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HAYAHALOM – IDI HEBREW TRADE MAGAZINE CEASES PUBLICATION: LONGSTANDING EDITOR SHIRA AMI RETIRES

Ramat Gan, Israel, April 12, 2016: The Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) is ceasing publication of its trade magazine, Hayahalom (The Diamond), which was founded in 1944. Hayahalom was the only diamond trade magazine published in Hebrew. Recently its longstanding editor, Shira Ami, announced that she was retiring, precipitating the closing of the magazine.

 

In its early years, which paralleled the development of the diamond industry in Israel, Hayahalom was published sporadically. The magazine began to appear regularly in 1967 with the founding of the Israel Diamond Institute. As the local industry grew the magazine reflected its development, reporting on new markets, rough diamond sources, technologies, innovative cuts as well as important issues and challenges facing the industry. Each issue of the magazine included several pages of articles translated into English, and was distributed abroad as well as in Israel. The magazine is also available on the IDI portal site.

 

Shira Ami edited the magazine for the past 34 years. During that time the magazine grew to become an important source of information for members of the Israeli industry about trends and developments in the diamond world as well as local industry news and events.

 

Shmuel Schnitzer, IDI Chairman, said “Shira Ami led Hayahalom with creativity and dedication to become a high quality magazine. With her retirement we decided to rethink the publication of a printed magazine and are now considering alternative options. We thank Shira for her many years of contribution to the Israeli Diamond Industry, and wish her success in her future endeavors.”

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