L'Aurore (1909–1941)
Jewish publication (1909–1941)
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L'Aurore (French for 'The Dawn'; IPA: [loʁɔʁ]) was a French language publication which was launched by a Thessaloniki-born Jewish journalist Lucien Sciuto in Istanbul in 1909 and published there until 1923. Sciutto restarted L'Aurore as weekly magazine in Cairo in 1924 which appeared until 1941.
| Categories | Political magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Lucien Sciuto |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Final issue | 1941 |
| Country |
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| Based in | |
| Language | French |
History
L'Aurore was published first in Istanbul as a newspaper and then, in Cairo as a weekly magazine.[1] All issues of the publication were archived by the National Library of Israel.[2]
Istanbul (1909–1923)
L'Aurore was established by Lucien Sciuto as a newspaper in Istanbul in 1909 following the Young Turk Revolution.[2][3] He was a Jewish and Zionist activist from Thessaloniki.[4] The paper was edited by Lucien Sciuto[5] and was one of two leading Zionist publications in Istanbul.[6] The other one was Le Jeune Turc which was also published in French.[6] However, the circulation of Le Jeune Turc was much higher than that of L'Aurore, 15,000 copies and 1,500 copies, respectively.[7]
L'Aurore ceased publication in 1919 when Sciuto left Istanbul for Palestine.[4] The reason for the closure of the paper and Sciuto's leaving Istanbul was his disputes with the leaders of the local Jewish community.[8] In 1921 the license of L'Aurore was bought by the British authorities and was managed by a retired British Army captain.[9] It was renamed as Turquie Nouvelle in November 1922 and existed until the end of the occupation of Istanbul in 1923.[9]
Cairo (1924–1941)
Sciuto settled in Cairo in 1924 and relaunched L'Aurore as a weekly magazine which became one of the most read magazines among Jewish Cairene readers of Greek and Turkish origins and was the contender of another Cairo-based weekly magazine entitled Israël.[1] There was an Alexandria edition of L'Aurore.[10]
L'Aurore was supported by the United Palestine Appeal based in London from October 1924 to 1931.[1] When the support ended, the magazine experienced financial difficulty, and Sciuto's colleague, Jacques Maleh, took charge of the publication.[10] A funding commission was formed which was led by Simon Mani to save the publication.[10] This attempt was a success and made it possible for the magazine to continue. Leon Castro, a Jewish lawyer and public figure who had emigrant from the Ottoman Empire, acquired some shares of the magazine.[8] He was among the founders of the League for the Struggle against Anti-Semitism, an organization established after the increase of Adolf Hitler's power in 1933.[8] Castro made the magazine an organ of this organization.[8] In 1941 L'Aurore closed down due to the problems resulted from World War II.[1][10]