Extremely lengthy letter [8 pp], entirely in the hand of the gaon of Krinek, Rabbi Yosef Chizkiyahu Mishkovsky, to the administrators of the Etz Chaim yeshivah “and together with them, Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tukachinsky.” 1913.
The content of the letter has not been examined in-depth, but it apparently deals with current public matters of the time.
Rabbi Yosef Chizkiyahu Mishkovsky [1884-1947] was also known as the gaon of Krinek. He was one of the rabbinic leaders of pre-Holocaust Poland and one of the leaders of Va’ad HaYeshivot in Poland and in the Land of Israel. In his youth, he studied at yeshivahs in Lomza, Telz, Novhardok and Radin. When he was only 18 years old, in 1902, he published his book Pnei HeAri HaChai . He was a close associate of the Chafetz Chaim and of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky, and served as their emissary for many current issues. He married a daughter of the tzaddik R’ Itzeleh Blazer and ascended together with him to the Land of Israel, where he settled in Jerusalem. The famous yeshivah Knesset Chizkiyahu in Kfar Chassidim was named after him, where “The Mashgiach, ” Rabbi Dov Jaffe, served until the end of his life.
[8] pp, approximately 20×12 cm. Entirely in his hand and with his signature. Placed in a postmarked period envelope with notations in a foreign language.
Fine condition. Fold marks. Minimal stains.