Yisrael Bak

Yisrael Bak
ישראל ב"ק
Born1797
Berdichev
DiedNovember 1874
Jerusalem
OccupationPublisher
Years active1816-1874 (death)
SpousesBayla, Raisa
Children6 girls and 1 boy - Nisan Bak
RelativesIsrael Dov Frumkin (son-in-law), Shimon and Eliezer Rokach (grandsons)

Yisrael Bak[1][2][3][4] (Hebrew: ישראל ב"ק) (1797, Berdichev - November 1874, Jerusalem) (also called by the Yiddish surname Drucker, which means "printer"[5]) was a printer, a publisher and public figure in the Old Yishuv in the Land of Israel in the 19th century.[6] He revived Hebrew printing in the Land of Israel after a hiatus of more than two hundred years and established the first Hebrew printing house in Jerusalem.[7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ "Yisrael & Nissan Bak Operate the First Press in Palestine Since About 1577 : History of Information".
  3. ^ "In the wake of an earthquake: Meet Rabbi Avraham Dov". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
  4. ^ "Center for Jewish Art -Index". Cja.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ Journal, Jewish (14 January 2014). "The origins and meaning of Ashkenazic last names". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ^ Rabinowicz, Tzvi (2000). Hasidism in Israel: A History of the Hasidic Movement and Its Masters in the Holy Land. Jason Aronson. pp. 152–53. ISBN 9780765760685.
  7. ^ The first printing house was established in Safed in 1577 by Rabbi Avraham ben Yitzchak Ashkenazi and existed for about 10 years
  8. ^ "1577 The First Printing Press in the Middle East – Safed : Center for Online Judaic Studies". Cojs.org. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Hebrew Printing".
  10. ^ "Safed | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica".