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Magnes
Press
The Press was established in 1929, under the name of The Hebrew
University Press Association. Its name was changed to Magnes
Press to serve as a memorial to Dr. Judah L. Magnes (first Chancellor
and subsequently the first President of The Hebrew University)
who died in 1948. The purposes of the Press were defined as
follows: To supply the needs of teaching and research at the
University; to provide books in Jewish studies, and scientific
literature in Hebrew; to publish the research of the teachers
of The Hebrew University; and to publish any other works likely
to be useful to the advancement of scholarship and of Jewish
studies in particular.
Between 1929 and 1990 the Press published over 2,000 books in
Hebrew, English and many other languages in the fields of Jewish
studies, Oriental studies, philosophy, psychology, education,
law, mathematics, natural sciences, archaeology, art, contemporary
Jewry, Holocaust studies, Yiddish literature and music, folklore
research, international relations, and bibliography. Books published
by the Magnes Press have been at various times awarded the Israel
Prize, the Bialik Prize, the Tchernichowsky Prize, and numerous
other prizes.
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Magnes
Press
The Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram
Jerusalem 91904
Tel. 02-6586656, fax 5633370
e-mail - magnes@vms.huji.ac.il
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