Huge Collection of Letters – Sent to Rabbi Tzvi Farber

Huge Collection of Letters – Sent to Rabbi Tzvi Farber

Huge collection of over 120 letters from the archive of R. Tzvi Hirsch Farber, sent to him by rabbis of England, Lithuania and various countries. Ca. 1910s-1960s.

The letters were authored by rabbis from various countries, including: R. Yechezkel Libschitz, Av Beit Din of Kalisz; R. Yisrael Binyamin Bendet Feivelson, Av Beit Din of Šaukėnai (Lithuania); R. Yitzchak Danzig of St. Petersburg; R. Aharon Levin, Av Beit Din of Rzeszów; and more.
Rabbis in England who authored letters include: R. Moshe Yitzchak Segal, dean of Manchester yeshiva (3 letters); R. Yisrael Chaim Deiches, Leeds (4 letters); R. Shmuel Yitzchak Hillman, Glasgow (7 letters); R. Moshe Eliyahu Rogosnitzky, Av Beit Din of Cardiff; R. Isser Yehudah Unterman, Liverpool; R. Shemaryah Menashe HaKohen Adler; R. Avigdor Schonfeld, Av Beit Din of Adat Yisrael, London (over 20 letters) and his son R. Shlomo Schonfeld; R. Israel Brodie, chief rabbi of England; and many more rabbis.

The recipient of the letters, R. Tzvi Hirsch Farber (1879-1967), a leading English rabbi. Born in Slabodka, he studied under R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor and under R. Yitzchak Blazer and R. Naftali Amsterdam, disciples of R. Yisrael Salanter. In 1910 he moved to England and was a pillar of Orthodox Judaism in London and England. He originally served as dean in the Manchester yeshiva, and many years later moved to serve as rabbi in west London.

Over 125 letters. Varying size and condition. Most on official stationery.

PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.