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