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“The foundation of Jewish eternity” Letter by Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz Regarding the Construction of a Kosher Mikveh in Rio de Janeiro. New York, 1956 * “I was delighted to receive the wonderful news that you merited founding a kosher mikveh with the highest standards of excellence to promote the purity of Jewish women and purity and sanctity of family life, as this is the foundation of Jewish eternity.” Letter of blessing written by Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz to Rabbi Yaakov Fink, Chief Rabbi of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, in honor of the founding of a kosher mikveh in the capital Rio de Janeiro. The life of Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz (1891-1964) was a long chain of Harbatzas Torah and public efforts on behalf of Bnei Torah around the world. In 1929, at the young age of 22, he was appointed Rav in Rakov, and from that day, he never paused in his tireless efforts to promote Torah and assist his fellow Jews in distress. Rabbi Avraham was a close confidante of both the Chofetz Chaim and Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, and he spearheaded the rescue efforts of the Vaad Hatzalah during World War Two to save Lithuanian yeshivos, most notably the Mir Yeshiva in Shanghai. With the outbreak of war, he fled with his family to Vilna and, from there, to the United States. After the war, Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz founded the Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn for survivors of the inferno. It was not in vain that Rabbi Simcha Eilberg expressed, “He rescued Torah in our generation!” New York, 1956. Personal stationery. [1] leaf. Size: 28x21 cm. Paper clip marks on bottom margin.