Over one hundred letters exchanged between the literary critic Baruch Kurzweil and Ephraim Broido, editor of the journal "Molad, " and the draft of an article by Kurzweil, with (Broido's?) handwritten corrections. Ramat Gan, Haifa, and additional locations, late 1940s to early 1960s. • Dozens of original letters from Baruch Kurzweil (handwritten and signed), and dozens of copies of letters from Ephraim Broido (printed, some with handwritten comments and corrections). Many of Kurzweil's letters are written in his characteristically unbridled style, and include harsh words regarding certain literary personalities ("Jerusalem's gang of intellectual thugs diminishes and silences everything"; "You failed to comment on the outrageous banality of Jacob Katz's article ‘Concept and Reality in Jewish Nationalism'"); strident criticism directed at the addressee ("You are a prime example of what is likely to happen to an honest man who lacks a strong character"; "For over a year, ‘Molad' has been turning itself into the unofficial journal for, among other things, a gang of graphomaniacs"); and his contemptuous views on the quality of literary criticism in Israel ("Criticism – nothing of the sort exists here; I'm the one and only critic around"). Broido's letters appear far more restrained, and they often clearly represent attempts on his part to quell Kurzweil's anger, while expressing, at the same time, his unqualified admiration for the writer ("The job of the editor is to save the author from – among other things – himself"; "The image of Kurzweil in our literary scene would surely benefit… if only your articles there would forgo that ‘personal' tone that blemishes the precious metal in some of them"). Other subjects dealt with in the letters include matters relating to various Hebrew authors (such as Yitzhak Lamdan, S. Izhar, Shaul Tchernichovsky, and others); Kurzweil's ideas being plagiarized by various literary scholars (one of the letters has an attachment in which Kurzweil meticulously compares his own article with a later one by some other author); financial affairs; and other matters. • Draft copy of the article titled "The Faustian Problem and its Influence on the European Spirit, " by Baruch Kurzweil (14 pages, typewritten; with handwritten notes, corrections, and instructions for the printer – presumably by Broido). Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Enclosed: Sixteen pages from the (Hebrew) article "Self-Hatred in the Literature of the Jews" by Baruch Kurzweil, typewritten, with handwritten comments (presumably missing several pages). Provenance: "Molad" Archives.