In honor of Israel’s Book Week, the popular Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon published results of a reader poll of the top 50 Hebrew books of all time. The poll was run via their weekend magazine (so hip it hurts) Motzash which means “Saturday night” in a slangy sort of way. The poll picked many books which, in […]
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Focus on Book Week in Israel: No snobs. Top authors writing for children.
Book week has started in Israel. The inevitable newspaper articles are starting to appear and I’ll post what I think is interesting when & if I see it. Jessica Steinberg writes in The Times of Israel about some of Israel’s bestselling authors who write children’s titles as well as adult literature. As always, Jessica […]
Book Week in Israel – Coming Soon to a City Square Near You!
The annual book fest which sweeps Israel cities starts this year on June 5. Officially known as “book week”, thousands upon thousands of people crowd these outdoor book sales which are a celebration of reading and vivid proof that books are far from gone from modern society. According to Wikipedia this annual tradition began as […]