FINKEL, ELIEZER YEHUDAH
(Rosh Yeshiva, Mir. 1879-1965). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew on ...

FINKEL, ELIEZER YEHUDAH
(Rosh Yeshiva, Mir. 1879-1965). Autograph Letter Signed, written in Hebrew on letterhead to Y. Shuv of the Vaad HaYeshivoth.


“At present, the Yeshiva is unable to accept any new students. We suggest a meeting in order to clarify our situation and improve conditions.”
One page, punch-holes. 4to.
Mir: 28th Nissan 1933


R. Eliezer Judah Finkel was the son of R. Nathan Tzvi Finkel, founder of the Slabodka Yeshiva ("Der Alter fun Slabodka"), and the son-in-law of R. Eliyahu Baruch Kamai, head of the Mir Yeshivah, whose position he inherited. During the interbellum period, Mir attracted thousands of students, from across Europe and even America. Following World War Two, R. Finkel re-established the Mir in Jerusalem where it today reigns as the largest Yeshiva in the world.