Abstract
The Jewish tradition of respect for books and reading, arising from religious norms, has been retained and developed in the modern, largely secular state of Israel, where many books are published annually and individual commitment to reading is high. The present article, a follow-up to a similar one written in 1968, examines the nature of Israelis' reading habits during the past two decades. Important social factors influential during this period have been the spread of education, acculturation of immigrants, the establishment of a network of public libraries, and, perhaps most pronounced, the rapid acceptance of television and video as popular media competing with reading for people's leisure time. Reading habits of the school-age population and of Israel's Arab minority are also surveyed.
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