Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Two Letters by Rabbi Shmuel Greineman –1938

Opening: $300
Sold for: $575
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*Letter by Rabbi Shmuel Greineman to Rabbi Eliezer Silver. Miami, 1938. The letter deals with charity collections in Miami. Further in the letter he writes: "You have surely rushed the delivery to Rabbi Chaim Ozer for my brother-in-law. His situation causes much concern and I am not able to help him" [Apparently he is referring to the sustenance of his brother-in-law author of the “Chazon Ish”].
Postcards, approx. 14 cm. Good-fair condition.
* Long letter by Rabbi Shmuel Greineman to Rabbi Eliezer Silver. Chicago, 1938. In this letter, he writes of his wish to resign from his position in Mercaz HaChinuch. He announces that "G-d willing, when he receives a response from his brother-in-law, author of the Chazon Ish, he will submit his resignation".
4 pages, 23 cm. Good-fair condition.
Rabbi Shmuel Greineman (1889-1957), son-in-law of Rabbi Shemaryahu Yosef Karelitz, father of the Chazon Ish. An exceptional Torah scholar who accomplished much. Close to the Chafetz Chaim and Rabbi Chaim Ozer. Edited and published the Chazon Ish books authored by his brother-in-law Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz. (Most of the books have Rabbi Shmuel's address in Bnei Brak, author's name anonymous). Wrote the book “Chafetz Chaim al HaTorah” and other books on teachings of his teacher and Rabbi author of the “Chafetz Chaim”.
Archive of Rabbi Eliezer Silver
Archive of Rabbi Eliezer Silver