Itay Bahur is an Israeli author and publisher who specializes in factual, scholarly, poetic (creative nonfiction), documentary, historical, and reality-based literature. He has extensive experience in writing, editing, and publishing nonfiction and fact based literary works. His work combines research, literary writing, and visual elements, and he…
Explore WorksDaniel Bentowitch is an Israeli author and actor. Alongside his literary work, he appeared as an actor in the 1995 feature film “The Blue Star.”
Explore WorksThe history of the fight against AIDS is deeply intertwined with the life of Prof. Zvi Bentwich—physician, researcher, and social activist. In 1982, he treated the first AIDS patient in Israel and later became one of the founders of AIDS treatment and research in the country. He established an AIDS research institute and treatment center at Kaplan…
Explore WorksDr. Nakhleh Bishara is a physician, former hospital director, and historian of medicine in Galilee. Born in Nazareth in 1948, he graduated from Hadassah Medical School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and served as Director of Nazareth Hospital from 1988 to 2006. His 30-year research project combines professional medical expertise, archival…
Explore WorksDr. Yossef Charny was a historian specializing in World War I in the Middle East and the British Mandate in Palestine. He holds a PhD from Bar-Ilan University, focusing on the integration of Jews into senior positions within the British administration. Cherney is a board member of the Association for World War I Heritage in Israel and serves as…
Explore WorksNetzer Daie is a senior clinical psychologist and senior supervisor in psychotherapy, psychodiagnostics, and hypnotherapy, and the director of the HILA Institute for the Study and Teaching of Hypnosis. He has more than forty years of experience treating individuals suffering from dissociative symptoms following trauma. He is the author of The…
Explore WorksTalya Daie is an Israeli author and translator, born in Russia and educated in psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her debut novel, Innocent Script (Cherikover, 1982), won the First Work Prize awarded by the Haim Hazaz Writers’ House in Jerusalem. She has written fiction for adults and children and translated classic works from…
Explore WorksDr. Ayala Daie-Gabai is a clinical psychologist specializing in integrative therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. She combines dynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and hypnotherapeutic approaches to support patients in understanding and coping with dissociation.
Explore WorksDaniel Doron – Freemason since 1977 at Reuven Lodge No. 1 in Haifa. Served as Lodge President (1987–88), ritual master of the Grand Lodge of Israel, regional inspector, and co-founder of Gavriel Research Lodge No. 82, serving as its president for five years. He also served as President of the Presidents’ Lodge Montefiore No. 78, held the office of…
Explore WorksAliza Galkin-Smith is a writer and artist. Her books include Seasons, Monologue of a Fat Man, and Night, which received a commendation from the Israeli Writers Association. While researching her book Love Over a Cup of Tea, she developed a deep expertise in tea, leading to the creation of her tenth book, Camellia Sinensis: The Book of Tea.
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Dr. Paula Gerstenblatt is an artist and Professor of Social Work at the University of Southern Maine. Her research and studio practice explore environmental, cultural, and social change in coastal communities through qualitative and arts-based methods. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, her work has been widely shown across…
Explore WorksMerav Gertz-Ronen has published several research works and books in the field of historical documentation, including One Hundred Years of the Safed Hospital. Her work combines academic research with historical-literary writing, and she is active in preserving local history and documenting the stories of people and institutions in Israel.
Explore WorksProf. Avishay Golz is a physician and researcher in the field of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, and is among the leading scholars of the history of medicine in Israel. He was born in Haifa, graduated from the Technion Faculty of Medicine, and served as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Technion’s Faculty of Medicine. He headed the…
Explore WorksProf. Haim Goren (1946-2025) was a leading historical geographer and Professor Emeritus at Tel-Hai Academic College. His research focuses on European scientific activity in Ottoman Palestine and the Near East during the nineteenth century, especially the development of modern cartography and geographical knowledge. His publications are widely…
Explore WorksProf. Arkady Gorenstein was born on July 6, 1941, in Kherson, former USSR. He studied medicine in Leningrad and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1978. He combined a successful medical career with IDF reserve service, serving as a senior physician at Hadassah and Wolfson Hospitals, where he founded the pediatric surgery department. Together…
Explore WorksMaya Hed is an award-winning photographer and documentary storyteller based in Tel Aviv. Her work moves between long-term portraiture, political documentary, and abstract photography, exploring civic resistance, human presence, and the quiet emotional weight of living through conflict. Over the past several years, she has documented protest…
Explore WorksIsrael Hintayev – Writer and amateur photographer. Author of Nomad (2013) and The Haifa-Jerusalem Line (2015), combining literary sensibility with visual observation of people and places.
Explore WorksPeter Kachker is an Israeli biochemist and microbiologist specializing in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. He is the author of Five Days in Av, documenting the first five days of the 2006 Lebanon War from the perspective of the “Venus” platoon soldiers. His research includes bacterial characterization and the development of advanced…
Explore WorksAnat Kuzi lives with her partner, a combat soldier, and is also a ballerina and poet. Her writing is marked by a direct, unfiltered voice shaped by intense lived experience. She seeks inner truth and emotional honesty, with a rare ability to distill complex human experience into sharp, powerful poems. Her work is driven by a commitment to…
Explore WorksDr. Yosef Lang (1944-2013), born in Petah Tikva, graduated from local schools and earned both a master’s degree and a doctorate from Bar-Ilan University. He worked for 38 years in the Ministry of Education as a teacher, school principal, inspector, and deputy director of the Central District. A researcher of Israeli history, he is the author of…
Explore WorksProf. Nissim Levy (1933-2018) was a physician, researcher, and historian of medicine in Israel. A graduate of the Hadassah–Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, he served as Clinical Associate Professor at the Technion Faculty of Medicine and founded and directed the Gastroenterology Institute at Bnai Zion Medical Center (1967–1999). He chaired…
Explore WorksYael Levy (1933-2020) was an independent researcher of medical history in the Land of Israel. A graduate of the School of Physiotherapy affiliated with Assaf Harofeh Hospital, she worked at Rambam and Fliman hospitals in Haifa. Following her retirement,and togeather with her husband Prof Nissim Levy, she devoted many years to the collection…
Explore WorksAmnon Loya is a member of Kibbutz Amir in the Hula Valley, a tour guide in Israel and abroad, and a professional with extensive experience in fish farming. His book On Fish, Pond, and Lake: Fishing and Aquaculture in the History of Settlement, 1934–1949 is based on in-depth research that began more than twenty years ago and originated in his MA…
Explore WorksDr. Jacob Margolin served as Director of the Jerusalem Mental Health Center, Director of the Jaffa Community Mental Health Center, and District Psychiatrist for Tel Aviv. He currently serves as a member of the regional psychiatric committees of the Ministry of Health. He is one of the editors of the book Forensic Psychiatry in Israel (with Prof…
Explore WorksAmnon Michlin (1935-2010), was a qualified pharmacist and Israeli researcher, a pioneer in the history of pharmacy in Israel. He specializes in documenting the lives of pharmacists, the pharmaceutical industry, and the cultural history of medical professions. This book is the third in his series, following Ma’aseh Rokeach (1992) and Ma’asei…
Explore WorksAvraham Morgenstern is a historian specializing in the history of Jerusalem and the Jewish community in the Land of Israel during the 19th and early 20th centuries. His research focuses on the intersection of society, religion, medicine, and urban life, drawing extensively on archival sources.
Explore WorksMiriam Moyal-Turgeman is a certified nurse with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing. She began her career in a kibbutz clinic, studied practical nursing, and advanced to work at Rothschild Hospital in Haifa, finishing as head of the surgical department. In her book, she shares personal experiences of Moroccan immigration and absorption in…
Explore WorksProf. Shemuel Nissen, A founder of pediatric surgery in Israel and former head of general and pediatric surgery at Hadassah Mount Scopus. He devoted over twenty years to researching Dr. Sandreczky and led public efforts to preserve the historic hospital building.
Explore WorksDr. Yoni Noked is a scholar of land law and the legal history of Ottoman Palestine. He worked for many years in the real estate field at the Tel Aviv–Jaffa Municipality. This book is based on his PhD dissertation at Bar-Ilan University. His previous book, Touching the Living Nerve (2000), addressed post-war trauma and bereavement.
Explore WorksGalia Osher-Virt is the sister of Gilad Osher and the author of A Journey Following Pain. Her writing emerges from personal loss and a reflective journey of remembrance. Through documentary narrative and intimate reflection, she created a book that serves as a human source on grief, memory, and the search for meaning after tragedy.
Explore WorksProf. Moshe Yoel Pintauss (1933-2012) was Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in field crops and genetics. A pioneer in developing wheat (Alpha 1972), sunflower, maize, and other crops, he documented pre-state agricultural research after retirement. His scientific expertise and personal connection to the…
Explore WorksJan Piribeck is an artist and Emerita Professor of Art at the University of Southern Maine. Her work investigates how art can communicate the climate crisis and inspire social change. Combining painting, drawing, digital media, and community-based walking practices, she has exhibited her work nationally and internationally.
Explore WorksVazha Pshavela is among the greatest Georgian poets and is widely regarded as Georgia’s leading poet of the 19th century. His poetics are rooted in highland folklore, with concise, stark language, bold shifts between elevated and simple speech, and a distinctive style in epic poetry.
Explore WorksSabrina de Rita – Poet, musician, and photographer. Author of several poetry and prose books, including Can a Wing Fly? (2015), Sparks of Freedom (2019), The Gathered Ones – An Allegorical Novella (2023), and Lucidity (2024). Her work moves fluidly between text, sound, and image.
Explore WorksHedva Rokach is an art photographer and author who has devoted nearly twenty years to bringing the spirit and culture of Georgia to Hebrew readers. She spent a total of about two years in Georgia, translated and published Georgian literature—including An Autumn in Tbilisi (together with Itay Bahur, 2013)—and taught master classes at academies in…
Explore WorksDr. Penina Romem immigrated from Uruguay in 1957. She worked for 20 years in clinical settings, most recently as head nurse in a psychiatric ward at Tel Hashomer Hospital. She holds a B.Sc. in Nursing, an M.A. in Health Sociology, and a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where she also served as Head of the…
Explore WorksAmos Santhaus (1948-2024), was born in Afula, Israel. A former journalist and columnist, he is now a writer and sailor. An Upside-down King is his second novel and was written over a span of 22 years. His first book, No Crying in Lacrimosa, was published in 1994 by Maariv Publishing. His work is known for combining sharp human observation with…
Explore WorksArsa Schleyen was born in 1930 in Berlin, Germany, and immigrated to Israel with her parents in 1934. She has lived in the Haifa area ever since. Her previous books include Snow Falling on the Sun (1999), From Heaven They Rained Flowers on Me (2001), The Bridge Home (2004), I Still Have a Suitcase in Berlin (2006), and Bride (2013).
Explore WorksProf. Tzipora Shachori-Rubin – Linguist and historian, senior lecturer at Kay Academic College of Education. Specializes in Hadassah’s health-education activities and the history of medicine in Palestine. Member of Israeli and international medical history societies (ISHM).
Explore WorksProf. Shifra Shvarts – Historian of medicine and Israel’s healthcare system, faculty member at Ben-Gurion University and researcher at the Gertner Institute. Author of foundational works on Israel’s health system and board member of (ISHM).
Explore WorksEliezer Witztum is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Ben Gurion University, a specialist in post-traumatic disorders, culturally sensitive therapy, and the study of trauma and victims of terror. He has published more than 200 scientific works. His books published by Itay Bahur Publishing: Chapters in the Development of Psychiatry (with Jacob…
Explore WorksAbraham Ziv‑Tal is a historian and intelligence researcher specializing in World War II espionage. He has examined archival materials from multiple countries, analyzing covert networks, double agents, and Soviet deception strategies. The Maskirovka of Max and Moritz is a meticulously documented primary source and reference work for scholars…
Explore WorksEmanuel Zohar is an Israeli glass artist working internationally, a graduate of glass art studies in San Francisco. His work combines traditional and contemporary furnace techniques, fusing, glass beads, and preservation, using diverse materials such as glass nuggets, copper, tin, and other metals. This allows exploration of light, color, and…
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