Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Letter by Rabbi Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik Son of Beit HaLevi
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Letter handwritten and signed by Rabbi Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik to Rabbi Yitzchak Bunin. Moscow, 1924.
Letter concerns obtaining of tickets to the U.S.A. which he received through efforts of Rabbi Yitzchak Bunin.
Ga’on Rabbi Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik (1879-1941), youngest son of author of Beit HaLevi. Orphaned from his father at age 13 and ever since studied Torah from his brother, Ga’on Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, who succeeded their father in the rabbinate of Brisk. Well known for his aptitude and genius and became famous as an exalted genius in Torah. In 1911 was appointed as Av Beit Din in city of Mogilev, and in 1924 arrived in America and was appointed Av Beit Din of congregation “Tiferet Israel Anshei Brisk” in Brooklyn, New York.
Recipient of letter: Rabbi Yitzchak Bunin (1872-1982), disciple of Rabbi Raphael Shapira of Volozhin and Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, who ordained him as rabbi. Served in rabbinate of Lithuania and Russia, and was closely associated with Rabbi Chaim Ozer and the Chafetz Chaim. Arrived in the early 1920’s in the U.S.A. where he served in the rabbinate for more than forty years. At old age immigrated to Jerusalem and resided there for approximately twenty years until his death at age of one hundred and ten years.
20X26 cm. Fair condition; dry, thin and damaged paper. Glued on paper.
Letter concerns obtaining of tickets to the U.S.A. which he received through efforts of Rabbi Yitzchak Bunin.
Ga’on Rabbi Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik (1879-1941), youngest son of author of Beit HaLevi. Orphaned from his father at age 13 and ever since studied Torah from his brother, Ga’on Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, who succeeded their father in the rabbinate of Brisk. Well known for his aptitude and genius and became famous as an exalted genius in Torah. In 1911 was appointed as Av Beit Din in city of Mogilev, and in 1924 arrived in America and was appointed Av Beit Din of congregation “Tiferet Israel Anshei Brisk” in Brooklyn, New York.
Recipient of letter: Rabbi Yitzchak Bunin (1872-1982), disciple of Rabbi Raphael Shapira of Volozhin and Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, who ordained him as rabbi. Served in rabbinate of Lithuania and Russia, and was closely associated with Rabbi Chaim Ozer and the Chafetz Chaim. Arrived in the early 1920’s in the U.S.A. where he served in the rabbinate for more than forty years. At old age immigrated to Jerusalem and resided there for approximately twenty years until his death at age of one hundred and ten years.
20X26 cm. Fair condition; dry, thin and damaged paper. Glued on paper.
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