Lengthy letter (31 lines) handwritten and signed by R. "Elazar Man Shach". Bnei Brak, Elul 1957.

Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head of the Beit Din of London, with Shanah Tovah blessings.
R. Shach goes on to thank him for his Chazon Yechezkel on Tractate Gittin and discusses his Torah thoughts at length. We could not determine whether the contents of this letter have been published.

R. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1898-2001), author of Avi HaEzri and prominent yeshiva dean in the previous generation, was born in Lithuania and studied in his youth in the Ponevezh, Slabodka and Slutsk yeshivas. He served as dean of the Kletsk yeshiva in Poland, and of the Karlin yeshiva in Luninyets. During the Holocaust, he immigrated to Eretz Israel where he was appointed dean of the Kletsk yeshiva in Rechovot. He later served as the dean of the Ponevezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak. A member and chairman of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, he led Torah Jewry in Israel and worldwide for decades.

[2] written leaves. Approx. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.