Two Letters from Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky - Khust, 1929 / Jerusalem, 1941

Two Letters from Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky - Khust, 1929 / Jerusalem, 1941
Two letters handwritten and signed by R. Yosef Tzvi (Maharitz) Dushinsky, rabbi of Galanta, Khust and Jerusalem. Khust, Erev Rosh Hashanah 1929, and Jerusalem, Av 1941.
Two letters addressed to his beloved disciple, R. Shmuel Gottlieb. The first letter opens with blessings "May the year begin with its blessing", and with expressions of gratitude for having sent him a high-quality etrog from the Holy Land. At the foot of the letter, he sends regards to R. Yisrael Bollag and his son, the student Yosef (R. Yosef Bollag is mentioned in the second letter from 1941 as well).
R. Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1868-1948), foremost Hungarian Torah scholar, and among the prominent Torah scholars in his generation. He served as rabbi of Galanta and Khust, where he also headed one of the largest and most prestigious yeshivot in Hungary. In 1933, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, to succeed R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld as rabbi of the Eida HaChareidit in Jerusalem, and stood at the helm of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel. He reestablished his yeshiva in Jerusalem, and delivered regular lectures. He was connected to his thousands of disciples like a father to his sons, as is portrayed in these letters.
Two letters, official stationery. 21X14 cm. First letter in good condition. Second letter in good-fair condition, with tears to folds (repaired). Folding marks and minor wear.