Examples of use of Hebrew Writers Association
1. According to publishers‘ statistics, said Katsav, 33 million books are released in Israel annually – and only one third of these are text books.Balfour Hakak, chairman of the Hebrew Writers Association emphasized that Hebrew literature was in flux long before the creation of the Zionist enterprise and Magidor made the point that when the Hebrew University was founded in 1'25, one of its first departments was that of Hebrew literature.
2. It was also noted that Michael, who had initially written in Arabic before moving into the realm of Hebrew, had "infused Hebrew literature with a new spirit." In response, Michael proclaimed literature to be "the spiritual territory of the nation." Writers keep trying to create out of collective memory, he explained, "and we keep going, because writers don‘t go out on pension." The President‘s Prize for Literature was inaugurated in 1''8, at the joint initiative of The Hebrew Writers Association and Beit Hanassi.