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Lengthy letter, signed by the heads of the Diskin orphanage including the Geonim and rabbis of Jerusalem the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld and Rabbi Eliyahu Kletzkin of Lublin, expressing their gratitude for donations to the institution. Jerusalem, 1929.
On the official and original stationery of the Diskin Orphanage, a typewritten letter to the philanthropist Mrs. Dzenya H. Miller of Philadelphia, USA.
In the letter, the rabbis and heads of the institution express their gratitude for a donation of $100 for the poor of Jerusalem, the students of the orphanage and for widows, a sum that was added to a donation of $900 by her.
The great rabbis of Jerusalem write "May the Father of orphans bless you with strength and health, an abundance of blessing and good livelihood…".
The letter is signed by the managers of the institution Rabbi Dober Halevi Epstein and Rabbi Moshe Leib Bernstein and is stamped with the stamp of the institution. The presidents of the institution, the great rabbis of Jerusalem, added their handwritten signatures to the letter. The stamp of the Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Kletzkin also appears on the letter.
Maran the great Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld [1849-1932] a leading disciple of the Ketav Sofer and Rabbi Avraham Shag. The Rav and leader of Jerusalem, Mara DeAra DeYisroel and a great Gaon. Many of his compositions were published in recent years.
The great Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu Kletzkin [1852-1932] the Rav of Lublin and additional important communities. Authored many Sifrei Shut and Drush. In his old age, he immigrated to Jerusalem, where the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld appointed him the Rosh Yeshiva of Ohel Moshe and where he took part in public activities, signing broadsides and manifestos.
[1] official stationery. 31X24 cm. Fold marks. Slight wear and small tears. Stains. Good condition.
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