NOTES

Even though Haynt Jubilee Books were issued in tens of thousands of copies, it is doubtful whether their contents, especially the illustrated parts, became well known enough outside the Haynt readership. This applies in particular to the second volume which appeared in 1939. As much as the Haynt yearbooks have been studied by commentators, it seems that not enough attention has been given to the Jubilee Books. The author believed that it will be worthwhile to note in this part of the book the names of the authors and the titles of their entries in both Jubilee Books.

The books abound in material that will be of interest to biographers, historians, sociologists, physicians. Researchers dealing with different cultures will find important studies about Jewish theater and Jewish art; historians of literature will find a rich collections of poetry and novels which were written in Yiddish in the 20s and 30s. These works were seldom reproduced by other publishers and have been forgotten.

The memoirs and analyses, the fundamental and many faceted studies concerning the economy and other matters, were written by professionals specially for the Jubilee Books. The detailed statistical complementary material in both volumes throws a light on the conditions of Jews in the state of Poland. Of special interest in the data concerning earnings, among others, there are detailed tables describing the network of activities of Jewish charitable funds for the year 1927; these appear on pages 128-129 of the Jubilee Book. The wealth of material in both Jubilee Books gives a general perspective on the political and social background which determined the standard of living of Jews not only during the period of the first forty years of this century and not in Poland only. Many of the authors perished in the Holocaust, others died a natural death. Quite often nothing was left of their work. One can stipulate that the greater part of the entries in the second Jubilee Book are the last that they had published. In both Jubilee Books there is also significant photographic material. Besides the photos of the writers there are individual and group photos of the founders and employees and of a number of people prominent in public affairs. For the most these are the last, if not the only remaining photographs.

The transcription of the titles of the entries in both volumes is according to the Yivo rules. In several cases some words were rendered in a way in which they are used today.

PERIODICALS AND BOOKS THAT WERE PUBLISHED BY HAYNT

“Yidishes Vokhenblat” (Yiddish Weekly)

“Yidishes Togeblat”  (Yiddish Daily)

“Opinia” (Opinion), literary-political weekly in Polish

“Baderekh” (On the Way/Along the Way), Hebrew weekly

“Dos Yidishe Land” (The Jewish Land), weekly devoted to Palestine/Eretz Yisroel

“Der Khodesh” (The Month), literary monthly

“Parizer Haynt” (Paris Haynt)

“Handels-Zeitung” (Commercial Newspaper) (later “Handels-Velt” (Commerce World/World Commerce/Commercial World) weekly

“Haboker”, (The Morning) Hebrew daily

“Hoyz-Doktor” (House Doctor), weekly devoted to health issues

“Haynt”, illustrated weekly supplement

“Welt Shpigel” (World Mirror), illustrated weekly

“Hayntike Nayes” (Today’s News), afternoon paper

“Letste Nayes” (Latest News), afternoon paper

“Nova Palestina” (New Palestine), Polish illustrated weekly devoted to Palestine/Eretz Yisroel

“Nove Slova” (New Words), Polish daily

“Romanen in Heften” (Novels in Brochures/Pamphlets), published twice weekly

The Haynt publishers “Yehudiya” published Hebrew and Yiddish textbooks for schools, an anthology of Talmudic literature by Y.L. Barukh (Ps. Baruch) (two volumes), the Sidur [prayer book] “Shira Khadasha” (New Song) with a modern interpretation by Kh.D. Rosenshtayn (Ps. Rozensztajn), a Machzor [prayer book] for Rosh Hashana (The New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) with an artistic translation into Yiddish by Kh. Tschemerinsky (Ps. Czemerinski) (see [?) (I did not know what to do about this! – Tamar] Mordekhile), the Hebrew novel “Eliyahu Margalit” by Sh. Tsemakh (Ps. Cemach) and the premiums, which are listed under Book-Premiums.

BOOK PREMIUMS

At various times Haynt gave its readers book-premiums which were published by “Yehudia” and other publishers.

In April 1939, following requests of the "Haynt" readers, the cooperative publishing house, "Old - New", began to distribute as a prize its own publication of Sholem Aleichem's works .

Publications that were distributed through Haynt

"Groshen-library", weekly sketches of Warsaw, dedicated to famous personalities and important historic events.

"Jewish portraits", an illustrated weekly periodical in Riga.

Committee for Celebration of the 20th anniversary of Haynt