A Valuable Historical Treasure from the Early Years of the Yeshiva of the Scholars of Lublin.

A Valuable Historical Treasure from the Early Years of the Yeshiva of the Scholars of Lublin.

A special and highly interesting archive containing about 120 paper items, including letters and documents, many of which are related to Rabbi Abraham Dank, from the town of Sienno in Poland. Numerous letters and signatures of various individuals, including, for example: Rabbi Baruch Shimon Schneerson, the head of the Tshibin Yeshiva; Rabbi Shimson Fogelman, the head of the "Meshivat Nafesh" Yeshiva; Rabbi Aharon, the secretary of the Yeshiva, and more.

The Yeshiva of the Scholars of Lublin: Was established in the city of Lublin, Poland, in 1930 by Rabbi Meir Shapiro, (the founder of the Daf Yomi project). Afterwards, Rabbi Aryeh Tzvi Frumer (the rabbi of the city of Kozhiglov) was appointed as the head of the Yeshiva. Other heads of the Yeshiva included Rabbi Aryeh Leib Landau and Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Horowitz.

The Yeshiva was founded to restore the glory of Lublin as an important center of Torah study in Poland, especially to revive the greatness of the Yeshiva established in Lublin in 1515.

The Yeshiva accepted outstanding young men, those with the potential to become rabbis and Torah scholars. Entrance exams required proficiency in the tractates Yoma, Pesachim, Beitzah, Berachot, and Shabbat in the Talmud, along with commentaries, totaling over 400 pages of Talmud. In addition, students were required to master Mishnayot from Tractate Tamid and Middot, the laws of Beit HaBechirah from the book Yad HaChazakah by the Rambam, and the laws of Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim.

A student accepted to the Yeshiva could receive rabbinic ordination within four years and would be recognized as a rabbi after an additional two years of study.

In 1940, the Nazis destroyed the Yeshiva's equipment and library, burning them publicly in the market square of Lublin in front of the city's Jews. The blaze lasted for 20 hours.

"It was a source of pride for us to destroy this Talmudic academy, which was known as the greatest in Poland. We threw out all the sacred books of the Jews and set them on fire. Flames raged for twenty full hours. The Jews of Lublin stood around and wept, but a military band was invited, and the joyful sounds of military music drowned out the cries of the Jews" (German Youth Bulletin "Deutsche Jugend Zeitung").

120 items. A full cardboard folder with many documents. Very good condition.

A valuable and interesting treasure for anyone interested in the history of the Yeshiva and the history of Yeshiva students in Poland before the Holocaust.