Israeli Book Day to kick off in Vietnam

Thứ Sáu, 14/07/2017, 19:37

PSNews– The opening ceremony of the Israeli Book Day will take place on July 16 morning, at Hanoi Book Street (19-12 Str). 

Hanoi Book Street. 

The event is co-organized by the Israeli Embassy, the Ministry of Information and Communications and other publishing companies with the aims of promoting connections between the two peoples as well as helping Vietnamese people understand better about Israeli diverse cultures, traditions.

Over 100 valuable documents about Israeli people and Jewish people in English, Vietnamese, and Hebrew will be exhibited there. About 20% of books about Jewish people will be discounted by 50%.

The same day, within the framework of the event, a ceremony to make public the book “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind", New York Times Bestseller, recommended Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg will be held at 9:30 am - 11 am at the Women Museum (36 Ly ThuongKietStr).

Additionally, the organizing board will also offer free books regarding water management of Israel to Vietnamese provincial-level Departments of Natural Resource and Environment. 

By Linh Bui