Sozialistische Arbeiter-Zeitung ('Socialist Workers Newspaper', abbreviated SAZ) was a daily newspaper published in Germany between 1931 and 1933.Cliff, Tony. The Darker the Night the Brighter the Star 1927–1940. London [u.a.]: Bookmarks, 1993. p. 143 SAZ was the central organ of the Socialist Workers Party of Germany (SAPD).

Foundation The first issue of SAZ was published on 21 October 1931. The decision to launch a daily newspaper for the party had been taken at the founding conference of SAPD.Brinson, Charmian. The Strange Case of Dora Fabian and Mathilde Wurm: A Study of German Political Exiles in London During the 1930s. Berne: P. Lang, 1997. p. 118 The newspaper initially published from Breslau (present-day Wrocław). During this period it consisted only of 4 pages, and despite the label 'central organ' it was effectively a local Breslau publication of low quality. It carried the by-line 'Daily Newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party of Germany'.Drechsler, Hanno. Die Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands (SAPD); ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung am Ende der Weimarer Republik. Meisenheim am Glan: A. Hain, 1965. p. 171 Max Richard Kleineibst was the founding editor-in-chief of SAZ.Strauss, Herbert A., Werner Röder, Belinda Rosenblatt, Hannah Caplan, Sybille Claus, and Beatrix Schmidt. Biographisches Handbuch Der Deutschsprachigen Emigration Nach 1933 = International Biographical Dictionary of Central European Emigrés 1933–1945. München: Saur, 1980. pp. 369-370Osterroth, Franz, and Dieter Schuster. Chronik der deutschen Sozialdemokratie, Vol 1. Berlin: Dietz, 2005. p. 370 Kleineibst had previously been the editor of the Social Democratic organ in Löbau, Volkszeitung für die Oberlausitz.

Move to Berlin On 1 November 1931 the newspaper was moved to Berlin.Rister, Herbert. Schlesische Periodica und Serien: ein Beitrag zu einem Verzeichnis deutscher, polnischer, tschechischer und wendischer (sorbischer) Adreßbücher, Almanache, Berichte, Jahrbücher, Kalender, Schriftenreihen, Schulschriften, Zeitschriften und Zeitungen über Schlesien und seine Grenzgebiete. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1975. p. 1023 During this period the newspaper was published daily (except for Mondays) and contained at least 8 pages. Apart from SAZ SAPD produced a number of a weekly newspapers, Die Fackel ('The Torch', later renamed Sozialistische Wochenzeitung, 'Socialist Weekly' and Kampfsignal, 'Signal of Struggle'), a theoretical magazine Klassenkampf ('Class Struggle') and the weekly Das Volksrecht ('The People's Right').Neumann, Sigmund. Die Parteien der Weimarer Republik. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1968. p. 120

Five-day ban On 25 June 1932 a five-day ban on SAZ was issued, for having 'insulted' the President of the Reich.Osterroth, Franz, and Dieter Schuster. Chronik der deutschen Sozialdemokratie, Vol 1. Berlin: Dietz, 2005. p. 388

Shift to Breslau Moreover, in late June 1932, following a conflict inside the party, SAZ moved back to Breslau with a new, more leftist, editorial team.Kerbs, Diethart. Berlin 1932: das letzte Jahr der ersten deutschen Republik : Politik, Symbole, Medien. Berlin: Ed. Hentrich, 1992. p. 60Gerhardt, Volker. Anfänge der DDR-Philosophie: Ansprüche, Ohnmacht, Scheitern. Berlin: Links, 2001. p. 367 Kleineibst and Dora Fabian were fired from the editorial team, due to 'right-wing deviation'.Koszyk, Kurt. Zwischen Kaiserreich und Diktatur; die sozialdemokratische Presse von 1914 bis 1933. Heidelberg: Quelle & Meyer, 1958. p. 249 Walter Fabian was named as the new editor-in-chief of SAZ.Donat, Helmut, and Karl Holl. Die Friedensbewegung: organisierter Pazifismus in Deutschland, Österreich und in der Schweiz. Düsseldorf: Econ Taschenbuch Verlag, 1983. p. 106 Kleineibst would be named foreign editor of SAZ.

Editors Editors of SAZ (in different periods) also included Roland Beutner, Herbert Duckstein, August Enderle, Karl Frank, Paul Frölich, Lehmann, Rodominski, Will Schaber, Heinrich Ströbel and Klaus Zweiling. The young Herbert Frahm (later known as Willy Brandt) wrote articles in SAZ (including sharp criticisms of SPD).Koch, Peter, and Klaus Körner. Willy Brandt: eine politische Biographie. Berlin: Ullstein, 1988. p. 64

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