Café Hillel
Café Hillel (Hebrew: קפה הלל) is a cafe, espresso bar, and sandwich bar chain in Israel established in 1998 by Koby and Yossi Sherf that has over 25 national locations. The German Colony branch of café was the site of the 2003 Café Hillel bombing.[1]
| Café Hillel | |
|---|---|
.png.webp) | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1998 |
| Food type | Café |
| Country | Israel |
| Website | Official website |
History
In 1998, Koby and Yossi Sherf opened the first branch of Café Hillel on Jerusalem's Hillel Street, the source of the chain's name.[2] They envisioned a coffee shop with a relaxed "Jerusalemite" atmosphere serving world-class coffee and food.[3]
Most of the branches are run by franchises, with only two or three owned directly by the company.[4]
In 2003, seven people were killed and over 50 wounded in the Café Hillel bombing, a suicide attack at Jerusalem's German Colony branch of the cafe.[5] Dr. David Applebaum, an emergency room doctor who had treated numerous suicide attack victims himself, was killed along with his 20-year-old daughter Nava Applebaum, who was to be married the next day.[6]
The chain now has over 25 branches around the country.[3][7] Cafe Hillel sells its own private label coffee and has a red and black color scheme.[1]
References
- Cafe Scene: Cafe Hillel, The Jerusalem Post, Viva Sarah Press, January 7, 2007
- Café Hillel, World Zionist Organization, Rochelle Mass Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Jeffrey Hyman (July 21, 2011). "Israel's top 10 cafes". Israel21c. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- Franchises are booming, The Jerusalem Post, Alex Margolin
- Tzrifin and Jerusalem, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Kordova, Shoshana (September 12, 2003). "Almost too tragic to be true". Haaretz. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- Café Hillel locations