Two handwritten leaves - receipts of funds sent for WWII survivors living in Arad, Romania, addressed to Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz. Each leaf is signed by approx. 25 survivors, including Rebbe Meshulam Feish Segal Lőwy of Tosh (signed in his youth). Arad, Romania [1945-1946].
One receipt was written on the official stationery of the "Histadrut Agudath Israel in Romania, Arad branch".
Both leafs begin: "The names of the G-d fearing survivors who received assistance and support from the rabbi of Vizhnitz". This is followed by the signatures of survivors (25 signatures on one leaf and 26 signatures on the second), alongside the sum they each received.
The second signatory on both leafs is Rebbe Meshulam Feish Lőwy of Tosh: "The student Meshulam Feish Segal grandson of the Tzaddik of Tosh".
The signatories include sons and grandsons of Hungarian rabbis and rebbes, including: "Avraham Fränkel MiBach [=MiBeit Chalfan] grandson of the Tzaddik of Dorog"; "Yehuda Leib Fränkel MiBach grandson of R. Shmuel Frankel of Dorog"; "The student Yitzchak Ehrenfeld son of the rabbi of Mishkoltz", "Eliezer Weiss grandson of the Tzaddik of Félegyháza", "Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer son of R. Moshe Sofer of Erloi" and others.
The background of this document: As WWII came to an end and after it, thousands of refugees gathered in Arad, Romania (south Transylvania), including rabbis and rebbes. In the summer of 1944, Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz the Imrei Chaim fled to Arad for a short period, later continuing on to Bucharest and finally returning to his town Grosswardein (Oradea). Throughout the war and after it, "he collected funds to release prisoners and helped people in their times of distress" (Kedosh Yisrael, II, p. 572). These receipts documents the activities of the Rebbe, through the local branch of Agudath Israel, in offering the refugees financial assistance. The receipts was sent to the rebbe in 1945 or 1946, while the rebbe was residing in Bucharest or Grosswardein.
Rebbe Meshulam Feish Segal Lőwy, Rebbe of Tosh (1922-2015), son of R. Mordechai Demecser, grandson of R. Mehsulam Feish Lőwy of Tosh (the first). After the Holocaust, he stayed in the Edelsberg DP camp in Romania. In his wanderings following the Holocaust, he resided for a while in Arad, where he was hosted by R. Ze'ev Wolf Mutzen (Sefat Chaim, Jerusalem 2018, Cheshvan, p. 36). In 1951, he reached Montreal, Canada, where he founded the Beit HaLevi enclave of Tosh Chassidim in 1963. He was renowned for his lengthy prayers and his exceptional passion in his worship of G-d. Many would flock to spend the Shabbat in his presence, including leading Chassidic figures from the United States and Canada. His teachings were published in Avodat Avoda.
[2] leaves. Approx. 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear. Tears, slightly affecting text. Folding marks.

Three letters signed by Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz. Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv, 1948-1954.
• Letter of wedding congratulations, addressed to R. Yosef Adler Rabbi of Turda. Bnei Brak, Tammuz 1953.
• Letter to the Knesset member, R. Zalman Yankelevich (Ben-Yaakov), requesting he interced before the American consul, on behalf of Mrs. "Chawa Kozicki", the Rebbe's niece. Bnei Brak, Kislev 1954.
• Printed invitation, to the wedding of the Rebbe's daughter, Rebbetzin Sheva Bracha Ernster. On the verso, a typewritten letter, with the handwritten signature of the Rebbe: "Chaim Meir son of R. Y.". [Tel Aviv, Adar II 1948].
Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager, author of Imrei Chaim (1888-1972), son and successor of the Ahavat Yisrael of Vizhnitz. In 1944, he escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Eretz Israel. Following the Holocaust, he returned to Grosswardein (Oradea), moving in 1947 to Antwerp and then Tel Aviv. He established the Kiryat Vizhnitz neighborhood in Bnei Brak, rebuilt the Vizhnitz Chassidic dynasty, and set up its institutions. He was one of the leaders of Orthodox Jewry in Eretz Israel, and a member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah. His teachings were published in the Imrei Chaim series.
3 letters, two of them on official stationery, and the third on the verso of a printed wedding invitation. Size and condition vary. Dampstains. Wear and tears.

Lengthy letter (2 pages, 28 lines), handwritten and signed by Rebbe Eliezer Zusia Portugal of Skulen. [Place and date not indicated].
Halachic query pertaining to the laws of salting, addressed to a rabbi - "Our teacher, the great Torah scholar, the rabbi" (the recipient of the letter was not identified). The rebbe discusses halachic topics pertaining to a question which arose in his home while salting poultry. He concludes the letter: "…therefore our rabbi should teach us the Halacha applicable in this case. With the blessings of the eternal Torah and for the salvation of the Jewish people. His close friend, E. Zusia son of R. Y.A. Portugal".
R. Eliezer Zusia Portugal - Rebbe of Skulen (1897-1982), son and successor of R. Yisrael Avraham Rabbi of Skulen (Sculeni). During WWII, he worked tirelessly to rescue Polish refugees. Following the Holocaust, he settled in Bucharest, and fought staunchly on behalf of Romanian Jewry under the Communist rule. Dozens of orphans, whom he rescued from the heretical education provided by the government, where raised in his home like his own children, and he later smuggled them to other countries. When he himself was compelled to escape, he settled in the United States where he earned the renown of a leading Rebbe. He established the Chessed L'Avraham - Skulen network of orphanages and educational institutes. He engaged extensively in charity and acts of kindness, and expended great effort in saving Jewish lives.
[1] leaf (written on both sides). 18.5X21 cm. Good condition. Marginal wear and minor tears.

Two letters from Rebbe Meshulam Zusia Twersky of Loiev-Chernobyl:
• Letter of gratitude for financial support, handwritten and signed by Rebbe Meshulam Zusia Twersky of Loiev-Chernobyl, addressed to his relative Rebbe Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin-Halberstam of Tzieshinov-Brooklyn. Jerusalem, Sivan 1955.
The Rebbe begins by reporting: "I received his precious letter with congratulations for the bar mitzva of my son" (his son, the current Rebbe of Chernobyl), and further blesses: "May G-d help that you merit to celebrate the joyous occasions of your sons… to raise them to Torah, wedding and good deeds, and much satisfaction and fullness of joys".
[1] leaf. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor marginal tears (not affecting text). Folding marks and creases.
• Letter of gratitude for financial support, handwritten and signed by Rebbe Meshulam Zusia Twersky of Loiev-Chernobyl, addressed to his relative Rebbe Shalom Yechezkel Shraga Rubin-Halberstam of Tzieshinov-Brooklyn. Bnei Brak, Iyar 1960.
In his letter, the Rebbe blesses: "May you be blessed, together with your entire household, with good health and an abundance of blessing and success, and may you merit to reap much satisfaction and fullness of joys".
Further in the letter, the Rebbe reports to his relative of sensitive internal affairs taking place in the Belz court in those day, including: "Regarding the Belz Torah thoughts which were published, some Chassidim are raising their objection to this, since they have never before been published, and the Rebbe (presumably referring to Rebbe Aharon, who passed away in 1957) was particular in this regard".
Aerogram. 28 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears (not affecting text). Folding marks.
Rebbe Meshulam Zusia Twersky of Loiev-Chernobyl (1910-1988), a scion of an illustrious lineage of prominent Tzaddikim: on his father's side, he descended from the Chernobyl dynasty, and from his mother's side, of the Sanz and Belz dynasties. His mother was the daughter of Rebbe Yitzchak Yeshaya Halberstam of Chechiav - son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, and great-granddaughter of Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz. In 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and studied for two years in Jerusalem, in the Merkaz HaRav yeshiva. In 1936, he travelled to Poland to spend the next three years with his grandfather R. Yeshaya of Chechiav. In 1939, he returned to Jerusalem, and married the daughter of the Rebbe of Stretin. Following the Holocaust, he was appointed Rebbe of Chernobyl. He combined in his leadership the style and conduct of Sanz which he absorbed from his illustrious grandfather, and many Sanz-Chechiav Chassidim accepted his authority. In 1959, he moved to Bnei Brak, where he opened the Sanz Beit Midrash. Following the arrival of the Shefa Chaim, Rebbe of Sanz-Klausenburg to Eretz Israel, R. Meshulam Zusia humbly handed over to his leadership the Beit Midrash which he had established. His sons are the current rebbes of Chernobyl, and his prominent son-in-law is R. Yisrael Hager, current Rebbe of Vizhnitz.

Printed membership form of the "Agudath Yisrael Union in Eretz Israel". Details handwritten and signed by Rebbe Pinchas Menachem Alter Rebbe of Ger, who was one of the leaders of Agudath Yisrael at that time, and dean of the Sfat Emet yeshiva. Kislev 1972.
In his personal details, the Rebbe wrote that he was born in 1926 to Rebbe "R. Avraham Mordechai", his children study in the "Ger boys' school and yeshivot", he is subscribed to the Hamodia newspaper, and he belongs to the Jerusalem branch of Agudath Yisrael. At the end of the form, comments and signatures of the members of the "Acceptance committee", who note that the rabbi is a "Member of the (limited) National Center", pays membership fees and receives the Kol Yisrael newspaper.
The Pnei Menachem - R. Pinchas Menachem Alter Rebbe of Ger (1926-1996), youngest son of the Imrei Emet of Ger. A holy and outstanding Torah scholar, he served as dean of the Sfat Emet yeshiva in Jerualem. A member of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, he was very active in communal matters, and served on the board of directors of Agudath Yisrael institutions. Following the passing of his brothers, the Beit Yisrael and Lev Simcha of Ger, he was appointed Rebbe and assumed the mantle of leadership, until his sudden passing on Motzaei Purim 1996.
[1] leaf. Approx. 22 cm. Good condition.