Magnes Press the largest academic publishing house in Israel, serving authores from various academic institutes invites you to become an online member and enjoy the one time only special 25% discount. In 1929, Dr. J. L. Magnes, the 1st president and rector of the Hebrew University decided to establish a University Press. This step called for daring and vision. "The Land of Israel", said Dr. Magnes, "is in many respects far from being in vital touch with the great world of scholarship, and it is therefore essential for scholars of the University to maintain through their works, contact with their colleagues throughout the world". This scholarly innovative spirit lies in the heart of Magnes Press till this day, close to 80 years later.Today Magnes Press is not only of the Hebrew University but the largest academic publishing house in Israel, serving authores from various academic institutes. At any given time some 200 titles are in the process of being published and we publish 60-80 new titles annually. Magnes Press has published about 3,000 titles in Hebrew, English and various other languages in numerous areas of research:Ancient Near East, Archeology, Art & Theater, Christianity, Classic Studies, Communication, Dictionaries, Education & Teaching, Encyclopedias, Ethics, Folklore, Geography, History, Holocaust & Anti-Semitism, International Studies, Islam and the Middle East, Jewish Studies, Journals (such as Tarbiz, The Israel Journal of Mathematics etc.), Language, Law, Literature and Poetry, Natural sciences, Philosophy, Prose, Psychology, Social Studies, Yiddish and more. Among the prominent authors whose works have been published by the Magnes Press are: Umberto Cassuto, Menachem Elon, Shmuel Eisenstadt, David Flusser, Nathan Rotenstreich and Ephraim E. Urbach.