Ha-Shaḥar
Ha-Shaḥar (Hebrew: הַשַּׁחַר, lit. 'The Dawn') was a Hebrew-language monthly periodical, published and edited at Vienna by Peretz Smolenskin from 1868 to 1884.
Title page of Ha-Shaḥar, May 1879 | |
| Editor | Peretz Smolenskin |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation | 800–1,300 |
| Founder | Peretz Smolenskin |
| First issue | 1868 |
| Final issue | 1884 |
| Based in | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Language | Hebrew |
The journal contained scientific articles, essays, biographies, and literature, as well as general Jewish news. The objects of Smolenskin were to spread Enlightenment and knowledge of the Hebrew language, and particularly to oppose obscurantism. 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.
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