From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gazeta Warszawska
Gazeta Warszawska
Gazeta Warszawska (lit. Warsaw Gazette) was the first
newspaper published regularly in Warsaw for an extend-
The Jewish war of 1859
ed period of time. Founded in 1774, it remained active un- In 1859 Gazeta launched an antisemitic campaign, known
der a variety of names until 1935. The names included the as the Jewish war of 1859, against the Jewish bourgeoisie
Gazeta Wolna Warszawska (Warsaw Independent Gazette; of Warsaw. The Jews sued Gazeta Warszawska for
during the Warsaw Uprising (1794)) and Gazeta Poranna defamation but lost in court. Historian Joachim Lelewel
Warszawska (Warsaw Morning Gazette; after the merger and some democrats supported them, but public opinion
with Gazeta Poranna 2 Grosze in 1925). was on the side of the leaders of this campaign [1] Later in
Initially led by Stefan Łuskina, it remained his per- the nineteenth century the leaders of the Endecja praised
sonal enterprise until 1793. Defunct after the founders’ the Gazeta for being the first forum for Polish integral
death, it was recreated as a conservative newspaper the nationalism, and considered it to be a predecessor of
following year, this time as a private venture of the their movement: "[The Gazeta Warszawska] was the lead-
Lesznowski family. Among the notable editors of the ing national paper that advocated the preservation of
newspaper were Józef Kenig (1859–1889), Maurycy Polish national culture, fought against the Jewish influ-
Zamoyski (1906–1909) and Roman Dmowski (1910–1916). ence, and warned against the German threat long before
Disbanded in 1916, it was recreated in 1918, this time as the birth of Roman Dmowski" [2]
an organ of the National Democrats. Drifting towards the
far-right, it was officially banned by the Sanacja in 1935,
after which it was continued until 1939 under the name
References
of Warszawski Dziennik Narodowy (Warsaw National Dai- [1] Magdalena M. Opalski, Israel Bartal Poles and Jews: A
ly). Failed Brotherhood, UPNE, 1992, p. 17
[2] Joanna Beata Michlic Poland’s Threatening Other: The
Image of the Jew from 1880 to the Present, University of
Nebraska Press, 2006 p. 46
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