Midrasz

Midrasz
EditorPiotr Paziński
CategoriesJewish culture, literary
FrequencyMonthly magazine
FormatBerliner
PublisherStowarzyszenie "Midrasz"
FounderKonstanty Gebert
First issue1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
Final issueDecember 2019
CountryPoland
Based inWarsaw
LanguagePolish
Websitemidrasz.pl
ISSN1428-121X

Midrasz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmi.draʂ]; Hebrew: מדרש) was a Polish language monthly journal covering Jewish culture, literature and other topics published in Warsaw, Poland. It existed between April 1997 and December 2019.

History and profile

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Midrasz was founded in 1997 by Konstanty Gebert, a renowned Polish journalist, war correspondent and Polish-Jewish activist.[1] The first issue appeared in April 1997.[2] The journal was devoted to Polish, Jewish and Polish-Jewish culture, art, literature, history and religion, as well as contemporary matters.[1] Midrasz also published book reviews and longer essays on a regular basis.

Regular contributors included Zygmunt Bauman, Wilhelm Dichter, Henryk Grynberg, Eva Hoffman, Hanna Krall, Maria Janion, Krystyna Kersten, Jerzy Tomaszewski and Jan Woleński.

Approximately 80% of the readers of Midrasz were educated people between the age of 20 and 40; roughly 40% of the readers were Catholics, 25% were atheists and 15% were Jews.[1]

The journal was closed down due to financial problems.[2] The last issue of Midrasz was published in December 2019.[2]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Cisak, pp. 113-115
  2. ^ a b c "Czasopismo "Midrasz" kończy swoją działalność". Sztetl (in Polish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Wojciech Cisak, ed. (2004). Media i dziennikarstwo na przełomie stuleci: wybrane zagadnienia [The Media and Journalism at the Turn of Centuries: selected issues] (in Polish). Instytut Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza (corporate author). Wydawn. Nauk. INPID UAM. ISBN 9788387704742.
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