R. Aaron Kotler. “We are worried about simply getting bread in the Yeshiva”. Kletsk 1938

R. Aaron Kotler. “We are worried about simply getting bread in the Yeshiva”. Kletsk 1938
Signed letter to R. Moshe Chaim Mirvis, Rav of Cape Town, South Africa requesting that he assist R. Kessler in his fundraising efforts in South Africa on behalf on the Kletsk Yeshiva. With interesting details about the situation in the Yeshiva, this letter provides a glimpse of the day to day life of R. Aaron’s Yeshiva in Kletsk.
R. Aaron Kotler (1892-1963), was renowned from a young age for his brilliant mind coupled with his great diligence. He served as Rosh Yeshiva in Slutzk and Kletsk and established Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, N.J., which today is one of the largest and most prestigious Yeshivos. Known as the pre-eminent Rosh Yeshiva and Torah leader of his generation he was pivotal in the reestablishment of Yeshivos after the Holocaust.
29 by 21.5 cm. Fine condition.
Opening bid $300