Journal of the Jewish Historical and Ethnographic Society, edited by S.M. Dubnova. Dubnov Semyon Markovich (Shimon Meerovich) (1860-1941), historian and public figure. Supporter of cultural and national autonomy of Jews. One of the founders and leaders of the Union to achieve the full rights of Jews in Russia (1906), the Jewish People's Party (1906), the Jewish Historical and Ethnographic Society (1908), the magazine " Jewish Antiquity " (1909-18). In 1922 he was expelled from the RSFSR. Shot by the Nazis in Riga.