A long letter handwritten and signed by the Lublin Rebbe, Rebbe Alter Azriel Meir Eiger. Otwock, 1935.
An interesting letter in regard to charity. Apparently, from the content of the letter, the Rebbe was disappointed that a prominent person ignored an urgent plea for charity and he sent the recipient of the letter to rebuke him in the Rebbe's name and tell him that: "… Such an important charity, even a thought to give is as if he promised to contribute and he should not cause dishonor and distress to the important woman, the daughter of such a holy Torah scholar. Without any excuses, he should immediately send a fitting amount of money to honor this great mitzvah".
At the end of the letter he writes: "Also please let me know what is in the mind of our dear friends about a place of gathering for the Chassidim, which is included in the mitzvah of building a temple to be practiced in all generations".
Rebbe Alter Azriel Meir Eiger (1873-1941), the son of Rebbe Avraham Eiger of Lublin. He was raised and educated by his grandfather, Rebbe Leib'le Eiger of Lublin. He was great in Torah and loving-kindness. From 1917, he served as rebbe in Pulav (near Lublin) and in Warsaw. He is the author of booklets on the prohibition of interest and the book Avnei Zicharon on the Talmud. He perished in the holocaust. See attached material about him.
2 pages, 19.5 cm. Dry paper, good-fair condition, slight wear in paper folds.