Sacred Letter from the Admo"r Rabbi Yisrael of Grodzisk to the Rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem. 1933

Sacred Letter from the Admo"r Rabbi Yisrael of Grodzisk to the Rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem. 1933

Sacred letter from the Admo"r Rabbi Yisrael Shapira of Grodzisk, may his blood be avenged, to the rabbi of Jerusalem's Old City and ra'ava"d of the Bada"tz Chassidim, the gaon Rabbi Yisrael Ze'ev Mintzberg and his deputy, activist Rabbi David Weingarten, founder of the orphanage Beit HaYetomot HaKlali in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1933.

The Admo"r was one of those who assisted the poor of the Land of Israel within the framework of Kupat Rabi Meir Ba'al HaNes via Kollel Warsaw-Poland. He expresses his gratitude in the letter for sending the EretzYisraeli etrog (and other items) in appreciation for his efforts on behalf of the kollel [Kollel Warsaw-Polin] for the poor of the Land of Israel. He hopes "May it be His will that our activities be effective .. and that Hashem helps us bring honor to His glorious Name among the Jewish people."

He sends regards at the end of the letter to his dear son who resides in Jerusalem - Rabbi Avraham Elimelech Shapira of Grodzisk, "Tell my dear son 'Shalom u'vrachah.'" On the second side of the leaf are also regards to the Chassid, scion of the sacred, Rabbi Yehoshua Asher Rabinowitz of Jerusalem, and others.

Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the Admo"r Rabbi Yisrael of Grodzisk.

[1] sheet of paper divided into two leaves, 20x13 cm each. 16 lines on each page. The letter was written by the gabbai and signed by and with the stamp of the Admo"r as av beit din of Grodzinsk.

Fine condition. Fold mark. Filing perforations, torn, with minor damage to individual letters. Stain in the margins of the leaf.