R. Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky (Steipler) to R. Pinchos Hirschprung! Bnei Brak 1971

R. Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky (Steipler) to R. Pinchos Hirschprung! Bnei Brak 1971
Autograph letter by R. Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky to R. Pinchos Hirschprung of Montreal, responding to R. Hirschprung’s comments on the Kehillos Yaakov.
R. Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky (1899–1985), was known as the Steipler Gaon after his hometown Horonsteipl. Orphaned at young age, he learned in the Novardok Yeshiva, where he was renowned for his great diligence. Following his marriage to the sister of the Chazon Ish, he served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Novardok Yeshiva in Pinsk until 1934, when he emigrated to Eretz Yisroel settling in Bnei Brak. World renowned, he shunned publicity and lived in humble surroundings, teaching, writing and devoting himself to Torah and Mitzvos. His magnum opus the multi-volume Kehilas Yaakov on most of the tractates of the Talmud was enthusiastically received and is an important Talmudic work, studied in many Yeshivos.
R. Pinchos Hirshprung (1912-1998), was one of the most distinguished talmidim of R. Meir Schapiro. He was a world renowned Talmid Chochom, famous for his almost unparalleled Torah knowledge. During the Holocaust, he escaped to Kobe, Japan via Lithuania and then traveled on to Shanghai. In 1941, he reached Canada. He was later appointed as Chief Rabbi of Montreal.
28 by 18 cm. Aerogramme. Fine condition. Some wear along the fold lines affecting a few letters.
Opening bid $500