Der royter shtern (Lvov) explained

Der royter shtern
Language:	Yiddish
Headquarters:	Lvov
Foundation:	June 1, 1941
Publishing Country:	Soviet Union
Political:	Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine

Der royter shtern (Yiddish: דער רויטער שטערנ, 'The Red Star') was a Yiddish language daily newspaper published in Lvov for a brief period in 1941.^[1] The first issue came out on June 1, 1941.^[2] Published daily, it was an organ of the Lvov District and City Committees of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine and the Lvov District Soviet of Workers Deputies.^[3] Copies were sold at 15 kopeks.^[2] Per Levin (1995) Hersfeld was the editor of the newspaper, and 'Gordon' or 'Gadon' the deputy editor.

The publication lasted for about three weeks, the newspaper stopped publishing at the onset of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Pinchuk, B.-C. (1986). Cultural Sovietization in a Multi-Ethnic Environment: Jewish Culture in Soviet Poland, 1939-1941. Jewish Social Studies, 48(2), 163–174.
2. Book: Agnieszka Cieślikowa . 1997 . Prasa okupowanego Lwowa . Wydawn. Neriton . 114. pl . 9788386842162 .
3. Wschodni rocznik humanistyczny, Volumes 4-5. Radzynskie Stowarzyszenie Inicjatyw Lokalnych--Instytut Badawczy "Libra", 2007. p. 315
4. Book: Dov Levin . 1995 . The Lesser of Two Evils: Eastern European Jewry Under Soviet Rule, 1939-1941 . Jewish Publication Society . 120, 128 . 978-0-8276-0518-3 .