Auction 10
Lot 404:
On official letterhead. He writes to the Mohar Rosef Stern in the name of his father-in-law, for help from anyone who can, and at the bottom of the letter the Rav writes “it is my father’s desire [meaning the Chafetz Haim] that we still have not told Radin about his illness so as not to depress anyone, he feels very weak this winter and his health is even more needed after the illness of his wife, and for this reason we have deicded to remain in Radin and not to move to Israel, which was his original intention” (it is known that the Chafetz Haim yearned to moved to Israel and he required the condition of his sons-in-law and his second wife to promise that their parnasas wouldn’t delay him from fulfilling his desire. He even started planning to move, an apartment was acquired for him in Petah Tikva. He gathered the residents of Radin in the synagogue and requested forgiveness from anyone if he had taken anything from them for during that time he worked in merchandise, and he gave money to buy a well from which anyone of the residents could take water for free. On the day before he was supposed to travel his wife fell ill and the journey was delayed. On the page before us is rare evidence of the fact that the Chafetz Haim decided not to move to Israel. A rare and historic item, size: 21.2×28.5cm, very good condition, signs of folding.
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