Four-page long halachic responsum, handwritten and signed by Rabbi Ben Zion Lichtman "formerly Rabbi in Zvhil and Av Beit din in Poland", and other leaves about another matter, typewritten with his handwritten corrections.
Rabbi Ben Zion HaLevi Lichtman (1892-1964), was born in Brailov near Zhitomir. He studied in Lithuanian yeshivot (Radin, Mir, Slabodka and Slutsk). An outstanding Torah scholar and Torah authority. In 1932, he traveled from Jerusalem to Lebanon to serve as shochet and bodek and he displayed such Torah scholarship that he was appointed Chief Rabbi and Head of the Beit Din of the capital city Beirut. In 1959, he returned to Jerusalem. The series of his books, 7 parts of Bnei Zion is an impressive Torah work, containing depth and tremendous breadth of knowledge of many treatises regarding practical observance of Torah laws.
4 handwritten leaves, 28 cm. Good condition, light wear. + 3 typewritten leaves approximately 35 cm. Brittle paper, fair condition, tears.