Kamf
| Publisher | Riga Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Latvia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 July 1940 |
| Political alignment | Communist |
| Language | Yiddish language |
| Ceased publication | 12 January 1941 |
| City | Riga |
| Country | Latvia |
| Sister newspapers | Ufboj |
Kamf (Yiddish: קאמף, 'Struggle') was a Yiddish language daily newspaper published from Riga, Latvia 1940-1941.[1][2] It was an organ of the Riga Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Latvia.[3] The first issue of Kamf was published on 1 July 1940.[1][4]
H. Margolis was the editor of the newspaper.[1] Veteran journalist Max Schatz-Anin was key organizer of the publication.[1][5] Kamf was intended to have a readership in Jewish communities in all of Latvia.[1] It had an evening edition twice a week.[1] Initially standard Yiddish spelling with Hebrew vocabulary in original shape was used.[1] On 13 July 1940 Kamf began including a weekly youth supplement, which used Yiddishist spellings consistent with Soviet practice.[1]
In October 1940 the circle around Kamf launched the political-literary journal Ufboj.[1] The last issue of Kamf was published on 12 January 1941, the day of the by-election of Latvian delegates to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[1] A total of 168 issues of Kamf were published.[1] Ufboj came to replace Kamf as the Communist Party Yiddish-language newspaper.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dov Levin (1995). The Lesser of Two Evils: Eastern European Jewry Under Soviet Rule, 1939-1941. Jewish Publication Society. pp. 125–126. ISBN 978-0-8276-0518-3.
- ^ Yad Washem Studies on the European Jewish Catastrophe and Resistance. Yad Washem Remembrance Authority. 1960. p. 15.
- ^ Pohl. V. Oifgerichtes jidisches folk, in Deutsche Zeitung im Ostland, December 14, 1942. p. 2
- ^ Jeffrey Koerber (6 February 2020). Borderland Generation: Soviet and Polish Jews under Hitler. Syracuse University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-8156-5465-0.
- ^ Frank Gordon (2001). Latvians and Jews Between Germany and Russia. Memento. pp. 42, 63. ISBN 978-91-87114-39-7.