(Rosh Yeshiva, Mir. 1879-1965)
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 357
FINKEL, ELIEZER YEHUDAH
(Rosh Yeshiva, Mir. 1879-1965)
Mir: 23rd October 1934
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $150
R. Eliezer Yehudah Finkel was the son of R. Nosson 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 Yeshiva, whose position he inherited. During the interbellum period, Mir attracted thousands of students, from across Europe and even America. Following World War II, R. Finkel reestablished his Yeshivah in Jerusalem. Today, it boasts a student body of more than 5,000 - the largest yeshiva in the world. See EJ, Vol. VI, cols. 1290-1.