Letter sent to the Chazon Ish, signed by the heads of Machzikei Hadat in Antwerp: Rabbi Yitzchak Freilich, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Rottenberg and Rabbi Shlomo Klagsvald. Antwerp, Tishrei 1953.
In the letter, they write that the community has no rabbi since the murder of Rabbi Mordechai Rottenberg in the Holocaust and the candidate Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth suggested by Rabbi Shmuel Greineman and Rabbi Ya'akov Kaminetsky. They tell of Rabbi Kreiswirth's visit of two weeks to Antwerp: "Even during this short time, we have realized his great strength in Torah and wisdom… a man who understands people and knows how to proceed with the spirit of each person". They request the advice of the Chazon Ish on the appointment of the rabbi and sign "The words of his admirers who listen to his words, in the name of the leaders of Machzikei Hadat.
Official stationary 27.5 cm. Typewritten on both sides of the leaf, with their signatures. Good-fair condition, stains and folding marks.