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Israeli children’s book illustrator sues Habima for copyright violation

December 14, 2017 By achuka Leave a Comment

In another story regarding plagiarism…

Yaniv Shimonyn claims that a character from his ‘Uncle Leo’s Adventures’ is being used in Habima’s Hanukkah production without his permission

via Israeli children’s book illustrator sues Habima for copyright violation over production – Israel News – Haaretz.com.

Whilst the theatre appears to have collaborated with the author (Yannets Levi) on the production, this seems not to have been the case with the illustrator.

>>> https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.828888

Filed Under: Blog, Books Tagged With: copyright, Israel, plagiarism, theatre

Author Esther Streit-Wurzel dies at 81

December 9, 2013 By achuka Leave a Comment

Popular childrens books author Esther Streit-Wurzel died Saturday at the age of 81. She had been battling a series of serious health issues for the past two years.Winner of the 1962 Zionist Congress Award and the 1994 Prime Ministers Prize for Creative Work, Streit-Wurzel penned over 25 books. Her stories were often set against Israels historic backdrop and some of her books, including “Alifim,” “Uri,” and “The Escape to Freedom,” are considered Israeli classics.

via Israel Hayom | Author Esther Streit-Wurzel dies at 81.

Filed Under: Blog, Books Tagged With: Israel, Israeli, obituary

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