Lot 424
Two Interesting Letters from the Chazon Ish to R. Yaakov Landau
Two brief letters handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz the Chazon Ish, addressed to R. Yaakov Landau Rabbi of Bnei Brak. The background of the letters is somewhat obscure; they may relate to various polemics.
• Letter, dated 27th Sivan 1947, in which the Chazon Ish requests to borrow the book She'erit Yehuda.
The Chazon Ish presumably required the book since he was studying the topic of halachic measures at that time, and was in the midst of the polemic with R. Chaim Na'eh on this topic (see Hebrew sidebar).
[1] leaf. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks.
• Letter (undated), asking R. Landau to forget about a certain matter which the Chazon Ish was unsuccessful in furthering. It is unclear what the matter in question is.
[1] leaf. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Margins trimmed unevenly.
