Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Letter from Rebbe Yisrael of Chortkov – Blessings for "Life, Health, Blessing, Success and Plentiful Livelihood"

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Letter from Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Chortkov. Vienna, Iyar 1924.
Written by a scribe, with the handwritten signature of the Rebbe: "Yisrael son of R. David Moshe".
In this letter, addressed to one of his Chassidim in the United States, the rebbe thanks for the money he sent as wedding gift for his granddaughter, and blesses him with an abundance of life, good health, blessing, success and plentiful livelihood, with fulfillment of all his wishes.
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Chortkov (1854-1933), grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin and prominent leader of Orthodox Jewry in the generation preceding the Holocaust.
[1] leaf. 23 cm. Very good condition. Minor stains and folding mark.
Chassidut – Letters, Proclamations and Manuscripts
Chassidut – Letters, Proclamations and Manuscripts