Eva Hoffe, Heir At Center Of Court Battle Over Kafka’s Papers Dead At 85

Eva’s mother, Esther (Ilsa) Hoffe, was the secretary of Kafka’s friend and executor, Max Brod, and she inherited Brod’s archive when he died. After Esther’s death, the National Library of Israel, citing the term’s of Brod’s will, sued Eva for the papers, leading to a long string of litigation.