Zev Hirsch Bernstein (1847 in Władysławów, Augustów Governorate, Congress Poland – 1907 in Tannersville, New York) was the author and compiler of the Hatsofe B'Erez Hachadosho, the first Hebrew periodical in the United States.
Bernstein emigrated to the United States in 1870. That summer he tried publishing two newspapers with no success. In 1871, he commenced the Hatsofe, which ran for five years. After the publication ceased he became a banker. Bernstein was also the organizer of the Hebrew Encyclopedia Co.
References
- Goldman, Yosef. Hebrew Printing in America, (YGBooks 2006).
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- 1847 births
- 1907 deaths
- People from Kudirkos Naumiestis
- People from Augustów Governorate
- Lithuanian Jews
- Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
- American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
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- American business biography, 1840s birth stubs
Zev Hirsch Bernstein (1847 in Władysławów, Augustów Governorate, Congress Poland – 1907 in Tannersville, New York) was the author and compiler of the Hatsofe B'Erez Hachadosho, the first Hebrew periodical in the United States.
Bernstein emigrated to the United States in 1870. That summer he tried publishing two newspapers with no success. In 1871, he commenced the Hatsofe, which ran for five years. After the publication ceased he became a banker. Bernstein was also the organizer of the Hebrew Encyclopedia Co.
References
- Goldman, Yosef. Hebrew Printing in America, (YGBooks 2006).
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| This article about an American businessperson born in the 1840s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1847 births
- 1907 deaths
- People from Kudirkos Naumiestis
- People from Augustów Governorate
- Lithuanian Jews
- Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
- American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
- American journalist, 19th-century birth stubs
- American business biography, 1840s birth stubs