Ethnic press in Baltimore facts for kids

The ethnic press in Baltimore, Maryland refers to newspapers, magazines, and other media made for specific groups of people, often immigrants, who share a common background or language. While regular English newspapers serve everyone, many of Baltimore's immigrant communities have had their own newspapers published in their native languages. These papers helped people stay connected to their culture and news from their homeland, and also helped them learn about their new home in Baltimore.

African-American Newspapers

• Baltimore Afro-American: This is a weekly newspaper that is very important. It's the main paper of the Afro-American newspaper group and is the longest-running African-American family-owned newspaper in the entire United States. That means it's been around for a very long time, run by the same family!
• Baltimore Beat: This is a newer newspaper led by Black community members. It's a nonprofit, which means it focuses on its mission rather than making money.

Belarusian-American Newspapers

• Kaskad (which means Cascade): This newspaper is written in Russian. It was started by Paul Israel Pickman, who was a Jewish immigrant from Belarus. The paper is for Russian-speaking people who have moved to Baltimore from Russia, Belarus, and other places where Russian is spoken. Many of its readers are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Czech-American Newspapers

The cover page for the December 8, 1917 issue of Telegraf.

• Baltimorské Listy (which means Baltimore Letters): This newspaper was written in Czech and published in both Baltimore and Chicago.
• Palecek: This was a newspaper for the Czech community in Baltimore, started in 1902.
• Telegraf: This was a local weekly newspaper published in Czech. It ran for a long time, 42 years, from February 20, 1909, until 1951.

Estonian-American Newspapers

• Baltimore Eesti Organisatsioonide bülletään (which means Baltimore Estonian Organization Bulletin): This is a publication written in Estonian that has been published in Baltimore since 1965.

German-American Newspapers

• Der Deutsche Correspondent: This was a weekly newspaper written in German. It was published from 1841 to 1918. This paper had a huge impact on the German community in Baltimore and lasted longer than any other German newspaper in Maryland.
• Der Baltimore Wecker (which means The Baltimore Alarm Clock): This was a daily newspaper published in German. It was involved in some difficult events during the start of the American Civil War in April 1861.
• Katholische Volkszeitung: Ein Wochenblatt im Interesse der Kirche (which means Catholic People's Daily: A Weekly Paper in the Interest of the Church): This was a German-language newspaper for Roman Catholics.
• Sinai: This was a German-Jewish publication that focused on new ideas and changes within the Jewish community.
• Sonntagsblatt des Baltimore Correspondent (which means Sunday Journal of the Baltimore Correspondent): This was a weekly German-language newspaper published on Sundays.

Hispanic and Latino-American Newspapers

• Latin Opinion: This newspaper is special because it's published in two languages: Spanish and English. It comes out every two weeks and is made for the Latino community in Baltimore.

Italian-American Newspapers

The front page for the September 9, 1922 issue of Il Risorgimento Italiano Nel Maryland.

• Il Risorgimento Italiano Nel Maryland: This was a newspaper written in Italian.
• The Italian Journal: This newspaper was for the Italian-American community and was published in both English and Italian.

Jewish American Newspapers

• Baltimore Jewish Times: This is Baltimore's oldest and largest Jewish publication. It's known as one of the most respected independent Jewish newspapers in the country, with many readers.
• Der Baltimore Israelit: This newspaper was written in Yiddish and published from 1891 to 1893.
• Der Fortschritt: This was another Yiddish-language newspaper, published for a short time in 1890.
• Der Wegweiser: This was a Yiddish-language newspaper published in 1896.
• Ha-Pisgah: This was a Hebrew-language newspaper published from 1891 to 1893.
• Jewish Comment: This was a Jewish newspaper published in 1895.
• Kaskad (which means Cascade): This Russian-language newspaper was started by a Jewish immigrant from Belarus. It's for Russian-speaking people, including many Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
• Sinai: This was a German-Jewish publication that focused on new ideas and changes within the Jewish community.
• The Jewish Chronicle: This was a Jewish newspaper published from 1875 to 1877.
• The News Exchange: This newspaper was special because it was bilingual, in both Russian and English. It was created in May 1978 by the Baltimore branch of the HIAS to help Russian-Jewish immigrants settle into American society.
• Where What When: This is a monthly publication for the Jewish community in Baltimore, started in 1985. It provides information for a wide range of Jewish people in Baltimore and has about 40,000 readers.

Lithuanian-American Newspapers

• Pirmyn: This was a Lithuanian-language newspaper for the Lithuanian-American community in Baltimore.

Polish-American Newspapers

The cover page of the August 15, 1940 issue of Czas Baltimorski.

• Czas Baltimorski: This was a newspaper written in Polish.
• Friends of the Hearth: This was an early Polish-language newspaper made for the Polish community in Baltimore.
• Polish Times: This was a Polish-American newspaper.

Russian-American Newspapers

• Kaskad (which means Cascade): This Russian newspaper was started by a Jewish immigrant from Belarus. It's for Russian-speaking people who have moved to Baltimore from Russia, Belarus, and other places where Russian is spoken. Many of its readers are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
• The News Exchange: This newspaper was bilingual, in both Russian and English. It was created in May 1978 by the Baltimore branch of the HIAS to help Russian-Jewish immigrants settle into American society.
• Poleznai︠a︡ gazeta / Poleznaya gazeta: This was a Russian-language newspaper published in Baltimore, Brooklyn, and Pennsylvania.