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Historical Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Feibelson Av Beit Din of Kupishuk and the Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh, Lithuania - 1927 - Historical letter wriiten in touching, poetic language, for the establishment of the Montreux Yeshiva in Switzerland, handwritten and signed by he Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Feibelson Av Beit Din of Kupishuk. Nussan 4, 1927.  The letter is addressed to the Gaon Rabbi Yerachmiel Eliyahu Botchko , dealing with the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Montreux , Switzerland dealing with the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Montreux, Switzerland - a yeshiva that was eventually famed as one of the highlights of European yeshivas and which, during the Holocaust, served as a haven for many selected Lithuanian yeshiva student including Maran the Gaon Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman .  The letter was sent about a month before the establishment of the yeshiva, which was established during Zeman Kayitz - Rosh Chodesh Iyar, 1927. He uses poetic language to express his joy over the establishment of a new Torah institution in the heart of Western Europe. He writes: ”האח! ראיתי אור – גדול, אור-תורה זורח מארץ רפאים כמעט!! אמנם תחיית המתים.” Rabbeinu ends the letter with a blessing for the upcoming Passover: ”מברכם בחג כשר ושמח, ולשנה הבאה בירושלים!” On the margins of the letter, after his signature, Rabbi Feibelson adds a personal request concerning one of the selected students of the Telz Yeshiva - the lofty Rabbi Mordechai Yoffe . Apparently, following Rabbi Feibelson's recommendation, Rabbi Mordechai came to study at the new yeshiva in Switzerland. Being an orphan, his widowed mother could not fund the travel expense - an amount of $50 . Therefore, Rabbi Feibelson asks for assistance.  [1] leaf. 21X28 cm. On official stationery, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Feibelson.  Very good condition. Fold lines.  Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Feibelson (1868-1929) founded the yeshiva for youth in Ponevezh and headed it until becoming Av Beit Din of Kupishuk. Was a famed Gaon. After WWI, he was appointed by Rabbi Chaim Oizer to head the Beit Din for Agunot. Rabbeinu's philosophical book Netzach Yisrael served as a Sefer Yesod of the Agudas Yisroel Movement and for thousands of young men between the two world wars.