Ephraim Hertzano
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Biography
Ephraim Hertzano was born in Romania, to a Jewish family. He originally sold toothbrushes and cosmetics. He invented the tile game Rummikub in the 1940s when card-playing was outlawed under the Communist regime. In the 1940s, after immigrating to British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) after World War II,[2] the former perfume seller developed the first sets with his family in the backyard of his home in Bat Yam.[3]
Over the years, the family licensed it to other countries. Rummikub became Israel's best selling export game. In 1977, it became a best-selling game in the United States.[2] The following year Hertzano published an Official Rummikub Book, which describes three different versions of the game: American, Sabra, and International.[4] The game was first made by Lemada Light Industries Ltd, founded by Hertzano in 1978 and today is one of the most popular family games of all time.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Hertzano died in September 1987.[5][6]
Awards and recognition
- Spiel des Jahres, 1980, for Rummikub
- Spel van het Jaar, 1983, for Rummikub
See also
References
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- ↑ "Behind the Headlines: from Romania to Israel to the Rhine: Rummikub Makes Waves Among Devoted," Jewish Telegraph Agency, 11 October 1994.
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