Midstream (magazine)
Midstream was a magazine established by the New York-based Theodor Herzl Foundation, which was associated with the American Section of the World Zionist Organization. Described as an "intellectual Zionist journal".[1][2] It to a significant degree was a saw itself as playing a role somewhat similar to that of Commentary, an intellectual publication of the American Jewish Committee, but with an explicitly Jewish focus. Midstream began publication in 1955.[3] Started as a Quarterly Jewish Review, it became a monthly in 1965.[4][5]
Midstream was a journal of opinion, focusing on political, social and religious topics related to Jewish communities.[4] While it was not the official organ per se of the Foundation, it was established, at a time when a range of similar publications were being printed, such as Partisan Review, The Reconstructionist, and even The New Republic, as a means for expression of a wide range of opinions within political Zionism, not necessarily reflecting the views of the magazine's editors. [6][7]
Midstream to a significant degree followed the basic political arc of Commentary from liberal to center-of-the-road to somewhat conservative to neoconservative, reflecting the views of a succession of editors, although it was not the same arc of the majority of American Jewry.
References[]
- ^ About Midstream
- ^ Charles Allan Madison, "Jewish publishing in America: the impact of Jewish writing on American culture", Sanhedrin Press, 1976, p. 239
- ^ Midstream at WorldCat
- ^ a b "Midstream", an Encyclopaedia Judaica article (Retrieved January 29, 2012)
- ^ "'midstream' Launched As Monthly Magazine; Dr. Neumann Outlines Policy". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. New York. December 24, 1965. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Midstream", The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, October 7, 1955, p.9
- ^ "What is Midstream's point of view.(Editorial)", Midstream, January 1, 2007
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