(Rosh Yeshiva of the Hildesheimer Seminary in Berlin, Author of Seridei Esh. 1884-1966). Two Autograph Letters Signed, written in Hebrew on Rabbiner-Seminar letterhead to Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Unna of Mannheim (1872-1948).

(For historical context see previous lot). The first letter reports the receipt of correspondence from Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel of Mir concerning the decision reached at a meeting of Roshei Yeshivoth in Vilna not to permit the stunning of animals prior to Shechitah. However, if the German rabbis decide to allow it, they will not protest. Rabbi Weinberg passionately defends himself in the second letter, noting how much he has already invested seeking a resolution to the Shechitah matter, including traveling to meet rabbinic colleagues in Poland and Lithuania, hoping to find a consensus. As for the sudden announcement whereby R. Chaim Ozer outright prohibits animal stunning, R. Weinberg states that it surprised him as well. R. Weinberg surmises that is due to the fact that he had personally informed R. Chaim Ozer he was about to publish his ruling that permits stunning, in response to which, R. Chaim Ozer requested R. Weinberg desist. “If this is not possible then I should announce I am rescinding my opinion and agree with the Gedolim that [stunning] is prohibited. - I am not responsible for the actions of R. Chaim Ozer who is besieged with letters and telegrams from across the world. I must close my mouth so as not to cause strife and conflict. I hope that you will justify my actions.”