The event displayed more than 100 precious documents about Israel and Jewish people published in Vietnamese, English and Hebrew languages. There were also books written by Jewish authors. Many of the exhibited documents were provided by the Israel Embassy in Vietnam.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Israel's Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Doron Lebovich said that the close relationship between Vietnam and Israel have been reflected in many aspects, including economics, education and culture. He also stressed the importance of book in introducing Israel culture to Vietnamese readers.
According to the organizers, in recent years, the Jewish people and Israel nation have attracted much attention from Vietnamese people. This hinted local publishers at bringing more quality books about Israel to local readers.
Within the framework of the "Israeli Book Day", the book "Sapiens: A brief history of humankind" was released with the participation of Associate Professor. Doctor. Dinh Ngoc Bao, former vice president of Hanoi National University of Education.