[2][3] Founded in 1921, it has been among the most notable publishers of Judaica and Jewish educational texts since the middle of the 20th century.

[citation needed] In 2004, Ktav was designated a Parents' Choice Award-Winning company.

[3][4] Sol and Bernie Scharfstein took over Ktav from their parents Asher and Feiga (Fannie), becoming co-owners.

[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).

[7] As of 2014, the owner and CEO of Ktav is Moshe Heller who previously had founded Urim Publications in 1997 which is an independent publishing house based in Jerusalem and New York.