The Ethnic press in Baltimore, Maryland is press directed to a particular ethnic minority group or community in mind, including the non-English-language press. While English-language newspapers have always served the general population, many of Baltimore's ethnic immigrant communities have had newspapers published in their native languages.
African-American
Baltimore Afro-American, a weekly newspaper that is the flagship newspaper of the Afro-American chain and the longest-running African-American family-owned newspaper in the United States.[1][2]
Kaskad (Cascade), a Russian-language newspaper founded by Paul Israel Pickman, a Jewish immigrant from Belarus. The newspaper is aimed at the Russian-speaking community of immigrants from Russia, Belarus, and other Russian-speaking areas. Many of the readers are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.[4][5]
Czech-American
The cover page for the December 8, 1917 issue of Telegraf.
Baltimorské Listy (Baltimore Letters), a Czech-language newspaper published in Baltimore and Chicago.
Telegraf, a local weekly newspaper published in Czech, running for 42 years from February 20, 1909 until 1951.[7]
Estonian-American
Baltimore Eesti Organisatsioonide bülletään (Baltimore Estonian Organization Bulletin), an Estonian-language periodical published in Baltimore since 1965.[8]
Katholische Volkszeitung: Ein Wochenblatt im Interesse der Kirche (Catholic People's Daily: A Weekly Paper in the Interest of the Church), a German-language Roman Catholic newspaper.
Sinai, a German-Jewish periodical devoted to the interests of radical reform.[10]
Sonntagsblatt des Baltimore Correspondent (Sunday Journal of the Baltimore Correspondent), a weekly German-language newspaper published on Sundays.[11]
The Italian Journal, an Italian-American newspaper published in English and Italian.
Jewish American
Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore's oldest and largest Jewish publication,[13] it has been described as "the largest weekly in Maryland and one of the most respected independent Jewish publications in America",[14] and "one of the premier independent Jewish newspapers in the country."[15]
Der Baltimore Israelit, a Yiddish-language newspaper published from 1891 to 1893.[10]
Der Fortschritt, a (Yiddish-language newspaper published from June to July 1890.[10]
Jewish Comment, a Jewish newspaper published in 1895.[10]
Kaskad (Cascade), a Russian-language newspaper founded by a Jewish immigrant from Belarus. The newspaper is aimed at the Russian-speaking community of immigrants from Russia, Belarus, and other Russian-speaking areas. Many of the readers are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.[4][5]
Sinai, a German-Jewish periodical devoted to the interests of radical reform.[10]
The Jewish Chronicle, a Jewish newspaper published from 1875 to 1877.[10]
The News Exchange, a bilingual Russian-English newspaper created to facilitate the integration of Russian-Jewish immigrants into American society, established in May, 1978, by the Baltimore branch of the HIAS.[16][17]
Where What When, a monthly Jewish periodical established in 1985, its content is directed to the wide spectrum of Baltimore's Jewish population, and it has an approximate readership of 40,000.[18]
Friends of the Hearth, an early Polish-language newspaper geared toward Baltimore Polonia.[19]
Polish Times, a Polish-American newspaper.
Russian-American
Kaskad (Cascade), a Russian newspaper founded by a Jewish immigrant from Belarus. The newspaper is aimed at the Russian-speaking community of immigrants from Russia, Belarus, and other Russian-speaking areas. Many of the readers are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.[4][5]
The News Exchange, a bilingual Russian-English newspaper created to facilitate the integration of Russian-Jewish immigrants into American society, established in May, 1978, by the Baltimore branch of the HIAS.[16][17]
Poleznai︠a︡ gazeta / Poleznaya gazeta, a Russian-language newspaper published in Baltimore, Brooklyn, and Pennsylvania.
