Handwritten and Signed Letter from Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz, Rosh Yeshiva of Mir; 1961
Handwritten and signed letter from Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz regarding the engagement of his daughter, Rebbetzin Rivka, to Rabbi Yitzchak Ezrachi.
He writes: “The groom is from the Chevron Yeshiva, Mr. Yitzchak Ezrachi, and thank G-d he is a great scholar.”
Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz (1902-1979) was known from his youth as the "Iluy (prodigy) of Stetchin." He transferred from the Grodna Yeshiva to the Mir Yeshiva in 1924, where he immediately claimed his position among the yeshiva’s elite. In 1929, he married the daughter of the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Leizer Yehuda Finkel. Rabbi Chaim served at the helm of the yeshiva during its exile in Shanghai and succeeded his father-in-law’s position following his passing in 1964.
Airmail dated Jerusalem, 1961.
Slightly creased
