Kitvei Rafael Shochat

by Eliezer Raphael Malachi | New York, 1943 (Hebrew year תש"ג)

Rare Hebrew Book from the WWII Era – Hardcover, Portrait, 358 Pages

Offered here is a rare and important Hebrew-language book, published in 1943 in New York during the height of World War II. Kitvei Rafael Shochat (“The Writings of Rafael Shochat”), compiled and edited by the renowned bibliographer Eliezer Raphael Malachi, is a remarkable tribute to one of the lesser-known intellectuals of the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah), Rafael Shochat.

This volume is not only a scholarly collection, but also a cultural rescue effort, preserving the memory and writings of a lost voice in Jewish thought, at a time when European Jewry was undergoing devastation.

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Contents:

A detailed biography of Rafael Shochat

Dozens of Shochat’s essays and articles

Comprehensive bibliographic listings

Scholarly introductions and commentary by E.R. Malachi

A rare printed portrait of Shochat, bound after the title page

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About Rafael Shochat (d. 1896):

Shochat was a 19th-century Jewish journalist and public intellectual who published extensively in Hebrew newspapers and journals, including HaShachar (edited by Peretz Smolenskin). His writings addressed the tensions between tradition and modernity, national identity, secular education, and Jewish continuity — key themes of the Haskalah.

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About Eliezer Raphael Malachi (1895–1961):

A major Hebrew bibliographer and cultural historian, E.R. Malachi was dedicated to documenting the lives and works of Jewish authors, particularly those in danger of being forgotten. His efforts during the war years helped preserve the spiritual heritage of a vanishing generation. He published extensively in Hebrew in the U.S., often in limited press runs intended for scholars and students of Jewish culture.

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Physical Details:

Title: Kitvei Rafael Shochat

Author/Editor: E.R. Malachi

Publisher: Yedidim, New York

Year: 1943 (Hebrew year: תש"ג)

Language: Hebrew

Pages: 358

Binding: Original hardcover

Includes: Printed portrait of Rafael Shochat

Condition: Very good vintage condition. Binding solid, pages clean.

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A rare and moving document of Jewish intellectual history, issued at a time of cultural urgency.

Highly recommended for collectors of Judaica, Hebrew literature, or WWII-era Jewish publications.