Mini Book
bookstore in Beersheba, Israel, 1975-2017
Mini Book (Hebrew: מיני בוק) was a used bookstore in the Old City of Beersheba, Israel. The store sold fiction and nonfiction books in many languages, posters, and greeting cards. Mini Book served regular readers and economically disadvantaged families that had saved money by buying and selling used study books. A 2006 price comparison by Maariv showed that Mini Book was affordable even within the second-hand book segment.
History
20th century
Mini Book was founded in 1975 by Carol Refaeli, an immigrant from England. It soon became a major exchange of reading and study books for immigrant and Israeli-born populations in Beersheba and the Negev. In the 1980s, Mini Book became the anchor store of the Hadassa Passage, between Hadassa and Histadrut streets, designed and owned by the husband of Carol, prominent Beersheba architect Gideon Refaeli.
21st century
Carol Refaeli died in 2002, after which the Rafaeli family continued operating Mini Book. In 2003, they offered Mini Book for sale.
Philadelphia-born Judy Freed acquired Mini Book in 2004.
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