Letter on postcard from R. Isser Zalman Meltzer to R. Shabtai Yogel, dean of the Slonim yeshiva. Jerusalem, Adar 1953.

Typewritten letter signed by R. Isser Zalman Meltzer. At the top of the letter is an official stamp of "Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah in Eretz Israel – world organization of Agudat Yisrael". R. Isser Zalman invites R. Yogel to a meeting of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah to be held in Jerusalem on 2nd Nisan, 1953. He adds that the topics to be discussed are urgently important and urges R. Yogel to take part.
This meeting of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah was held following the State Education Law (which was debated in the Knesset several weeks earlier and was later passed at the end of the year). In the meeting, the rabbis discussed how to preserve the independence of Charedi education. Consequent to the opposition of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, an independent educational network of religious boys' and girls' schools was established.

R. Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1954), author of Even HaAzel, disciple of the Netziv and R. Chaim of Brisk in the Volozhin yeshiva, Rabbi of Slutsk and dean of its yeshiva. Immigrated to Jerusalem in 1924 and was appointed head lecturer in the Etz Chaim yeshiva. One of the heads of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.

The recipient of the letter, R. Shabtai Yogel (1866-1958), disciple of the Netziv of Volozhin and R. Chaim of Brisk, dean of the Slonim yeshiva in Slonim as well as its founder in Ramat Gan. One of the heads of the Vaad HaYeshivot, Chinuch HaAtzma'I and Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.

[1] postcard. 9.5x15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, wear and creases. Filing holes.