HaZvi

HaTzewi (Hebrew הצבי, dt The Stag ) was a Hebrew- language newspaper, published in Jerusalem by Eliezer Ben- Yehuda, is due to the large part the fact that Hebrew is now back as a native language in use. The newspaper was published from 1884 until it was banned in 1914 by the Ottoman Empire.

History

The first issue of HaTzewi appeared on 24 October 1884. At this time, nor published as a weekly newspaper, she converted in 1908 to newspaper. The expenses were considered revolutionary, treated secular subjects and were characterized by modern techniques of journalism, especially after Itamar Ben- Avi, Ben- Yehuda's son, the employees recorded. Through the French press influenced talked with Ben- Avi sensational headlines catchment, which differed along with a new reportage style from traditional newspapers. HaZewi was the mouthpiece of the New Yishuv, the Zionist settler movement outside the historic cities before Israel's statehood. The newspaper contained translations of German and later French literature as well as original Hebrew prose. The need for Hebrew words for daily reporting demanded that Ben- Yehuda coined new words and worked on his life's work, the compilation of a Hebrew dictionary.

In 1908 the name was changed due to licensing restrictions to Haor (Eng. The Light ). 30 years after the first edition of the newspaper was for a Jewish state by the Ottoman Empire prohibited by the articles published in it outstanding accounts receivable during the First World War. (see " The Jewish State " by Theodor Herzl )