Jewish Publishing - Part I

- August 17, 2010, 2:51 pm

Have you ever wondered who are the current five most influential publishers in the Jewish literary world? Or have you ever been intrigued by the general history of Jewish publishing? The answer to both these questions begins at advent of Jewish publishing itself. The earliest known Jewish publication was in the year 1487; we know this from the trademark that printer's placed on their title page. Common practice for publishers in those days. Using a trademark - away back - was the adopted practice not only of publishers, all medieval artisans used it as proof of their personal handiwork and proof of property. Hebrew book publishers continued to use this practice (of placing emblems as a trademark) as late as the nineteenth

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