Title pageofHa-Shaḥar, May 1879
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| Editor | Peretz Smolenskin |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation | 800–1,300[1] |
| Founder | Peretz Smolenskin |
| First issue | 1868 (1868) |
| Final issue | 1884 (1884) |
| Based in | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Language | Hebrew |
Ha-Shaḥar (Hebrew: הַשַּׁחַר, lit. 'The Dawn') was a Hebrew-language monthly periodical, published and edited at ViennabyPeretz Smolenskin from 1868 to 1884.[2]
The journal contained scientific articles, essays, biographies, and literature, as well as general Jewish news.[3] The objects of Smolenskin were to spread Enlightenment and knowledge of the Hebrew language, and particularly to oppose obscurantism.[4] Its publication was interrupted several times for lack of support. Ha-Shaḥar greatly influenced the Haskalah movement, especially in Russia, where it was well known. It was read secretly in the yeshivot, in private houses, and in the batte midrashot.[5]
Among the periodical's contributors were:[3][1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gottheil, Richard; Seligsohn, M. (1904). "Ha-Shaḥar". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 250.
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Gottheil, Richard; Seligsohn, M. (1904). "Ha-Shaḥar". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 250.
