"I find myself compelled to tell my part in the creation and growth of what would become Ex Libris."

"I recall how I came on the board of Aleph-Yissum at the request of Yissum."

"I became Chairman of the Board to help develop the company and represent the interests of the Hebrew University."

"I had to impact on the management in order to have a real ג€start-upג€ ."

"I negotiated our relations with Ex Libris. Unix was introduced at my request, a decision that would have dramatic inf…"

"I also led to the merger of Aleph-Yissum and Ex Libris while facing a near revolt of the other Israeli Universities l…"

"In an appendix I give some details on our adventure with the French National Library."

"The story of this company is well documented and apart from the exact interview of Yohanan Spruch in the above cited …"

"I will give my own personal account and ask for forgiveness if some dates are not exact to the day."

"Some names are missing, and many companies are unknown to the present generation."