(Rosh Yeshiva, Mir. 1879-1965). <<Typed Letter Signed>> in Hebrew, to R. Shlomo Steinberg and his wife, acknowledgment of donation to the Yeshiva, and wishes for a speedy recovery.

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Lot 78
FINKEL, ELIEZER YEHUDAH

(Rosh Yeshiva, Mir. 1879-1965). <<Typed Letter Signed>> in Hebrew, to R. Shlomo Steinberg and his wife, acknowledgment of donation to the Yeshiva, and wishes for a speedy recovery.

Single page on letterhead stationery: “Rabbi L.J. Finkel, Dean of Mirrer Yeshivah.” Folds. 4to.

Mir (Poland): 15th Shevat 1934

Est: $100 - $150
R. Eliezer Judah Finkel (1879-1965) was the son of R. Nathan Tzvi Finkel, the founder of the Slabodka Yeshiva ("Der Alter fun Slabodka"), and son-in-law of R. Elijah Baruch Kamai, head of the Mir Yeshivah, whose position he inherited. During the interbellum period, Mir attracted thousands of students, from across Europe and even America. Following World War Two, R. Finkel re-established the Mir in Jerusalem where it today reigns as the largest Yeshiva in the world. R. Shlomo Steinberg of South Africa is addressed as the "Gabbai Rashi DeYeshivath Mir HaKedosha" (Chief Fundraiser of the Mirrer Yeshiva).