New Yorker Volkszeitung
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New Yorker Volkzeitung was a German language
labor daily newspaper which suspended publishing during the Great Depression
, in October 1932. At the time it was the only German language daily in the United States
and one of the oldest radical left
newspapers in the nation. Its publisher was the Socialist Cooperative Publishing Association which had offices at 47
Walker Street in New York City
.
as the newspaper's editor. Afterwards the publication was endorsed by the Socialist Party of the United States and the Socialist Party of Germany.
The financial crisis of the 1930s
prevented members of the Socialist Cooperative Publishing Association from meeting regularly, which made it necessary to shut down printing. Its thirty employees were not released. Two months after the closure of New Yorker Volkszeitung, a new publication (Neue Volkszeitung
) was launched as its successor).
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
labor daily newspaper which suspended publishing during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, in October 1932. At the time it was the only German language daily in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and one of the oldest radical left
Far left
Far left, also known as the revolutionary left, radical left and extreme left are terms which refer to the highest degree of leftist positions among left-wing politics...
newspapers in the nation. Its publisher was the Socialist Cooperative Publishing Association which had offices at 47
Walker Street in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Newspaper history
The New Yorker Volkszeitung began as a daily in 1878. It was later reorganized by Dr. Siegfried Lipschitz, an American correspondent of the Sozialistischer Pressedienst of Berlin, Germany. He succeeded Ludwig LoreLudwig Lore
Ludwig Lore was an American socialist newspaper editor and politician, best remembered for his tenure as editor of the New Yorker Volkszeitung and role as a factional leader in the early American communist movement...
as the newspaper's editor. Afterwards the publication was endorsed by the Socialist Party of the United States and the Socialist Party of Germany.
The financial crisis of the 1930s
1930s
File:1930s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Thompson show the effects of the Great Depression; Due to the economic collapse, the farms become dry and the Dust Bowl spreads through America; The Battle of Wuhan during the Second Sino-Japanese...
prevented members of the Socialist Cooperative Publishing Association from meeting regularly, which made it necessary to shut down printing. Its thirty employees were not released. Two months after the closure of New Yorker Volkszeitung, a new publication (Neue Volkszeitung
Neue Volkszeitung
Neue Volkszeitung was a German-language weekly newspaper issued from New York City, United States. Neue Volkszeitung was launched in December 1932 as the successor of the New Yorker Volkszeitung...
) was launched as its successor).