Founded | January 13, 1919 |
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Political alignment | Communist |
Language | Yiddish language |
Ceased publication | May 22, 1919 |
Headquarters | Riga |
Der Roiter Emes (Yiddish: דער רויטער אמת, 'The Red Truth') was a Yiddish-language newspaper published from Riga, Latvia.[1][2][3][4] The first issue was published on January 13, 1919.[5] It was an organ of the Communist Party of Latvia.[2] It was published three times per week.[2] The newspaper featured frequent attacks on the bourgeoisie and the Jewish religious establishment.[6] It ceased publication when the Bolshevik forces lost control of Riga on May 22, 1919.[5]