Hebrew Book Week
The Hebrew Book Week is an annual event celebrating literature in the State of Israel. During the Hebrew Book Week, large day-long outdoor book fairs are organized in Israel's major cities in which publishing houses advertise and sell their products, often at a discount. Book stores in Israel typically offer sales during this time which can last up to a month.
In recent years the Hebrew Book Week has been extended to ten days. Hebrew Book Week took place between June 7 and June 16 in 2006.[1].
In addition to book sales, a variety of literary events take place during the Book Week, such as get-togethers with authors, public reading evenings, and the award ceremony for the Sapir Prize. There is also a heightened level of attention paid to literature in the media.
Origin and history
According to a news item posted on the Israeli Government Portal:
The Hebrew Book Week originated in 1926 as a “one day event” taking place in Rothchild boulevard, Tel Aviv. The founder of Masada Press, Bracha Peli, launched the first Book Day in 1926, offering books at a discount. Since 1961, Hebrew Book Week has become a country wide, week-long event taking place every year during the summer.
References
- ^ Hebrew Book Week 2006, Gov.il
External links
- Hebrew Book Week 2006 , a news item on the Israeli Government Portal
- Hebrew Book Week to open June 7, a news item from Israeli periodical Yedioth Ahronoth
- Book Watch: 'For the sake of the book', a news item from Israeli periodical The Jerusalem Post