Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yoffen, dean of the Beit Yosef-Novardok network of yeshivot. United States, 1952-1958.
Addressed to his disciple R. Bentzion Bruk, dean of the Beit Yosef-Novardok yeshiva in Jerusalem. The letters discuss public and private matters pertaining to the Novardok yeshivot and their graduates.
In the letter from Adar 1952, R. Avraham blesses him to enjoy satisfaction from his sons and daughters, and tells him of his son R. Zalman Yosef [Yoffen] who was studying diligently: "May G-d allow his Torah to be his craft, in which case, with the help of G-d, there is hope that he will perform great deeds in bringing merit to the public".
He goes on to write of his disciple R. Gershon Liebman, founder of the Novardok yeshivot in France, and of his work to save Moroccan and Algerian children. He cryptically alludes to some criticism he had about discord between his disciples, asking R. Bruk to offer R. Gershon encouragement in his correspondence with him, and stressing the importance not to divide into factions while the rest of the world is joining forces against them.

R. Avraham Yoffen (1886-1970), son-in-law and close disciple of the Alter of Novardok. He headed the Beit Yosef-Novardok network of yeshivot for fifty years, and was one of leading Torah disseminators in his times, risking his life to further Torah study even under Communist rule. In 1941, he reached the United States, where he lived for some twenty years, establishing a yeshiva there as well. In 1964, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, spending his final years in Jerusalem.

2 letters. Official stationery. 28 cm. Good condition. Stains and folding marks. Slight tears and filing holes to one letter.