Literary Archive - Critic and Editor Avraham Yoffe

Extensive archive of documents from the estate of Avraham (A.B.) Yoffe. 1940s-1960s.
Avraham Yoffe (1924-2008) - Israeli journalist, author, translator, editor and literary critic. Editor of literary supplements, newspapers and numerous radio programs (edited for tens of years the literary supplement of "Al HaMishmar"). Published many books dealing with literature, art and culture criticism and edited tens of books.
The archive includes hundreds of documents and letters, mainly about literary matters. Letters from the following authors and poets: Max Brod, Leah Goldberg (a dozen letters), Amos Oz (several letters), Dan Pagis (several letters), Joseph Klausner, Shimon Rawidowicz, Shlomo Zemach (numerous letters), Moshe Shamir, Aharon Shabatai (several letters), Moshe Dor, Avraham Shlonsky (several letters), Baruch Kurzweil, Gezel Kressel, Tuvia Ruebner, Aharon Meged, Nathan Yonatan, T. Carmi, Dan Ben-Amotz, Ya'akov Orland, Aharon Apelfeld, A.B. Yehoshua, David Grossman, Amir Gilboa, Yehuda Amichai, David Avidan, Yitzchak Lamdan, Gershon Shaked, Dov Sadan, and many others. A significant number of letters deal with literary criticism, literary polemics or submission of manuscripts of poems, stories and articles.
The archive also contains several poems and drafts of poems in Yoffe’s handwriting, letters and drafts of letters which weren’t sent, as well as correspondence with “Broadcasting Department” (“Kol Israel”) of the Palestine government, several letters from Zionist organizations in Romania and photos taken at literary events organized by PEN International.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.