Israel: A Story of Innovation

Israel is a country of 7.9 million people with few natural resources.

It is surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding only 65 years ago. And, yet, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, it produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

What area some of the factors that make such innovation possible?

Shai Robkin will tell this story and help us to understand the factors underlying this unusual success. A native of Atlanta, he is well qualified to tell this story. He knows Israel well. He served in the Army of the Israel Defense Force (IDF).

Robkin will talk on Thursday, November 14, 7pm

Congregation Children of Israel 115 Dudley Drive in Athens 

In 1981, he and his wife Judy opened Israel’s first bookstore-coffee shop in Jerusalem. After returning to the United States, they purchased and expanded a small library supplies business. The technology arm of that business subsequently morphed into Bibliotheca, a global library tech company.