Auction 94 Kodesh books, Rabanic manuscripts, Zionism, Erez Israel. Judaica, archaeology and Jewish art
By Winner'S
Jul 19, 2016
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LOT 363:

Letter from Rabbi Kreiswirth of Antwerp to Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv

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Auction took place on Jul 19, 2016 at Winner'S
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Letter from Rabbi Kreiswirth of Antwerp to Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
Letter from Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth of Antwerp, sent to Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. [1971].
[1] letterhead. 27.5x21.5 cm. Response sent by Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth to Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. Typewritten - with his signature.
Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth (1920-2001) studied in Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin in his youth and was known as the "Iluy from Krakow." After the Holocaust he moved to America. In 1953, he was appointed rabbi of the Machzikei HaDaas community in Antwerp, and he served in that position for about fifty years.
Fold marks. Very fine condition.