Lengthy letter (4 large pages) handwritten and signed by R. "Simcha son of R. E. Wasserman". Baranovich (Baranavichy), 27th Tevet 1932.
Addressed to "The prominent rabbi… glory of our country, Dr. Weinberg" (presumably R. Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, who served at that time as dean of the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin). The first part of the letter discusses the printing of the book of his father, R. Elchanan Wasserman (Kovetz He'arot on tractate Yevamot, printed at the end of 1931). It appears from the letter that R. Weinberg procured a sponsor for the printing costs. R. Elazar Simcha reports to him that he rushed to print the book at the beginning of Tevet, since the donor wished the book to be printed before the end of December 1931. The rest of the letter contains Torah thoughts on a Talmudic topic in tractate Menachot.
R. Elazar Simcha Wasserman (1898-1992), the eldest son of R. Elchanan Wasserman. He worked on disseminating Torah throughout the world. He established Torah communities in the most far-flung places, implementing the will of his teacher the Chafetz Chaim who instructed to spread Torah "even to the furthermost corners of the world, so that no one should forget they are Jewish". In 1933, he founded a yeshiva in Strasbourg (France) and after the Holocaust established yeshivot in the United States, in Detroit and Los Angeles. In his later years, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where he assisted the founding of the Or Elchanan yeshiva, named after his father, and lectured there on Torah and ethics.
[2] leaves (4 written pages). Printed letterhead of the yeshiva at top of first page. Size varies, 23.5-27.5 cm. Fair condition. Open tears and significant wear. Minor damage to text. Tape repairs and stains.