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Autographed Letter by Three Torah Giants of Jerusalem to Sir Moses Montefiore. Jerusalem, 1859

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Autographed Letter by Three Torah Giants of Jerusalem to Sir Moses Montefiore. Jerusalem, 1859

Heartfelt letter of blessings to the righteous Jewish philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore and confirmation of receipt of charity funds for the Ashkenazic congregation in Jerusalem via Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Mecklenburg.

This important letter is autographed by three of the most prominent Rabbis of Jerusalem of that era:

Rabbi Yeshaya BardakyRabbi Yeshaya BardakyRabbi Yeshaya Bardakyleader of the Ashkenazic Jewish community in Yerushalayim and a disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. He journeyed to Tzfas in 1810, but following the devastating earthquake that ravaged the city, settled in Yerushalayim where he stood at the forefront of the Ashkenazic community.

Rabbi Zundel Salant (1786–1865) was the prime disciple of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin who instilled him with the lessons that he had learned directly from his master the Vilna Gaon. Harav Yosef Zundel Salant thus became known as “Third [Generation] Mouth from the Gr”a.” He was the father-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Salant, future leader of the Jewish settlement in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Shmuel Salant (1816-1909) was the legendary Rav of Yerushalayim and leader of the Ashkenazic community for close to a half-century. He journeyed to the Holy Land in 1841 where he served in assorted spiritual leadership positions and directed myriad Torah and charity institutions in Jerusalem for seventy years.

Jerusalem. Adar II, 1859. Authored by scribe and autographed by the three Rabbanim listed above.
Page size: 22×19 cm. Thin, light blue paper. Thin, bluish paper. Good condition. Marginal tears and fold marks.

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