Jerusalem International Book Forum

The Jerusalem International Book Forum (JIBF; Hebrew: פורום הספר הבינלאומי בירושלים), previously known as the Jerusalem International Book Fair, is a business fair and literary festival co-founded by Asher Weill in 1963.

The Fair was annually held in Jerusalem's International Convention Center (Binyanei Hauma) from 1963 until 2015.

Since 2015 it is spread across a number of cultural institutions supported by the Jerusalem Foundation, such as Mishkenot Sha'ananim, the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Khan Theatre.

[3] The JIBF hosts the award of the Jerusalem Prize[4] to a writer whose work best expresses and promotes the idea of the freedom of the individual in society.

It was awarded to the American playwright Arthur Miller in 2003 [5] and to the British writer Ian McEwan in 2011.

The fourth Jerusalem book fair, in the International Convention Center , 1969.
Teddy Kollek (center) visits the Steimatzky stand at the 1969 Jerusalem International Book Fair. Eri Steimatzky is on the right.
The 2006 Jerusalem International Book Fair.