Career
Born in Kielce in the Russian Empire (today in Poland), Goldrat was certified as a rabbi following his studies. He served as secretary of the city"s Young Agudath Israel branch, and worked as a journalist for the Der Vad newspaper in Warsaw. In 1933 he made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine.
He became secretary of Poalei Agudat Yisrael, and also edited HaYesod, a weekly publication, and Sha"arim, a newspaper.
He lost his seat in the 1951 elections. In 1967 he became head of the Rambam Library in Tel Aviv, a position he held until 1973, the year in which he died.
He is the father of Eliyahu M. Goldratt.