Auction 48 Rare and Important Items
Dec 2, 2015 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 56:

Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rebbe Itzikil of Przeworsk

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Letter (more than 15 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Moshe Yitzchak Gvirzman of Przeworsk. Antwerp, 1965.
Many blessings in honor of the birth of a son and an apology that he cannot accept the honor of being sandak at his brit milah, "It should be His will that you should merit raising him and all your children together with your wife, with ease and wealth and honor in the path of our holy Torah and Chassidism and fear of Heaven…".
He concludes the letters with his signature: "Moshe Yitzchak grandson of 'the Raban shel kol Yisrael' Rabbi Elimelech".
Rebbe Moshe Yitzchak Gvitzman, known as Rebbe Itzikel of Przeworsk (1882-Yom Kippur 1975), descendent of Rebbe Elimelich of Lizhensk (fifth generation), close Chassid of Rebbe Yechezkel of Shinova and son of the Divrei Simcha of Cieszanów. Served as Rebbe of Przeworsk and exiled to Siberia during the Holocaust. He finally settled in Antwerp, Belgium travelling via Poland and France. Known for his holiness, he was exceptional in abstention and self-denial (for years he never rested his feet on his bed and would sleep in a sitting position). He followed the ways of his outstanding grandfather, author of Noam Elimelech who integrated clinging to G-d with loving-kindness to his fellow Jews. Thousands flocked to his court seeking counsel and his prayers on behalf of the ill and for salvation from all suffering. He was also famous for the chesed he performed, he would distribute large amounts of money to the needy Jews throughout the world.
Official stationery, 21.5 cm. approximately 16 handwritten lines, good condition, file holes.