Long interesting letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski. Vilna, [1923]. This letter was sent to Rabbi Binyamin Leib Dichovsky [head of the Machzikei HaDat community of Eastern London], who asked Rabbi Chaim Ozer about various rabbis for rabbinic positions in his community. At the beginning of the letter he writes in detail of his brother-in-law Rabbi Yitzchak Kosovsky who served as Rabbi of Iwye from 1904 and later in the Mariupol and Yekaterinoslav rabbinates. Rabbi Chaim Ozer notes that "He is learned in Torah and a wonderful preacher, awakens souls with his words, community activist and highly approved by people". The letter continues with Rabbi Chaim Ozer writing about a shochet recommended by Rabbi David Tevli Katzenelbogen, Av Beit Din of St. Petersburg and Rabbi Yosef Razin, Av Beit Din of Dvinsk. At the end of the letter, he writes about the Slonim Rebbe (Rebbe Yehuda Leib Fine) that he is "one of the most famous rabbis and also a preacher" but "I do not know his opinion about this". Rabbi Chaim Ozer calls to act "on behalf of the yeshivot which suffer much privation and poverty… and this is worthy of attention". Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940), Raban shel Kol Bnei HaGolah, the greatest rabbi of his times, began his studies at Volozhin Yeshiva at the age of 11, under Rabbi Chaim of Brisk. At 24, he was appointed Rabbi and Torah authority in Vilna. From a young age, he bore the yoke of public affairs and his opinion was the deciding factor in all public issues which arose throughout the Jewish world for almost 50 years. After World War I, together with the Chafetz Chaim, they took upon themselves to do all they could to save the yeshivot from their dire state and for this purpose they founded the Va’adHaYeshivot. At that time, all over Russia and Belorussia many rabbis lost their positions due to the Communist rule and Rabbi Chaim Ozer was very active in arranging new,suitable positions for them. Official stationery, 23 cm. Approximately 20 handwritten lines. Good condition, wear to paper folds.