Lot 275
Letter by Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman
Letter signed by Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman. Baranovich, Kislev 1930. Request for assistance for the Ohel Torah Yeshiva in Baranovich. The letter was sent to a rabbi in Bayonne, New Jersey. The letter details the difficult financial state of the yeshiva "which does not have an emissary abroad because of the difficulty of securing a visa…". Written by a scribe; signed by the head of the yeshiva, Rabbi "Elchanan Bunam Wasserman, Rosh Metivta here in Baranovich". Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman (1875-1941), the leading disciple of the Chafetz Chaim and foremost Torah sage and leading head of Lithuanian yeshiva - the Ohel Torah Yeshiva in Baranovich. See previous item. Official stationery, 28.5 cm. Good condition, wear to paper folds.
