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Eliyahu Koren | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 February 2001 | (aged 93)
Other names | Eliyahu Korngold |
Occupation(s) | Typographer, Graphic Designer |
Spouse | Channa Neuwirth |
Website | Koren Publishers Jerusalem website |
Eliyahu Koren (Hebrew: אליהו קורן; July 23, 1907 — February 17, 2001) was a master typographer and graphic artist. After studying in Nuremberg, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. He served as head of the graphics department of Keren Kayemet, the Jewish National Fund, from 1936 to 1957. He founded Koren Publishers Jerusalem in 1961, which published the Koren Bible in 1962. He published the Koren Siddur in 1981, and various religious texts until his death.