Der Blatt

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Der Blatt

| image =

| caption = The front page of the September 15, 2006 edition

| type = Weekly newspaper

| format = Tabloid

| foundation = {{start date and age|2000}}

| language = Yiddish

| owners = Elimelech Deutch

| headquarters = Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, United States

| circulation = 4000{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

| website = {{URL|derblatt.com}}

}}

Der Blatt ({{langx|yi|דער בּלאַט}}, {{abbr|lit.|literally}} "The Page" or "The Newspaper") is a weekly Yiddish newspaper published in New York City by Satmar Hasidim published by supporters of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum.{{Cite web |last=Kutzik |first=Jordan |date=2020-11-26 |title=What is Der Blatt, the Hasidic newspaper that hid news of a massive super-spreader wedding? |url=https://forward.com/forverts-in-english/459220/what-is-der-blatt-the-hasidic-newspaper-that-hid-news-of-a-massive-super/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=The Forward |language=en}}

History

File:Der Blatt.jpgDer Blatt was established in 2000, as a direct result of the Satmar succession feud. Prior to that time, there was only one Satmar newspaper, Der Yid. In the dispute over the succession, Der Yid came under the control of the supporters of Zalman Teitelbaum. This left rival supporters of his brother, Aaron Teitelbaum, without a platform for communication and public relations, prompting them to establish a newspaper of their own.{{Cite web |last=Waldman |first=Rose |date=2018-12-03 |title=New York's Yiddish Press Is Thriving |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/new-yorks-yiddish-press-is-thriving |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Tablet Magazine}} The resulting publication promotes Aaron, rather than Zalman, as the legitimate successor of the previous rebbe, Moshe Teitelbaum. The publication adheres to a strict interpretation of tzniut that prohibits photographs of women on its pages. Der Blatt follows Satmar's anti-Zionist stance. Der Yid and Der Blatt function “more or less as official state organs” for Zalman and Aaron Teitelbaum respectively.

In November 2020, Der Blatt broke the news of the wedding of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum's grandson, which was held during the Covid-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |last=Stack |first=Liam |date=2020-11-24 |title=$15,000 Fine After Secret Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands of Guests |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/nyregion/williamsburg-jewish-wedding-coronavirus-covid-masks.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}