| Kamf | |
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| Publisher: | Riga Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Latvia |
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| Political: | Communist |
| Language: | Yiddish language |
| Publishing City: | Riga |
| Publishing Country: | Latvia |
| Sister Newspapers: | Ufboj |
Kamf (yi|קאמף, 'Struggle') was a Yiddish language daily newspaper published from Riga, Latvia 1940-1941.[1] [2] It was an organ of the Riga Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Latvia.[3] The first issue of Kamf was published on 1 July 1940.[1] [4]
H. Margolis was the editor of the newspaper.[1] Veteran journalist was key organizer of the publication.[1] [5] Kamf was intended to have a readership in Jewish communities in all of Latvia.[1] It had an evening edition twice a week.[1] Initially standard Yiddish spelling with Hebrew vocabulary in original shape was used.[1] On 13 July 1940 Kamf began including a weekly youth supplement, which used Yiddishist spellings consistent with Soviet practice.[1]
In October 1940 the circle around Kamf launched the political-literary journal Ufboj.[1] The last issue of Kamf was published on 12 January 1941, the day of the by-election of Latvian delegates to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[1] A total of 168 issues of Kamf were published.[1] Ufboj came to replace Kamf as the Communist Party Yiddish-language newspaper.[1]