The Hebrew University Magnes Press, known for short as Magnes Press, is the
publishing house of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
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History
Magnes Press was founded in 1929, four years after the founding of the Hebrew University, and is the oldest university book publishing house in Israel. The publication is named after
Yehuda Leib Magnes, the first president of the university.
The initial mission of the publishing house was to produce and distribute in the
Land of Israel
The Land of Israel () is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine (see also Isra ...
and the world scientific literature in general and Jewish topics in particular, in Hebrew and English, original and translated, for the use of students and researchers in the scientific community and among the general public. Magnes Press accepts proposals for the publication of books from researchers from all academic institutions in Israel.
Magnes Press is careful about the academic level of the books it publishes through a
peer review process, as is customary among university book publishers. After that, the manuscripts that the publisher accepts are brought up for discussion in the academic council of the publisher, which serves as an editor. The scientific council's decisions are presented to the publisher's management, which incorporates commercial and economic considerations into the decision whether to publish.
Magnes Publishing publishes every year about 60 new books and journals in all fields of academic activity in Israel. In addition, it prints reprints and re-editions of previously printed books.
Journals
Some of the scientific journals published by Magnes Press:
*
Tarbiz
Tarbiẕ () was a scientific quarterly of contemporary Jewish studies, Humanities and religion, published in Hebrew, by the Institute of Jewish Studies (now ''Mandel Institute for Jewish Studies'') at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The journ ...
(Hebrew: תרביץ):
Jewish studies
Jewish studies (or Judaic studies; he, מדעי היהדות, madey ha-yahadut, sciences of Judaism) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (esp ...
quarterly
* Shnaton: An Annual for Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Hebrew: שנתון לחקר המקרא והמזרח הקדום)
* Perspectives: Revue de l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem
* Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Thought (Hebrew: מחקרי ירושלים במחשבת ישראל)
* Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Folklore (Hebrew: מחקרי ירושלים בפולקלור יהודי)
* Jerusalem Studies in Hebrew Literature (Hebrew: מחקרי ירושלים בספרות עברית)
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Iyyun: The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly (Hebrew: עיון: רבעון פילוסופי)
References
Further reading
* Benny Mer, Assaf Selzer, ''Magnes Press: Ninty Years On'', Magnes Press, 2019.
External links
Magnes Presshomepage
Magnes Press, the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) National Library of Israel
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