Metadata: Periodicals of the National Library of Serbia
Collection
- Country:
- Serbia
- Holding institution:
- National Library of Serbia
- Holding institution (official language):
- Народна библиотека Србије (Narodna biblioteka Srbije)
- Postal address:
- Skerlićeva 1, Belgrade
- Phone number:
- (+381) 112451-242
- Web address:
- https://www.nb.rs/
- Email:
- nbs@nb.rs
- Title:
- Periodicals of the National Library of Serbia
- Title (official language):
- Периодика Народне библиотеке Србије
- Creator/accumulator:
- National Library of Serbia
- Date(s):
- 1888/2015
- Language:
- Serbian
- English
- German
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- Good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection includes the following magazines:
The Jewish Almanac (Jevrejski almanah), a collection of articles which was published from 1925 to 1929 in Vršac by the Union of Rabbis of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, in Serbo-Croatian and German. Only five editions were published. The almanac dealt with cultural-historical, literary and religious issues of Judaism.
The Gazette of the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities (Glasnik Saveza jevrejskih veroispovednih opština), which was published quarterly in Serbo-Croatian from 1933 by the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities. Only three editions were published; it was produced by the Printing Institute “Orao“. In addition to legislation and regulatory texts, the gazette also published cultural and informative as well as political articles.
The Jewish Tribune (Jevrejska Tribuna) was published in Belgrade, where the editorial board and the management were located. Its owner was the New Zionist Organisation in Yugoslavia. It was published each Friday in Serbian. It had a political-informative-Zionist orientation.
The Jewish National Calendar (Jevrejski narodni kalendar) was published annually from 1935 until 1941 in Serbo-Croatian. The publisher was the Library of the Jewish National Calendar, the editorial board was in Belgrade and in Zagreb. Only six editions were published. It was a cultural, political and national journal, one of the best quality editions of that time.
Beogradske jevrejske novine (The Belgrade Jewish Newspaper) was an independent informative newspaper which existed from year I, No 1 (1936) to year II, No. 12 (1937). It was published in Serbo-Croatian, in Belgrade. The owner and editor-in-chief was Žiga Felner. It was printed in the Zadružna štamparija.
Službeni list Saveza jevrejskih veroispovednih opština Kraljevine Jugoslavije (Official Gazette of the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was published in Serbo-Croatian from 1936 to 1939 in Belgrade. The owner and publisher was the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the editor-in-chief was Šime Špicer. It was printed in the printing house “Sloboda“, on the 15th of every month.
Vesnik Jevrejske sefardske veroispovedne opštine (The Gazette of the Jewish Sephardic Religious Municipality) was published monthly in Serbo-Croatian from 1939 until 1941 in Belgrade. The publisher and owner was David Albala. The editor-in-chief was David Levi Dale and it was printed in the printing house “Sloboda“. It was the organ of the Municipality and of cultural-informative and national character.
The Bulletin of the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities in the Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia (FNRJ) (1950-1951) / Bulletin of the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities in the FNRJ (1952) / Bulletin of the Union of the Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia (1953-1958) / The Jewish Review (1959-1990) / Bulletin of the Union of the Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia / the Jewish Review (1993-2008) / The Jewish Review (2009-today) was the main organ of the post-war Jewish Community in Yugoslavia (and now Serbia), and has been published regularly from June 1950 until today. Due to the ever-changing historical and political circumstances, the bulletin changed its title accordingly. It deals with the life and activities of the Jewish community in Yugoslavia, with news on the Jewish communities abroad, as well as literary, cultural and other content.
The Jewish Review (Jevrejski pregled) was published twice a month from 1950 to 1991 in English. The publisher was the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities of Yugoslavia. The Review contained translated editions into English with the aim to make public to foreign readers the important content which depicted the life of the Jewish communities in Yugoslavia.
Kadima: časopis jevrejske omladine Jugoslavije (meaning ‘Forward’ in Hebrew). This magazine was started by the Youth Section of the Union of the Jewish Religious Communities of Yugoslavia in 1956. Distinguished writers published their works, and information from various areas and activities of the Jewish youth of Yugoslavia were published. The last issue was published in 1987, in various intervals.
Izrael: časopis posvećen zemlji i narodu Izraela (Israel: review dedicated to the country and people of Israel) was published in Belgrade from 1957 to 1966/. The publisher was the Israel Legation in Belgrade. The review dealt with various issues related to Israel. The National Library of Serbia holds the issues from 1959; 1962; 1966.
Zbornik Jevrejskog Istorijskog Muzeja – Jewish Studies (Journal of the Jewish Historical Museum - Jewish Studies). This journal initiated collecting and arranging of documentary material and works from all areas of Jewish life in Yugoslavia. The Journal was published occasionally; each edition was thematical.
Mezuza: časopis za jevrejsku književnost (Mezuza: the journal of Jewish literature) was initiated in 1993 and published by the Literature Society “Pismo“ from Zemun. There were only three issues, publishing the works of Jewish authors.
Hadashot: bilten jevrejske omladine Novog Sada (Hadashot: Bulletin of the Jewish Youth of Novi Sad; meaning ‘The News’ in Hebrew) began to appear in March 1994 as the first post-war journal in Novi Sad, with the aim to connect young Jews from Yugoslavia and abroad. The bulletin ceased to be published in September 2001.
- Archival history:
- The collection of periodicals of the National Library of Serbia was created by purchase, exchange with other institutions, gift and deposit of obligatory copies. Jewish periodicals held in the National Library of Serbia do not form a separate collection but are incorporated in the library fonds. As part of a research project conducted by the librarian Biljana Albahari, all Jewish periodicals in the National Library of Serbia were inventoried.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The National Library of Serbia was founded in 1832 and is the oldest cultural institution in Serbia. Periodicals have a significant role in the development of a society, due to the large number of information of scientific, cultural, artistic, historical and other character. They reflect all stages of the development of society. 73 Jewish magazines have been published in Serbia, depicting life and speaking of the numerous activities of Jewish communities. Novine Srpske, the oldest Serbian newspaper published in Serbia, was launched in 1834 and was published in Kragujevac, the capital at the time. The first Jewish periodical in Serbia was launched in 1888; it was the monthly ‘El Amigo del Pueblo’ (‘People's Friend’), an informative and cultural-national magazine published by the Jewish community in Belgrade. The first Jewish magazine published in Serbian was ‘Zajednica’, printed in 1906 in Belgrade.
- Access points: locations:
- Belgrade
- Vršac
- Yugoslavia
- Zagreb
- Access points: persons/families:
- Albala, David
- Felner, Žiga
- Špicer, Šime
- Finding aids:
- A catalogue is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://sr.cobiss.net/cobiss.htm
- Yerusha Network member:
- Historical Archives of Belgrade
- Author of the description:
- Dragana Mitrašinović; Historical Archives of Belgrade; 2020
