Forty years of the independent Yiddish newspaper.
The Tzeitung, written in Yiddish as די צייטונג and often spelled Di Tzeitung or Dee Tzeitung, is Di Zelbstshtendige Yiddishe Tzeitung, the independent Yiddish newspaper. It was founded in Brooklyn forty years ago by Rabbi Avrohom Friedman, who leads it to this day as founder and editor-in-chief.
Published every week in Yiddish and known in English as News Report, The Yiddish Newspaper of Record, it has become one of the enduring institutions of the Yiddish printed word in America. A fresh edition reaches the stores every Wednesday morning.
Thousands of readers around the world: the Yiddish-speaking communities of Brooklyn, in Boro Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush, together with Kiryas Joel, Monsey, Lakewood and other heimishe communities across the United States, and readers in Canada, London, Belgium and Eretz Yisroel.
Our mission is to bring the news with an impartial eye. The Tzeitung does not take sides in internal community disputes. Readers deserve clear, accurate reporting, and nothing more. In general American politics the paper keeps a measured tone, with the aim of maintaining good relations with local, city and federal agencies for the benefit of the community.
The main section. General news and politics, news from America and around the world, business and the economy, and what is happening in the heimishe community.
Yiddishe Tzeit. The weekly supplement of history and heritage: the Jewish towns of yesteryear, great personalities, and memoirs passed down through the generations.
Chassidishe Tzeit. Chassidishe news from around the world, with the popular picture section of Rebbes, chassidishe courts, simchos and events.
Like every printed newspaper, The Tzeitung has weathered rising paper and printing costs and a changing media landscape. Through it all it remains one of the enduring voices of the Yiddish-speaking community, and we are grateful that you are part of it.
