Acknowledgments

The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

The Jerusalem Foundation: Shai Doron, President; Adv. Imry Ben Ami, Acting CEO; Ruth Diskin, Director of Projects and Culture; Liat Rosner, Spokesperson

The Jerusalem Foundation – USA: Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chair; James S. Snyder, Executive Chair; Joseph Nadis, Executive Director

The Dwek Family, Milano, Geneva, London

Claudia Davidoff and Joseph Kahan, Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Ministry of Culture and Sport: MK Chili Tropper, Minister of Culture and Sport; Raz Frohlich, Director General; Michal Cohen, Chairman of the Cultural Council; Galit Wahba-Shasho, Director of the Culture Administration; Maria Yariv, Director of the Literature Department; Keren-Or Gadon, Director of the Literature Department

The Jerusalem Municipality: Moshe Leon, Mayor; Ariela Rejwan, Head of the Culture, Society, and Sports Administration; Nava Disenchik, Adviser to the Mayor on Cultural Affairs; Yoram Braverman, Culture and Arts Manager; Eyal Ezri, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Head of Cultural Institutions; Eli Cohen, Director of the Department for the Promotion of Culture and Art Projects; Tehila Shemesh, Senior Rapporteur for the Promotion of Cultural Institutions and Cultural Projects, Shlomo Levy, Director of the Youth Authority; Naama Yonah, Director of Post-Students.

Ariel Company: Uri Menachem, CEO; Liraz Nakdai, Director of Production; Yoel Makov, Director of the International Book Forum; Sharon Katz, Production Coordinator, International Book Forum; Hadar Makov-Hasson, Content Manager, International Book Forum; Sima Aharoni, Advertising and Marketing Manager; Talia Lumtava, Budget Management

The Beracha Foundation: Dr. Tali Yariv-Mashal, Director; Adi Bril, Project Manager

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Diplomacy Division: Nurit Tinari, Head of Bureau, Culture Diplomacy; Anat Gilead, Director of the Arts Department; Revital Ben-Naim, Head of Literature Desk

The U.S. Embassy in Israel and the American Center in Jerusalem

Mifal HaPais

Works from the Doron Sebbag Art Collection, ORS Ltd, Curator, ORS Collection: Doron Sebbag; Dana Golan Miller, Curator and director of the collection

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy, Director; Palina Kedem, Project Manager

Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tel Aviv: Maria Sica, Director

L’Institut Français d’Israël: Jean-Jacques Pierrat, Cultural Advisor and Director; Roselyne Dery, Literature and Publishing Attaché

Prohelvetia Swiss Arts Council

Embassy of Switzerland in Israel: Urs Bucher, Ambassador; Jael Wyler, Cultural Attache

Austrian Cultural Forum Tel Aviv: Arno Mitterdorfer, Director; Deputy Director: Maria Gierlinger-Landa

Beit Venezia: Prof. Shaul Bassi

Jerusalem Cinematheque: Navot Barnea, editor of the program

The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance: Alon Shachar, Executive Director;
Emuna Klein Barnoy, Community Director

Aso Studio Food: Eyal Assulin

Teder, Tel Aviv

A special thanks to Tadeush Wolenski

Sha’ananim Board of Directors: Ruth Cheshin, Chairman; Adv. Zvi Agmon; Prof. Miron H. Izakson; Avraham Asheri; Zachi Becker; Adv. Imry Ben Ami; Shai Doron; Ruth Diskin; Dan Halperin; Prof. Meir Chet; Dan Mimran; Dror Mishani; Adv. Hedva Foguel; Modi Friedman; Adv. Ilan Shavit; Dany Reik