(The Steipler Gaon, 1899-1985). Autograph Postcard Signed, written in Hebrew to R. Yechiel Avraham Silber, refuting rumors of the Steipler's involvement on behalf of three Rabbis he was closely associated with (see below).

The background to the postcard is as follows: Vizhnitz Chasiddus had been amiably affiliated with extreme anti-Zionist factions. However at the end of the yeshiva semester of summer 1963, the Yeshuas Moshe, who was then the Rosh Yeshiva, issued a directive to the effect that extreme Kano’im were no longer welcome in the yeshiva. This directive sparked immediate uproar, resulting in three Litvish members of faculty resigning in protest. It was suggested by some that this act of protest was instigated by the Steipler himself, since the three individuals concerned were all close to him: His son-in-law, (R. Barzam), his nephew (R. Karelitz) and his neighbor (R. Nadel). Meanwhile, Rabbi Hoffman was active in seeking to bring about an honorable solution to the stormy situation. The recipient, R. Yechiel Abraham Silber was a prolific scholar and close colleague to The Steipler. He is especially noted for his multi-volume Birur Halacha. His father was R. Binyamin Silber (known as R. Binyamin HaTzadik) author of the renowned work of responsa Az Nidbaru.