Midrasz

Polish language monthly journal

MidraszEditor| Piotr Paziński

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Categories| Jewish culture, literary
Frequency| Monthly magazine
Format| Berliner
Publisher| Stowarzyszenie "Midrasz"
Founder| Konstanty Gebert
First issue| 1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
Final issue| December 2019
Country| Poland
Based in| Warsaw
Language| Polish
Website| midrasz.pl
ISSN| 1428-121X

Midrasz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmi.draʂ]; Hebrew: מדרש) was a Polish-language monthly journal covering Jewish culture, literature and other topics published in Warsaw, Poland. It existed between April 1997 and December 2019.

## History and profile

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Midrasz was founded in 1997 by Konstanty Gebert, a renowned Polish journalist, war correspondent and Polish-Jewish activist.[1] The first issue appeared in April 1997.[2] The journal was devoted to Polish, Jewish and Polish-Jewish culture, art, literature, history and religion, as well as contemporary matters.[1] Midrasz also published book reviews and longer essays on a regular basis.

Regular contributors included Zygmunt Bauman, Wilhelm Dichter, Henryk Grynberg, Eva Hoffman, Hanna Krall, Maria Janion, Krystyna Kersten, Jerzy Tomaszewski and Jan Woleński.

Approximately 80% of the readers of Midrasz were educated people between the age of 20 and 40; roughly 40% of the readers were Catholics, 25% were atheists and 15% were Jews.[1]

The journal was closed down due to financial problems.[2] The last issue of Midrasz was published in December 2019.[2]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b c Cisak, pp. 113-115
2. ^ a b c "Czasopismo "Midrasz" kończy swoją działalność". Sztetl (in Polish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

### Bibliography

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* Wojciech Cisak, ed. (2004). Media i dziennikarstwo na przełomie stuleci: wybrane zagadnienia [The Media and Journalism at the Turn of Centuries: selected issues] (in Polish). Instytut Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza (corporate author). Wydawn. Nauk. INPID UAM. ISBN 9788387704742.

## External links

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* Official website

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