Archive of Dr. Yitzchak Refael Etzyon-Holzberg and his Family

Archive of Dr. Yitzchak Refael Etzyon-Holzberg and his Family
Huge archive, including documents and letters, letters by the heads of Telz Yeshiva and other rabbis, diplomas and honorary certificates, academic documents, passports and immigration certificates. Notebooks with Torah novellae and Judaic discourses, family and private letters, calling cards and more. From the estate of Dr. Yitzchak Refael HaLevi Etzyon-Holzberg, son of Rabbi Yosef Dov Holzberg and his daughter-in-law Ms. Leah Shochet-Holzberg.
the collection contains letters signed by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Bloch and other rabbis who headed the Telz Yeshiva, the calling card of Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch with a letter of good wishes (unsigned): "My friend Dr. Holzberg! Please accept my small gift, on your coming to dwell among us with success; light and joy should always be present in your home. With the blessing of your friend who loves you". Letter by Rabbi David Payanas, a rabbi in Bialistok. An interesting letter by Rabbi Herzog and interesting letters by Dr. Lifshitz, principal of the Mizrachi seminary in Jerusalem. A letter by Rabbi Shimshon Aharon Polonsky the rabbi of Teplik and other rabbis' letters. Many private letters in Hebrew and in other languages (Russian, Lithuanian, German, etc.).
Documents from the Kharkov University, diplomas and many academic documents in Lithuanian (one is written on vellum), documents from the Basel University, JNF certificates, a certificate of "Yakir Ha'ir" of the city of Jerusalem and the certificate of the Tel-Aviv prize.
Rabbi Yitzchak Refael HaLevi Etzyon-Holzberg (1885-1981) lost his mother Relka a couple of weeks after his birth, and was raised as a son in the home of his grandfather Rabbi Chaim Simcha HaLevi Soloveitchik (c. 1830-1921, the younger brother of Rabbi Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik author of Beit HaLevi). (See more about Rabbi Chaim Simcha and his grandson in the description of Items 259, 320). He studied at the Kharkov University and obtained his Ph.D in mathematics and biology. He married Faige Tzippora Yaffe of Kovno. In 1921, the heads of Telz Yeshiva called upon him to establish the Yavne Seminary and Gymnasium for girls in Telz where he served as principal of the seminary for 10 years. Member of the Lithuanian Siem parliament on behalf of Charedi Jewry [Agudat Yisrael]. In 1933, he immigrated with his family to Eretz Israel and was one of the heads of the religious education system in Eretz Israel. Taught in the Mizrachi Seminary in Jerusalem. Was one of the founders of Yishuv HeChadash Yeshiva in Tel Aviv and of Midrashiat Noam in Pardess Chana. He was Head Supervisor of the Mizrachi schools on behalf of the Israel Ministry of Education and held other positions. He published dozens of books and articles in various languages [see enclosed material for bibliography].
His son Rabbi Yosef Dov Holzberg was born in 1910 (died c. 2000) and studied in his youth at the Telz Yeshiva. An exceptional Torah scholar, he was close to Rabbi Yitzchak Ze’ev of Brisk and to Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis, and exchanged halachic correspondence with Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach. He taught in the Beit Ya’akov Seminary in Jerusalem. His wife, Leah (née Shochet), studied at the Yavne Gymnasium in Telz and at the Basel University. After she immigrated to Eretz Israel, she married Rabbi Yosef Dov, son of the seminary’s principal, whose signature appears on her various report cards (in this archive).
Hundreds of items, in Hebrew and other languages (Russian, Lithuanian, German, etc.). Varied size and condition.