Dov Eichenwald (; born November 7, 1955) is CEO and publisher of Yedioth Books and

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of the

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house.

Biography

Dov Eichenwald is the son of Abraham Zvi, a

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survivor who survived

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, and Sarah (Haltovsky) who was born in

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. He grew up in

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, attended Haroeh high school in

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, and served in the IDF as an investigating

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in the Army's

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. Following his release he began to study for a BA at Bar Ilan University but did not finish due to a serious injury he suffered while serving as a reserve commander during the

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. In the aftermath of the

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, Eichenwald was trapped under rubble for nine hours and was rescued in serious condition. Since childhood, Eichenwaldhelped his father operate the family business 'Hemed Books', a small independent publishing house specializing in non-fiction literature, and as an adult he joined the management. In 1994 a partnership was formed between 'Hemed Books' and

Yedioth Ahronoth (, ; lit. "Latest News") is an Israeli daily mass market newspaper published in Tel Aviv. Founded in 1939, is Israel's largest paid newspaper by sales and circulation and has been described as "undoubtedly the country's number-one paper."

thus founding 'Miscal - Publishing' known today as Yedioth Books. Eichenwald is CEO of the publishing house ever since. Yediot Writers

Eichenwald is remarried to Tali Eichenwald-Dvir, vice

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of the Arison School of Business at

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, and they live in

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. They have eight children.

References

External links

* Shiri Lev-Ari
Man About the House
Haaretz June 29, 2005 * דובי איכנולד

ynet 26 באוקטובר 2012 * דובי איכנולד

ynet 25 באפריל 2014 * דובי איכנולד

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