Important and Interesting Protest Leaflet Signed by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer

Important and Interesting Protest Leaflet Signed by Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer

Typewritten leaflet with Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer's signature, with a significant erasure carried out by him before publication. Jerusalem, 1937.

The leaflet deals with the divided ritual slaughter controversy in Jerusalem. Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer wrote emphatically against a notice posted in Jerusalem streets headlined: "Vigorous Protest and Opinion of the Leaders of the Yeshivahs." He determines that this poster disrespects the rabbis and leaders of Jerusalem. He points out that the naïve reader could think, Heaven forbid, that most of the yeshivah members are caught in this transgression, and thus he comes out forcefully against the announcement. He indicates that among the entire detailed list of signatories on the announcement, there are only seven from the Etz Chaim yeshivah, who were caught in their naïveté. Rabbi Isser Zalman erased significant(!) words from the printed text and signed by hand. 

Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer [1870-1953] was the author of Even HaAzel. He was a disciple of the Netziv and of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik in Volozhin. He served as the rosh yeshivah in Slobodka and then as rosh yeshivah in Slutzk beginning in 1897, and as rabbi of that city beginning in 1903. He served as rosh yeshivah of Etz Chaim starting in 1925, continuing until his passing.

[1] leaf paper. Approximately 20x20 cm.

Very fine condition, filing perforations and fold marks.