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The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
National Network
Israel
Address
POB 10051 Ramat Gan 52001 IsraelCountry
IsraelCity
Ramat Gan 52001Street address 2
POB 10051Telephone
+972-3-5796830Website
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1962Contact Person1
Ms. Nilli CohenOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature is a non-profit organization (“Amuta”), headed by a Board of Directors. The organization consists of a General Director, Hebrew Literary Editor, Editorial Director, Legal Advisor, Bibliographer/Librarian, and three administrative staff members. Budgetary Resources (annual): 700,000 euro Sources of funding: government; private sponsors; agenting feesMission and Objectives
Our mission is the promotion and dissemination of Hebrew literature in translation worldwide, to acquaint readers with the best of Israeli fiction, poetry and books for children & y/a.Main Projects / Activities
1. Translation of literary works 2. Major website of Hebrew literature in translation, including a directory of Hebrew authors in English (c. 400 author pages) 3. Bibliographical database of Hebrew literature in translation (incl. individual poems and short stories) 4. Supervision of translations into 69 languages 5. Special projects for Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Indian languages, etc. 6. Initiation and professional support for anthologies of Hebrew literature abroad 7. Compilation of individual and general bibliographies per language or per author 8. Literary agenting services for ca. 300 authors 9. Writers’ Conferences to promote intercultural relations; Translators’ Workshops