1924 92 years ago 1924 founder asher and feiga fannie scharfstein 1 country of origin united states headquarters location brooklyn new york key people moshe heller levi rodal rapha l freeman akiva atwood nonfiction topics judaica and jewish educational texts fiction genres jewish imprints ktav targum owner s moshe heller official website http www.ktav.com ktav publishing house is a publishing house located in jersey city new jersey . 2 ktav means to write in hebrew . 2 3 founded in 1924 it has been among the most notable publishers of judaica and jewish educational texts since the middle of the 20th century . in 2004 ktav was designated a parents choice award winning company . history edit ktav publishing house was founded in 1924 and took on its name in the late 1920s when it began publishing notebooks . 3 4 it has been among the most notable publishers of judaica and jewish educational texts since the middle of the 20th century . 3 4 sol and bernie scharfstein took over ktav from their parents becoming co owners . 1 3 5 ktav has over the years been located on canal street in manhattan in hoboken new jersey and in jersey city . 3 from 1984 when it moved from manhattan and as of 1992 the publishing house was located in hoboken s industrial district and was part of a 3 million a year publishing and novelty enterprise . 2 5 ktav was as of 1992 run by sol scharfstein who handled the textbook division and his younger brother bernie scharfstein who handled administrative matters and oversaw scholarly and theological works . 2 3 ktav in 1992 had a catalog of over 700 titles and in 2008 its catalog included textbooks siddurs jewish prayer books scholarly works and books on spirituality . 3 it published approximately 25 new books every year in 1992 and 15 or 16 new books every year in 2008 . 2 3 some of ktav s books were anticipated to sell only a few hundred copies while others were anticipated to sell in greater numbers . 2 in 2004 ktav was designated a parents choice award winning company . 6 as of 2014 moshe heller is now the owner and ceo of ktav . 7 references edit a b about ktav ; scharfstein family saga . retrieved november 5 2014 . a b c d e f andy newman december 20 1992 . where the elves wear yarmulkes . the new york times . retrieved november 5 2014 . a b c d e f g h johanna ginsberg august 7 2008 . publisher 86 still thrills at the chance to inspire ; as ktav s co owner sol scharfstein puts faith in written word . new jersey jewish news . retrieved november 5 2014 . a b robert milch 1962 . the illustrated new concise jewish encyclopedia . ktav pub . house . retrieved november 5 2014 . a b jolly toymaker is filling orders . deseret news . november 26 1994 . retrieved november 5 2014 . parents choice award winning company ktav publishing house inc. . parents choice . 2004 . retrieved november 5 2014 . http www.ktav.com index.php aboutus external links edit ktav publishing house homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ktav publishing house & oldid 711910472 categories publishing companies established in 1924publishing companies of the united states1924 establishments in new yorkcompanies based in jersey city new jerseybook publishing companies based in new jerseybook publishing companies based in new yorkhoboken new jerseyjewish printing and publishinghebrew languagehidden categories use mdy dates from november 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 march 2016 at 17 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view