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Tziyun LaDrash, index of Rabbinic teachings in the Babylonian Talmud and Jerusalem Talmud appearing in Ein Yaakov, in alphabetical order, by R. Shraga Feivish Segal Fränkel. Przemyśl: Zupnik et Knoller, 1877.
Copy of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar, the Berach Moshe, from his time in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Maramureș, with his stamp at the top of the title page. On the title page and on the following leaf is a list of names, Kvitels for a blessing that two of his followers wrote.
Ownership inscriptions of "Mendel son of Aharon Perel of Cearda" [apparently son of R. Moshe Aharon Perel, leader of the community of Cearda, next to Sighet].
Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, the Berach Moshe of Satmar (1914-2006), son of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. He first headed the yeshiva of his father-in-law Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov in Keretsky, and later served as rabbi of Zenta, where he founded and headed a yeshiva as well. Following the Holocaust, he served as rabbi of Sighet, later immigrating to the United States where he founded the Atzei Chaim – Sighet Beit Midrash in Boro Park, eventually succeeding his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum as rebbe of Satmar.
12 pages, 120, 131-156 leaves. Original cover bound at the end of the book. 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears to some leaves, reinforced with paper and tape. Thick marginal open tears to title page and two following leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper and tape and filled in by pen. Stamps. New binding.
Arbaah Turei Aven, novellae on Rambam, responsa, selections on Talmud and homiletics, by R. Elazar Rokeach, rabbi of Brody and Amsterdam. Lviv: R. Shlomo Yarish Rappaport, [1789]. First edition.
Copy of R. Meshulam Zusha Teitelbaum of Sighet, son of the Atzei Chaim, Rebbe and Av Beit Din of Sighet. His stamp is on the title page. R. Meshulam Zusha Teitelbaum perished in the Holocaust at a young age. There is a known photograph of him next to his mother's father, Rebbe Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (see: Rabbeinu HaKadosh MeRatzfert, p. 316 and 381).
[1], 28; 2-13 leaves; 15 leaves; [4], 5-12 leaves. Missing leaf 1 from the second sequence. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including ink stains on the last leaves, affecting text. Worming, tears and open tears, affecting text on several pages, some of which are restored with paper filling. Leaves trimmed, affecting the margins of the text on some leaves. Inscriptions. New leather binding.
R. Shlomo Yarish Rappaport's press printed the book Noam Elimelech in 1808, and the workers in the press are traditionally held to have been holy men "of the thirty-six hidden Tzaddikim" [see R. Betzalel Landau, "Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk", who cites an oral tradition (in the name of R. Moshe Halberstam) on the great worth of Noam Elimelech from R. Shlomo Yarish's press, which "was printed by God-fearing workers who worked on the printing with holiness and purity, and some of whom were among the thirty-six Tzaddikim upon whom the world stands (Jerusalem, 1963, p. 311 [Hebrew])].
Divrei Moshe, Chassidic and Kabbalistic discourses on the Torah portions, by R. Moshe Shoham, Av Beit Din of Dolyna (student of the Baal Shem Tov). Lviv: Shmuel Katz, 1887.
Approbations of the Imrei Baruch of Vizhnitz, the Shoel UMeshiv of Lviv, the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet, the Imrei Yosef of Spinka and Rebbe Moshe Panet of Deyzh.
Copy of R. Chaim Yitzchak Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Slotfina (Solotvyno). His stamps appear on the title page and first leaf: "Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Slotfina and the region". Additional stamps: "Meir Asher son of R. Yitzchak Aryeh Tabak from Bistre" [apparently of the family of the Erech Shai of Sighet]; "Naftali Tzvi Heller, Leordina" [mentioned in list of pre-subscribers at the end of the book Girsa DeYankuta, Sighet 1900]. Handwritten signature on the title page: "R. Shlomo, shochet". R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam (ca. 1899 – perished in the Holocaust 2nd Sivan, 1944), eldest son-in-law of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. Son of Rebbe Yehoshua Halberstam of Dolyna (descendant of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). After his marriage he was a member of the household of his father-in-law, the Atzei Chaim. In 1925 he was accepted as Av Beit Din of Slotfina (Solotvyno) and the region, establishing a prominent yeshiva there numbering hundreds of students. After the untimely passing of his father-in-law the Atzei Chaim (in 1926), R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik became the central figure of the family, and he appointed his younger brother-in-law, R. Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, as Rebbe and Av Beit Din in Sighet. He edited and printed the books of his father-in-law, the Atzei Chaim. He perished in the Holocaust with his community, his wife and nine of his children. His two oldest daughters survived and established important rabbinic families in the United States.
[2], 54, [6] leaves. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and light wear. Marginal tears to title page and several other leaves, reinforced with tape. Stamps. New leather binding.
Chiddushei Maharik, novellae on the Smag in the laws of Pesach, attributed to R. Yosef Kolon (the Maharik). Munkacs: Tzvi Yaakov Kahn and Menachem Klein, 1899. First edition. Approbation of the Darchei Teshuvah of Munkacs, the Ateret Yeshuah of Dzikov and the Maharsham of Berezhany.
Copy of R. Chaim Yitzchak Halberstam Av Beit Din of Slotfina – his signature on the title page and last page: "Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam of Dolyna"; ownership inscription in his handwriting on the title page and the front inside binding: "Given to me as a gift by R. Efraim Kopolowitz of Dubova"; "…Given to me as a gift by… R. Efraim Kopelowitz son of R. Anshel Kopelowitz of Dubova when I was at Poienile, Maramureș, Hungary – Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam of Dolyna, Galicia".
Stamp of the publisher on title page: R. "Pinchas Zelig HaKohen Schwartz son of R. N[aftali], author of Beit Naftali, Av Beit Din of Mád" – R. Pinchas Zelig HaKohen Schwartz of Bezded, son of R. Naftali Schwartz, Av Beit Din of Mád, author of Beit Naftali. Handwritten marginal glosses to some leaves.
R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik Halberstam (ca. 1899 – perished in the Holocaust 2nd Sivan 1944), eldest son-in-law of Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, the Atzei Chaim of Sighet. Son of Rebbe Yehoshua Halberstam of Dolyna (son of R. Moshe Halberstam of Bardejov, son of Rebbe Baruch Halberstam of Gorlitz, son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). After his marriage he was a household member of his father-in-law the Atzei Chaim for several years. In 1925 he was accepted as Av Beit Din of Slotfina (Solotvyno) and the region, establishing a prominent yeshiva there numbering hundreds of students. After the sudden passing of the Atzei Chaim (in 1926), R. Chaim Yitzchak Eizik became the pillar of the family, and appointed his young brother-in-law R. Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum as Rebbe and Av Beit Din of Sighet. He edited and published the books of his father-in-law the Atzei Chaim. He perished in the Holocaust with his community, his wife and nine of his children. His two eldest daughters were rescued, and established important families of rabbis and rebbes in the United States.
[2], 3-20 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Small open tears on title page and following leaf, lightly affecting the frame and text. Old binding; the spine and back side of the binding are new.
Two books that were owned by R. Avraham Nisam Teitelbaum of Sighet (son of R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum of Ujhel and son-in-law of his uncle, the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet):
• Torat Moshe, commentary on the Torah and Megillot by R. Moshe Alshich. Warsaw: Yehoshua Gershon Munk, 1895. Three title pages illustrated with pictures of Moses and Aaron.
The present copy was given as a bar mitzvah present to R. Avraham Nisan Teitelbaum when he married Hessa, daughter of his uncle the Kedushat Yom Tov, Av Beit Din of Sighet. Ownership inscription on title page: "I gave this book as a bar mitzvah gift to my dear friend, the bridegroom great in Torah and fear of heaven and of illustrious lineage, R. Nisan son of R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel, son-in-law of the local rabbi of Sighet – Simchah Yosef Henich"; on the endpaper is an additional inscription: "This book, Torat Moshe Alshich HaKadosh, belongs to… R. Nisan Teitelbaum, may he shine like the sun at noontime – writing for the honor of the Torah and its students, anonymous".
The present copy was subsequently owned by R. Avraham Menachem Manish Sofer of Sighet (an important Chassid of Vizhnitz, a famous scribe known for fear of heaven; Sighet and Vizhnitz Rebbes would purchase Torah scrolls, mezuzot and tefillin written specifically by him). His signature on the title page: "Avraham Menachem Manish, scribe in Sighet"; on the endpaper is his ownership inscription: "now belongs to me, Avraham Menachem Manish Sofer in Sighet".
The copy also belonged to R. Chaim Yosef son of Avraham Grünbaum, Av Beit Din of Blasendorf (Gottlieb, Ohalei Shem, Pinsk, 1912, p. 222) – his stamps on the title page and endpapers: "Chaim Yosef son of R. A[vraham] Grünbaum, Av Beit Din of Blasendorf and the region" (in Hebrew characters); "Josef Grunbaum – Ober Rabbiner Blasendorf" (in Latin characters).
[1], 1-48, 50-68; 1-52; [1], 1-27, 29-34; 1-28; 1-49; [1], 1-17; 1-11; 1-12; 1-10; 1-10 leaves. Missing leaf 28 from the third sequence (Parashat Behar). 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Light damage. New binding.
• Arvei Nachal, Part II, by Rebbe David Shlomo Eibeshitz, Av Beit Din of Soroka. Piotrków: Feivel Belchatowski, 1888.
Inscription on the endpaper opposite the title page: "Nisan Teitelbaum". On the reverse side of the endpaper is an additional ownership inscription: "This book Arvei Nachal belongs to my father R. Baruch Bendit".
[1] 2-138 leaves. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. Light damage. New binding.
R. Avraham (Elazar) Nisan Teitelbaum of Sighet (ca. 1870-1904), son of R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely, 1845-1897), son of R. Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev of Sighet. His mother was Rebbetzin Hinda, daughter of Rebbe David Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Chrzanów (son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). At a young age he married Rebbetzin Hessa, daughter of his uncle Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Sighet, author of Kedushat Yom Tov. He was a holy man, a pious Tzaddik, who ardently pursued charity and kindness; he underwent suffering his entire life but accepted it with love. He passed away young without descendants, and was buried next to his father in the Ujhel cemetery.
Tiferet Shlomo on the Torah, Chassidic and Kabbalistic discourses on the Torah portions, Neviim and Ketuvim, and selections on the Talmud, by Rebbe Shlomo HaKohen Rabinowitz, Av Beit Din of Radomsk. Piotryków, [1890].
Second edition of Tiferet Shlomo, with many additions from the author's manuscript called "new selections"; the book was printed a second time by the author's grandchildren, with an approbation of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz and an introduction of the author's sons from the first edition (1869).
Copy of Rebbe Naftali Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor, whose stamps appear on the title page and many other pages: "Naftali Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor"; on the back endpaper is a stamp of his son-in-law, R. Uri Glicklich: "Uri Glicklich, dayan and posek of Nyírbátor and director of the yeshiva" (perished in the Holocaust in 1941 in Kamenetsk-Podolsk).
R. Naftali Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor (1867-1938), second son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Volova, and grandson and disciple of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet, the Yitav Lev. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Moshe Yosef Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Ujhel (son of the Yitav Lev). Served as Av Beit Din of Nyírbátor for forty years, starting in 1898, and led with determination, love and integrity. A prominent rebbe in his times, and head of the Orthodox Bureau in Hungary. He was a close friend of his cousin, R. Yoel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Satmar, and although he was older than him, he honored him and followed his advice as though his student and follower. He is mentioned in some of the letters of the Minchat Elazar of Munkacs, who worked together with him to bolster Judaism and oppose the Zionist movement and religious parties Agudat Yisrael and Mizrachi.
2, 186 leaves. The last leaf, 186, is bound out of sequence. Leaves 179-182 are bound twice. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases and light wear. Light tears and worming on margins of several leaves. Reinforced with paper on the margins of several leaves. Leaves trimmed, affecting the headings of some leaves. Stamp (in Latin characters) of R. Lipót (Leib) Friedman of Nyírbátor. New leather binding.
Nezer Yisrael on laws of Shabbat, with Mikra Kodesh, Part II of Nezer Yisrael, on laws of festivals and Chol HaMoed, by R. Yisrael Matityahu Auerbach, Av Beit Din of Cieszanów and Gwoździec, author of Alfei Yisrael (1839-1900). Lviv: A. Nissen Süß, 1878. Divisional title page for Mikra Kodesh.
Copy of Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Magyarlápos, in his youth while living in Sighet alongside his illustrious grandfather, the Yitav Lev. His signature on the title page: "Moshe David Sighet"; his stamps on the title page and endpaper: "Moshe David Teitelbaum – M. D. Teitelbaum M. Szigeth" (in Hebrew and Latin characters); ownership inscription on back endpaper from a later period, after he was appointed rabbi of Magyarlápos: "this book belongs to the Rebbe of Magyarlápos".
On the front endpaper, signature: "Jackob Teitel" (Yaakov Teitelbaum) – it may be that the present copy previously belonged to Rebbe Moshe David's father, Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Volova, author of Heitev Eitiv (1840-1924), nephew and son-in-law of the Yitav Lev.
The present item later passed into the possession of Rebbe Moshe David's eldest son, R. Avraham Chaim Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Krenitz (Krynica-Zdrój), son-in-law of R. Aryeh Leibush Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Grybów and Sanz (Nowy Sącz). On the back endpaper are his signatures (modeled after a stamp): "Avraham Chaim Teitelbaum of Magyarlápos".
Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Magyarlápos (1856-1935), eldest son of Rebbe Yisrael Yaakov Yukel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Volova, son-in-law of the Yitav Lev of Sighet. He married the daughter of Rebbe Aryeh Leibush Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Dukla. At the direction of his grandfather, the Divrei Chaim, the wedding took place in Sanz, after which Rebbe Moshe David remained a member of the Divrei Chaim's household for a full year, receiving Torah and Chassidic teachings from him. Afterwards, he moved to Sighet to keep the company of his grandfather, the Yitav Lev. His illustrious grandfather involved him in the editing of the book Tefillah LeMoshe on Tehillim by their forbear, the Yismach Moshe, which was printed in 1880. The Yitav Lev later entrusted him with all of his own manuscripts as well as those of the Yismach Moshe in order to edit and print them; Rebbe Moshe David first printed the books Yitav Panim and Rav Tuv by his mother's father, the Yitav Lev, and he later edited and printed two new parts of the Yismach Moshe, on Neviim and Ketuvim and various other subjects, which were printed in 1906-1908. In 1882, he was appointed Av Beit Din of Magyarlápos (today: Târgu Lăpuș, Romania), and he served there for over fifty years. He established an important yeshiva in his city, numbering over a hundred students. He served as head of the Orthodox Bureau in Transylvania.
[1], 2-123; [1], 54, [1] leaves. Approx. 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Creases and tears, some of which reinforced with tape. New binding.
![Letter of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York: [26 Kislev], 1964.
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Letter of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York: [26 Kislev], 1964.
Scribal writing [apparently his attendant R. Yosef Ashkenazi], on the Rebbe’s official stationery: "Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Satmar and the region"; the letter contains the Rebbe’s signature as well as some words added in his handwriting.
Sent to R. Shlomo Eliezer Margaliot, on the occasion of the birth of a daughter. In his letter, the Rebbe blesses him with a Mazal Tov, and wishes him much satisfaction, for the daughter to be healthy, and to raise all their offspring with satisfaction and ease, signing “Yoel Teitelbaum”.
On the margins of the leaf, the Rebbe asks to relay his greetings and blessings to his father, the kabbalist R. Yeshayah Asher Zelig Margaliot.
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), one of the great leaders of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, and a pillar of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. Born in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), he was the son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov, and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, the Yitav Lev, who both served as rabbis of Sighet and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth for his sharpness and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. After marrying the daughter of Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Połaniec, he settled in Satmar (Satu Mare) and taught Torah and Chassidut to a select group of disciples and followers. He served as rabbi of Irshava (1911-1915, 1922-1926), Carei (from 1926) and Satmar (from 1934), managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. In 1944, he was rescued by the famous Kastner train, and after a journey through Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel, he reached the United States, where he reestablished Satmar Chassidut, which is one of the largest and most important Chassidic communities in the world today. In 1951 he was appointed president of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and in 1953 he was appointed rabbi of all the Ashkenazi communities by the Edah HaCharedit. A leading opponent of Zionism and the State of Israel, he led crucial battles for the preservation of the Jewish people’s character and holiness, fearful for the honor of the Torah and the future of faithful Jewry. He was renowned as an exceptionally charitable person; his door was open to the poor and his ear attentive to the needy from every stream of the Jewish people. An outstanding Torah scholar, he responded to many halachic queries, and his writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.
The recipient of the letter, R. Shlomo Eliezer Margaliot (1931-2002), son of the famous Jerusalem kabbalist R. Yeshayah Asher Zelig Margaliot (1894-1969).
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Light wear. Small marginal tear; repaired with tape to reverse.
![Letter densely filled with blessings by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York, [23 Cheshvan], 1960.
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Letter densely filled with blessings by Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York, [23 Cheshvan], 1960.
Scribal writing [probably his attendant R. Yosef Ashkenazi], on the Rebbe's official stationery: R. "Yoel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Satmar and the region"; the letter is signed by the Rebbe, with a few words added in his handwriting.
Sent to R. Tzvi Pinchas HaKohen Moskowitz, a faithful disciple and an enthusiastic follower of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar. In his letter, the Rebbe blesses him: "…I pray for God to send His word and heal him fully and speedily, and may he return to his full strength and power and may the Kohen return to his service at full health, and may he succeed in all his physical and spiritual matters, and may only good and kindness reside in your tents, and may he merit to be a bearer of good tidings always, as is his heart's desire and that of his friend in heart and soul who seeks his welfare with much love, Yoel Teitelbaum".
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.
The recipient of the letter, R. Tzvi Pinchas HaKohen Moskowitz (1905-1979), a disciple of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar in his youth and son-in-law of R. Natan Neta Glick of Satmar. He headed a yeshiva in Halmeu. He immigrated to Eretz Israel before the Holocaust and settled in the Katemon neighborhood in Jerusalem. He founded a Beit Midrash for Satmar Chassidim in the city. During the Holocaust, he was one of the most vigorous in his efforts to save the Rebbe and attain a visa for him to immigrate to Eretz Israel, and he greeted the Rebbe on the ship when he reached Eretz Israel.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds. Light wear. Inscriptions in pencil.
Letter written "at the command" of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar requesting a donation for purchase of a new building for the yeshiva and Talmud Torah near the house of the Rebbe in Williamsburg. Brooklyn, New York, "Isru Chag of Sukkot" (24 Tishrei), 1950.
Printed on official stationery of Rebbe "Yoel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Satmar and the region", and bearing the signature of the Rebbe's faithful secretary, R. Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Friedman, head of the Yitav Lev community and director of Satmar institutions in the United States (son-in-law by his first marriage of R. Shaul Brach, Av Beit Din of Košice).
Sent to the philanthropist R. Menachem Mendel Feder "at the command of the Rebbe". At the beginning of the letter, R. Lipa Friedman describes the development and expansion of the Satmar community and institutions, and the newfound need to purchase a place for the yeshiva and Talmud Torah: "Thank God we found a house at a comfortable price in the Rebbe's neighborhood [Williamsburg], so we decided to purchase it, but unfortunately few can comprehend the importance and urgency of the matter…".
R. Lipa adds that the Rebbe directed him to write to him personally and ask him to donate a "respectable sum for the purpose of purchasing the house". Likewise, he asks him to visit the Rebbe who is interested in speaking with him on the matter: "We would be very satisfied if he would take the time to visit the Rebbe to speak with him face to face about the whole matter, and also personally see the house that we bought and the students of the yeshiva – I am certain that he will be satisfied and that it will give him spiritual pleasure and make an unforgettable impression on him".
On the margins of the letter is a handwritten inscription (in pen), the reply of R. Menachem Mendel Feder who writes of his donation of 200 dollars for the cause: "Here attached is a check for 200 dollars for the holy yeshiva building – Respectfully, Menachem Mendel Feder".
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.
[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Folds and creases. Tears and light wear to the margins.
![Letter of blessing from Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York, [8 Tevet], 1963.
Printed on official stationer](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol50/69.jpg "Letter of Blessing from Rebbe Yoel of Satmar, Written \"At his Holy Com")
Letter of blessing from Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York, [8 Tevet], 1963.
Printed on official stationery of the "Secretary of the Satmar Rebbe", with details filled in in handwriting by the famed attendant R. Efraim Yosef Dov Ashkenazi. Sent to R. Yechiel son of Hinda(?), who attached a Pidyon Nefesh donation of 100 dollars to his letter to the Rebbe, "and he prayed for him and his household and blessed him with success and satisfaction from all his children, and may he merit to be a bearer of good tidings always – written and signed at the holy command seeking his welfare, Yosef Ashkenazi, attendant".
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.
R. Efraim Yosef Dov son of R. Shraga Feivish Ashkenazi (R. Yosel; 1911-2002), attendant and confidant of the Rebbe of Satmar for close to sixty years, and his close assistant in all communal matters. R. Yosef was a particularly astute Torah scholar, great in Chassidut and fear of God. During the Holocaust, R. Yosef accompanied the Rebbe on his journey in the famous Kastner rescue train, and later immigrated with him to Eretz Israel, and immigrated to the United States shortly thereafter. He was the owner of the Yerushalayim publishing house in Williamsburg. He edited his Rebbe's books in Halachah and Aggadah and published them (see his introduction to Responsa Divrei Yoel). Author of She'erit Yosef on the Torah.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5x14 cm. Good condition. Folds. Stains and light wear.
Letter handwritten and signed by R. Yosel Ashkenazi, famed attendant of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Brooklyn, New York, [29 Sivan], 1964. Yiddish.
Letter on official stationery of Rebbe "Yoel Teitelbaum, Av Beit Din of Satmar and the region", written and signed by "Yosef Ashkenazi – Gabbai". Sent to "Mrs. Zlotnik" [apparently, the widow Rebbetzin Zlotnik of Shaarei Chesed, sister-in-law of R. Eliyahu Zlotnik, dayan of the Edah HaCharedit in Jerusalem]. In his letter, R. Yosel Ashkenazi writes that the Rebbe received the Kvittel and Pidyon of 300 dollars she had sent, and prayed for her and blessed her with "salvation, for all your wishes to be fulfilled for good, with everything good".
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) was the youngest son of Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the Kedushat Yom Tov (1836-1904), and grandson of Rebbe Yekutiel Yehuda, the Yitav Lev (1808-1883), who both served as rabbis of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației) and were leaders of Chassidic Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was renowned from his youth as a leading Torah scholar of his generation, for his perspicacity and intellectual capacities, as well as for his holiness and outstanding purity. At a young age, he was appointed rabbi of Irshava. In 1925, he was appointed rabbi of Karoly (Carei; in place of R. Shaul Brach who went to serve as rabbi of Kashoi), and in 1934, of Satmar (Satu Mare). In all the places he served as rabbi, he also maintained a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of the faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. He was one of the founding pillars of the Torah world in the generation following the Holocaust. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to the United States, where he established the Satmar Chassidic community. He served as president of the Eda HaCharedit in Jerusalem, and as leader of Orthodox Jewry in the United States and throughout the world. His writings were published in dozens of books: VaYoel Moshe, Responsa Divrei Yoel, Divrei Yoel on the Torah and more.
R. Efraim Yosef Dov son of R. Shraga Feivish Ashkenazi (R. Yosel; 1911-2002), attendant and confidant of the Rebbe of Satmar for close to sixty years, and his close assistant in all communal matters. R. Yosef was a particularly astute Torah scholar, great in Chassidut and fear of God. During the Holocaust, R. Yosef accompanied the Rebbe on his journey in the famous Kastner rescue train, and later immigrated with him to Eretz Israel, and immigrated to the United States shortly thereafter. He was the owner of the Yerushalayim publishing house in Williamsburg. He edited his Rebbe's books in Halachah and Aggadah and published them (see his introduction to Responsa Divrei Yoel). Author of She'erit Yosef on the Torah.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folds.