Itamar Levy is an Israeli author. He published six books in Hebrew, some were translated into various languages. Levy is mostly known as a book-finder who helps in locating hard-to-find books, and books that the requester has only little details on. As a part of this service Levy participates in the "kol shishi" Israeli radio show

Radio programming

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. Levy owns the Itamar's bookstore in Zichron Yaacov and also runs a website by the same name. Twice a month he publishes a newsletter about book-related topics. Since March 2008 he also co-runs the international Itamar's Bookstore - a book site that is dedicated to Israel, the Jewish People, Judaism

Judaism

Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...

 and the Middle East

Middle East

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. One of the important features of the site is the Am hasefer archive - a picture collection of book-related pictures.

Published work

(1)Zelig Mainz and His Longings for Death (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1985 [Zelig Maintz Ve-Ga'aguav El Ha-Mavet]

(2)The Madame's Dainty Feet (novel), Keter, 1988 [Kapot Ragleia Ha-Adinot Shel Ha-Madam]

(3)The Legend of the Sad Lakes (novel), Keter, 1990 [Agadat Ha-Agamim Ha-Atzuvim]

(4)Letters of the Sun, Letters of the Moon (novel), Keter, 1991 [Otiot Ha-Shemesh, Ptiot Ha-Yareah]

(5)Morgana, Morgana (novel), Keter, 1996 [Etiudim Le-Morgana]

(6)A Diary of a Book Searcher (memoir), Sefer Zichronot, 2000 [Miyomano Shel Meater Sfarim]

External links

(1)Itamar Levy in the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature

Secular Jewish culture

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http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=163

(2)Itamar's bookstore (Hebrew Website) http://www.itamar-books.co.il

(3)The international Itamar's Bookstore (English Website) http://www.itamar-books.com

(4) http://www.notes.co.il/chelli/29433.asp (Hebrew)

(5) Itamar participates in a literary television show http://www.ietv.gov.il/ietv/bin/en.jsp?enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Chapters%5El4157&enZone=Chapters&enVersion=0& (Hebrew)