Collection of issues of the Swiss journal "Israel Hahadasha" (“The New Israel”), 1949–1954

Collection of issues of the Swiss journal "Israel Hahadasha" (“The New Israel”), 1949–1954

DAS NEUE ISRAEL – Zeitschrift für Politik, Kultur und Wirtschaft  - Official organ of the Swiss Zionist Federation and the Hebrew World Union, Switzerland. Collection of 30 monthly issues of the rare Swiss journal Das Neue Israel (“The New Israel”) – a political, cultural, and economic periodical published during the 1950s and 1960s, circulated primarily among the Jewish communities of Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, and occasionally reaching additional German-speaking Jewish communities across Europe.

Issues by year (non-consecutive):

1949: Issues 1 (special issue marking the raising of the Israeli flag following admission to the UN), 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16/17, 19, 23/24

1950: Issues 2, 15/16, 17/18

1951: Issue 11

1952: Issue 2

1953: Issues 2, 4, 6, 7, 12

1954: Issues 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

The Swiss journal Das Neue Israel (“The New Israel”), founded in Zurich in 1948, stands as one of the pillars of Jewish-Zionist journalism in German-speaking Europe. As the official organ of the Swiss Zionist Federation and the Hebrew World Union in Switzerland, the magazine was established with the strategic aim of serving as an intellectual and informational bridge between the young State of Israel and both the Jewish community and the broader public in Switzerland. Throughout its decades of publication, it established itself as a high-quality periodical combining in-depth political analysis, wide-ranging cultural reviews, and reports on Israeli economy and innovation. The journal’s content reflects a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, the fight against antisemitism, and reviews of literature, art, and modern Jewish thought. Alongside these, it offered extensive coverage of Jewish communal life in Switzerland and local Zionist activity. 

Renowned for its eloquent style and liberal, state-oriented Zionist stance, Das Neue Israel became a respected source not only for Jewish readers but also for policymakers and academics in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the Israeli and Jewish narrative. The journal is considered a living and enduring archive, documenting the evolving relationship between the Jewish Diaspora and the State of Israel, while maintaining a high professional standard that withstood the tests of time and media change.

Rare. Only a handful of copies are listed in the WorldCat global library catalog.

All issues complete. Overall good condition.