Kiryat Sefer Publishing House (1933 - present קריית ספר) is a publisher of primarily Hebrew-language textbooks, fiction, reference works, and children's books based in Jerusalem. Beginning as a bookstore in the heart of the city (at the intersection of King George / Strauss St. and Jaffa St.) before quickly moving into publishing its own works, especially educational and reference texts dealing with the Bible and the history and geography of Eretz Israel. The firm also published well-known guides to Jerusalem for many years. As a result of long-running legal disputes, the company has officially operated from outside of Israel since 1996 and has largely ceased publishing since then.