Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Letter by Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman
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Letter signed by Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman. Baranovich, Kislev 1930. Request for assistance for the Ohel Torah Yeshiva in Baranovich. The letter was sent to a rabbi in Bayonne, New Jersey. The letter details the difficult financial state of the yeshiva "which does not have an emissary abroad because of the difficulty of securing a visa…". Written by a scribe; signed by the head of the yeshiva, Rabbi "Elchanan Bunam Wasserman, Rosh Metivta here in Baranovich". Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman (1875-1941), the leading disciple of the Chafetz Chaim and foremost Torah sage and leading head of Lithuanian yeshiva - the Ohel Torah Yeshiva in Baranovich. See previous item. Official stationery, 28.5 cm. Good condition, wear to paper folds.
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