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The ''Vochenblatt'' also known as ''Keneder yiddische vochenblat'' ("Canadian Jewish Weekly") was a Yiddish-language communist newspaper in Canada, published from Toronto between 1940 and 1979.〔Paris, Erna. ''(Jews, an Account of Their Experience in Canada )''. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1980. p. 155〕〔Estrajch, G. ''(Yiddish in the Cold War )''. London: Legenda, 2008. pp. 9, 23〕 ''Vochenblatt'' was one of the major communist Yiddish newspapers in the world during the Cold War.〔 The newspaper repeatedly voiced support for the Birobidzhan movement.〔Srebrnik, Henry Felix. ''(Jerusalem on the Amur: Birobidzhan and the Canadian Jewish Communist Movement, 1924–1951 )''. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. p. xv〕 (see Organization for Jewish Colonization in Russia (IKOR)) ''Vochenblatt'' was launched by the Communist Party of Canada in October 1940, following a ban on the party. ''Vochenblatt'' replaced the previous Yiddish organ of the party, ''Der veg'' ("The Path"), which had also been banned. The title 'Vochenblatt' was perceived as more 'safe' by the party, seeking to avoid state interference in its press activities.〔〔Srebrnik, Henry Felix. ''(Jerusalem on the Amur: Birobidzhan and the Canadian Jewish Communist Movement, 1924–1951 )''. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. p. 152〕 Until 1978 the newspaper was edited by Joshua Gershman.〔Forte, Nick G. ''(A Guide to the Collections of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario )''. (): Multicultural History Soc. of Ontario, 1992. p. 273〕 Gershman had edited ''Der Veg'' since its foundation in 1926.〔〔Rosenthal, Henry M., and Seemah Cathline Berson. ''(The Canadian Jewish Outlook Anthology )''. Vancouver: New Star Books, 1988. p. 12〕 Harry Guralnick served as the executive secretary of the Canadian Jewish Weekly Association, the organization that published the newspaper.〔 In March 1943 ''Vochenblatt'' began including English pages regularly, in an effort to reach out to English-speaking Jews.〔Levendel, Lewis. ''(A Century of the Canadian Jewish Press, 1880s–1980s )''. Ottawa, Canada: Borealis Press, 1989. p. 134-135〕 From mid-1947 to 1948 Abe Arnold served as the English-language editor of ''Vochenblatt''.〔 Nathan Cohen also served as editor of the English pages and wrote theatre and film reviews. The English-language section of ''Vochenblatt'' was later replaced by the monthly ''Canadian Jewish Outlook''.〔Lipsitz, Edmond Y. ''(Canadian Jewry Today: Who's Who in Canadian Jewry )''. Downsview, Ont: J.E.S.L. Educational Products, 1989. p. 83〕 Initially, ''Vochenblatt'' adopted a firm anti-Zionist stand, but as World War II progressed that posture was softened. The newspaper was supportive of calls from the Zionist leadership in Palestine to support the Allies. As of mid-1942, ''Vochenblatt'' began using the term ''Eretz Yisrael'' for Palestine. However, the newspaper still maintained its support for emigration to Birobidzhan rather than Palestine. During the 1941–1945 period the newspaper supported the foundation of an independent joint Jewish-Arab state in Palestine.〔Srebrnik, Henry Felix. ''(Jerusalem on the Amur: Birobidzhan and the Canadian Jewish Communist Movement, 1924–1951 )''. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. pp. 154, 169, 201〕 As of 1948 ''Vochenblat'' favoured the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. And as the war began it issued a call to Canadian Jews to campaign against any compromise against the UN resolution on establish a Jewish state in Palestine.〔Tulchinsky, Gerald. ''(Canada's Jews: A People's Journey )''. Toronto (): University of Toronto Press, 2008. p. 273〕 In 1948 the newspaper became the ''de facto'' organ of the United Jewish Peoples' Order. Gershman served as general secretary of UJPO.〔Srebrnik, Henry Felix. ''(Jerusalem on the Amur: Birobidzhan and the Canadian Jewish Communist Movement, 1924–1951 )''. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. p. 184〕 In its latter years, ''Vochenblat'' was published once every two weeks.〔''(Canadian Almanac & Directory )''. Toronto: Copp, Clark, 1977. p. 115〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vochenblatt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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