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LOT 152:
Collection of [13] Historic Letters from the Rosh Yeshivah of Telz, the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch
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Collection of [13] Historic Letters from the Rosh Yeshivah of Telz, the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch
Even if He kills me I will still yearn for Him!
Large and rare collection including [13] historic letters from the gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch, rosh yeshivah of Telz. Most are to his son-in-law the gaon Rabbi Eliezer Sorotzkin, founder of Kiryat Ye'arim, son of the gaon Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin. 1946-1955.
The letters were written during the rosh yeshivah's travels all over the world to raise funds to create a strong economic base for the Telz yeshivah. The letters also mention Agudat Yisrael's Knessiah Gedolah, printing his father's works, and other topics. A letter from 1951 contains veiled criticism of one of the activists: "How does he manage [with so little] when there is such a possibility of actualizing our goal of establishing a Telz yeshivah in Israel ..."
Lengthy letters full of vitality and deep content, opening a window into the wondrous life of one of the rabbinic leaders of the generation in America. It is exciting to see how, while inconceivable to the human mind, yet out of joy and a deep sense of mission, the gaon Rabbi Elya Meir Bloch transcends the national and personal tragedy of the destruction of his beloved students and the murder of his wife and children, among European Jews as a whole. How, with superhuman strength, Rabbi Bloch convinces students, raises funds and rebuilds with his ten fingers on American soil, the glorious hall of the Telz yeshivah that was destroyed together with its occupants.
In the sacred words of Rabbi Bloch himself (Marbitzei Torah U'Mussar, Part II p. 57) "What news has reached me, of terrible death ... killed by the hands of the cursed German murderers, may Hashem avenge their blood and have mercy on His people. Please do not judge me as cruel, seeing that I was capable of looking closely at Torah thoughts after receiving such terrible news ... I felt that I was unable to come to ... fulfill the sacred duty that is upon us, the sighing remnants, if not for occupying ourselves with toil in Torah. I stand in service of the nation and for the service of its tzaddikim I am prepared, as what is the distress of a single person considered in contrast to public duty." - Indeed, this is the secret of the eternal people.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch.
Total of [13] leaves of paper including [14] in his hand, and [4] printed letters, two of which are signed. Some of the leaves are on official stationery. Various sizes.
Overall fine-very fine condition. Fold marks, minimal aging stains.
