An interesting letter, signed by seven students of the Beit Yosef Navahrudak Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Summer 1935.
The letter was written following a general meeting of the students in which they decided to seek financial support for improving the economic state of the yeshiva students, claiming that it endangers the health of the young men and triggers despair and crisis to the spiritual state of the yeshiva. They added that their clothing, in particular, became an issue since two years had passed from the time they arrived in Eretz Israel and their clothes are worn. Recorded in this letter are the decisions reached at the meeting concerning steps that could improve the state of the yeshiva students. The letter requests the approval and assistance of the Chazon Ish for the benefit of the students. Among the signatures: "Shimon Aryeh son of R' A. Yuzshek" [Rabbi Shimon Yozhuk, Av Beit Din of Petach Tikva, who had a prolific halachic correspondence with the Chazon Ish], "Shraga Steinberg", Efraim Potolsky, Zshabinker - son of Shlomtze", "Ya'akov Yisrael Finkelstein", "Shalom Zuckerman", etc.
The Beit Yosef - Navahrudak Yeshiva in Bnei Brak was established in 1933 by Rabbi Matityahu Ze'ev Tshechigal who brought Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Kanievsky [the Steipler, brother-in-law of the Chazon Ish] from abroad to head the yeshiva. The Chazon Ish had far-reaching influence on the yeshiva and he even delivered Torah discourses on occasion.
Leaf, 25 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.