Letter on postcard, handwritten and signed by Rebbe Avraham Abish Horowitz, Rabbi of Carei, a rebbe of the Melitz-Ropshitz dynasty and son-in-law of the second rebbe of Spinka, the Chakal Yitzchak. Carei, [1939]. Yiddish.

Stamp of R. "Avraham Abish Horowitz of Melitz" on the reverse side of the leaf, and a letter handwritten and signed by R. Yitzchak Horowitz of Brooklyn, writing that he received the letter from his brother, signing his name.
The Rebbe writes to the philanthropist Feiga Gurfinkel of the United States that he received her letter and the pidyon she had sent through the bank (which had taken a two-thirds fee from the money). He writes at the end of the letter that he thanks her for the money and prays for the soul of her husband R. Yisrael Yitzchak, her father R. Anshel and her mother Esther.

R. Avraham Abish (Abishel) Horowitz, Rabbi of Carei (1897-1944, perished in the Holocaust), son of Rebbe Naftali Horowitz of Melitz (1845-1915) and son-in-law of the Chakal Yitzchak of Spinka. During World War I, he served in his father-in-law's position as Rabbi of Spinka. In 1934 he was appointed Rabbi of Carei, a position previously held by Rebbe Yoel of Satmar. R. Abishel founded a large yeshiva, Beit Avraham, numbering about a hundred students, most from the Maramureș region. His two sons served as Rebbes of Spinka in the United States and Bnei Brak.

His brother, R. Yitzchak Horowitz (ca. 1902-1978), served as Rabbi in Ozeriany and Kipochov, Volhynia. After World War I he immigrated to the United States and served as rabbi in New York and Cleveland, later returning to New York to serve as Rebbe of Melitz.

Official postcard. 14X11 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases and wear. Open tear to corner of postcard.

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