History:

19th Century CE,  20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Lita/Poland

Description

Shiur given on a bus in Ponovezh, Shavel, Telz, and Kelm. Who donated the money to open the Ponovezh Yeshiva, and why there? Who did R Chaim feel was the biggest ba'al mechadeish of his generation? Why did the Chazon Ish leave the shiur of R Yitzchak Rabinowitz? Did the Aderes serve in Jerusalem after leaving Ponovezh? Who was with R Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman when he exorcised the dybbuk? Who married the daughters of R Meir Atlas of Shavel? What did R Chaim Ozer explain to R Elchanan Wasserman, why he made havdala on hot tea? Who founded the Telzer yeshiva? Why did R Laizer Telzer want a Agudah newspaper? How did R Shimon Shkop get hired at Telz? Who edited Sha'arei Yosher? Why did R Shimon leave YU? Who founded the yeshiva in Kelm?