Printed receipt from an orphanage, completed in handwriting and signed by Rabbi "Yerucham ben Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin". Jerusalem, 18th of Tamuz 1909.
It is interesting to note that mentioned in the receipt is that the money has been received by "Rabbi Shmuel Salant" who died approximately 40 days after the date written on this letter, on the 29th of Av 1909.
Rabbi Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin (1845-1925), son and great disciple of the Maharil Diskin. Already at a young age, he was counted amongst the great Torah scholars of his generation but did not wish to serve in the rabbinate in spite of the many invitations he received from various communities. After the death of his father, the Maharil in 1998, the Jerusalem gaba'im asked him many times to immigrate to Eretz Israel and continue the activities of his esteemed father, but only in 1908 did he ascend to Jerusalem and head the Ohel Moshe Yeshiva and the orphanage founded by his father. After the death of Rabbi Shmuel Salant, Rabbi Yitzchak Yerucham and his companion Rabbi Chaim Berlin stood at the helm of the city's rabbis although they refused to receive an official appointment.
Approximately 25X14 cm. Good condition.