Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 7, 2026

Undzer emes

Undzer emes was a Yiddish-language communist publication in interwar Lithuania, an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania. The publication was issued illegally and irregularly from Kaunas between 1923 and 1934. It was published clandestinely on a monthly basis, with a circulation of 3,000. Aizikas Lifšicas and J. Šochotas were part of the editorial team of Undzer emes.

Last revised
Jul 7, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
192 w
Citations
6
Source
Undzer emes
TypeMonthly newspaper
Founded1923
Ceased publication
1934
Political alignment
Communist
LanguageYiddish
HeadquartersKaunas
Berlin (1931–1933)
CountryInterwar Lithuania
Germany (1931–1933)
Circulation3000

Undzer emes ('Our Truth') was a Yiddish-language communist publication in interwar Lithuania, an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania.1 The publication was issued illegally and irregularly from Kaunas between 1923 and 1934.23 It was published clandestinely on a monthly basis, with a circulation of 3,000.4 Aizikas Lifšicas and J. Šochotas were part of the editorial team of Undzer emes.5

Undzer emes was printed in Berlin 1931–1933, but the Lithuanian communists could not continue publishing activities there following the National Socialist takeover in Germany.6

References

References

  1. National Library of Russia. Yiddish Newspapers (in the Latin alphabet) Archived 2017-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rosen, Josif. Kaunas (cont.)
  3. Lietuvos Istorijos Studijos. Archyvai (1 Tomas)
  4. Estraikh, Gennady. The Yiddish-Language Communist Press, in Frankel, Jonathan (ed.), Studies in Contemporary Jewry. Vol. 20, Dark Times, Dire Decisions : Jews and Communism. New York City: Oxford University Press, 2005. p. 67
  5. Šarmaitis, R. Lietuvos Komunistų partijos istorijos apybraiža. Vilnius: Mintis, 1971. p. 200
  6. Institut für Marxismus-Leninismus beim ZK der SED., and Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands. Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung. Berlin: Institut für Marxismus-Leninismus], 1959. p. 891