Romanization of Hebrew in the Pages of Mecuda: The National Language between the Orient and the Occident Cover Image

Wokół latynizacji hebrajskiego na łamach „Mecudy” – język narodowy między Orientem a Okcydentem
Romanization of Hebrew in the Pages of Mecuda: The National Language between the Orient and the Occident

Author(s): Maciej Ratajczyk
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Jewish studies, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Hebrew; romanization; Zionism; revisionism; Orientalism; Mecuda; Betar; Hebrew press; Jewish press

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article was to examine the discourse on the romanization (latinization) of Hebrew in the Betar magazine Mecuda, published in 1935– 1938 in Warsaw, London, and Paris by Ajzik Remba (1907–1969). The context of the study was the history of the idea of romanization of Hebrew, with particular emphasis on the activities of Itamar Ben Avi (1882–1943) and Zeev Jabotinsky (1880–1940). It was discovered that the discourse on romanization was strongly embedded in imaginations about the East (Orient) and the West (Occident), and this often played an important role in the arguments of the discussants.

  • Issue Year: 28/2025
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 383-409
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish
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