Congratulatory Wedding Letter Signed by Rebbe Aharon of Belz

Congratulatory letter in honor of a wedding, with one and a half lines handwritten and signed by Rebbe Aharon of Belz. [Belz, ca. 1935].
The letter was sent to Vienna to the Belzer Rebbe's relatives, Rebbe Yitzchak Meir of Kopishnitz (Kopychyntsi) and his son, Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Kopychyntsi. Most of the letter was written by a scribe, with the following added by Rebbe Aharon of Belz (in his handwriting, in different ink): "I am writing to out of love for my relatives and to express my congratulations and blessings on the upcoming wedding. The small Aharon of Belz".
The body of the letter contains many blessings: "I am sending my blessings to my relatives, the great R. Yitzchak Meir and his son, the beloved R. Avraham Yehoshua Heschel… I received your letter regarding the upcoming wedding of your daughter and granddaughter, and I wish to congratulate them. May their happiness on their wedding day be complete, and may they raise genarations of worthy, righteous offspring. May they be blessed with a long and happy life filled with all that is good, and may we hear such happy tidings from all of the Jewish people…".
Rebbe Aharon Rokeach of Belz (1880-1957), son of Rebbe Yissaschar Dov and grandson of Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz, was renowned as a holy man and miracle worker, who was called "Aharon, G-d's holy one". He was among the leaders of European Jewry before the Holocaust, as well as a rebuilder of Torah and Chassidut after the war. His ascetic lifestyle and obvious holiness caused thousands of followers to flock to his court for blessings and advice.
Rebbe Aharon was crowned as leader of the Belz Chassidut in 1927, and became one of the foremost leaders of Eastern European Jewry. As such, he was especially targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust. His followers smuggled him from ghetto to ghetto, until he managed to escape to Budapest, Hungary, from where he made his way to Eretz Israel on a difficult journey that spanned Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Syria. His wife, children, grandchildren and entire extended family were killed by the Nazis, and he arrived in Eretz Israel accompanied only by his brother, R. Mordechai of Bilgoraj, who also lost his entire family (R. Mordechai's son, R. Yissaschar Dov, born of his second marriage in Eretz Israel, is the current Belzer Rebbe). Rebbe Aharon settled in Tel Aviv, where he began to rebuild the shattered remnants of his chassidut.
The recipient of the letter was Rebbe Yitzchak Meir of Kopychyntsi (1861-1935), a scion of the rebbes of Apta and Ruzhyn. He was the son of Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Medzhybizh and the son-in-law of Rebbe Mordechai Shraga Friedman of Husiatyn. In 1894 he became rebbe in Kopychyntsi, near Husiatyn, and quickly became renowned for his holiness as well as his deep wisdom and understanding. During WWI, he joined his friend Rebbe Yisrael Hager in Vizhnitz, and later settled in Vienna, although he frequently visited his chassidim in Galicia and Bukovina. His sons-in-law were Rebbe Avraham Yaakov of Sadigur-Tel Aviv, Rebbe Eliezer Hager of Vizhnitz, and Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Tarnopol.
Rebbe Yitzchak Meir's son, Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heschel (1888-1967) was one of the great Chassidic leaders in the United States. He succeeded his father as rebbe of Kopychyntsi in 1936, but managed to escape to the United States in 1939, where he established his Chassidic court. He served as a member of the American Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah, and was known for his kindness, generosity and caring, both for other Torah leaders and for simple Jews. He is buried in Tiberias, near the gravesite of his uncle, R. Yisrael of Husiatyn.
Single leaf, approximately 22 cm. Overall good condition. Fold lines and creases. Wear and tears to the top of the page.
Letters signed by Rebbe Aharon of Belz are extremely rare. This letter, which contains an additional line in the Rebbe's handwriting, is especially unique.