Lengthy letter (2 pages) handwritten and signed by R. Gershon Liebman, leader of the Novardok yeshiva movement.
Addressed to R. Benzion Bruk (dean of the Novardok yeshiva in Jerusalem) R. Gershon describes the establishment of the Novardok yeshiva in the Bergen Belsen DP camp, and thanks him for the letters of encouragement and consolation to the Holocaust survivors. R. Gershon describes the difficulties he was encountering in running the yeshiva, and inquires about various relatives and acquaintances.

R. Gershon Liebman (1905-1997), founder and leader of the Or Yosef network of Novardok yeshivot in France, and one of the greatest Novardok musar leaders of all times. R. Gershon arranged underground musar yeshivot in the ghettos and camps throughout the Holocaust, and established a Novardok yeshiva in Bergen Belsen immediately after the war ended. In 1948, the yeshiva moved to France, where it expanded to include over 40 Torah and educational institutions.

[1] leaf, written on both sides. 26.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal open tears. Filing holes, slightly affecting text.