[1] In Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, an informal community of Yiddish writers emerged, initially centered around the home of playwright I. L.

[3][4] The paper was born as a partnership between four writers — novelist Israel Joshua Singer, avant-garde poets Peretz Markish and Melech Ravitch, and publisher Nakhmen Mayzel [pl].

In March 1925 (at the paper's 44th issue), publisher Boris Kletskin [pl] purchased the periodical after moving from Vilnius to Warsaw.

[4] The paper featured creative works, reviews, and coverage of recent literary events.

[3][4] Between 1932 and 1933, the paper ran a series of special issues on Yiddish culture and literature outside of the main regions of settlement, including installments covering Germany, Galicia, Vilna, and Argentina.

[3] Although the editorship of the Bleter was largely seen as pro-Communist by the broader Jewish community in Poland, they criticized the Bund and related socialist movements.