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Letter by Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf Tzitron Rava"d Dorog . In the midst of World War I. Dorog, 1915.
Letter by Av Beis Din of Dorog, Rabbi Ze’ev Wold Tzitron [Hungary], to the Rav of Basel, Rabbi Dr. Asher Michael (Arthur) Cohen, with a request to deliver an accompanying letter to London. Dorog, 04.08.1915.
[1] leaf, official stationery, German. Handwritten and signed by Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf Tzitron. In the letter, , Rabbi Tzitron thanks Rabbi Cohen for keeping in touch with the children of the Tzitron family in other countries. After not hearing from him for several months, Rabbi Tzitron asks Rabbi Cohen again to send a letter to Rabbi Schwartz in London.
Rabbi Ze’ev Wolf ben Rabbi Avraham Eliezer Tzitron (1857-1927), a disciple of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Panet of Deyzh and of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Weinberger of Kelinwarden. Married the daughter of the Av Beis Din and Admor of Dorog, the holy Rav Rabbi Shmuel Frankel, the author of Sefer Imrei Shefer. After his in-law’s passing, Rabbi Wolf succeeded him as Av Beis Din of Dorog, where he founded a yeshiva. Was famed for his knowledge of Shas and Poskim and as a Darshan and speaker. Author of Sefer Aggados Maharzatz. His many writing on Halacha and Aggadah were lost during the Holocaust.
Rabbi Dr. Asher Michael Arthur Cohen (1862-1926) a disciple of Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer. One of the leaders of Swiss Jewry, the first Rav of the Jewish community of Basel and one of the founders of Agudas Ysiroel. By his initiative, the first Zionist Congress took place in Basel in 1897. Was the in-law of Rabbi Naftali Karlibach.
Background: During World War I, when this letter was written, Hungary fought alongside Germany as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire against the United Kingdom, whereas Switzerland remained neutral and did not enter the war. Since it was impossible to send a letter directly from Hungary to the United Kingdom, Rabbi Tziron asked the Rav of Basel to send a letter to London for him.
Fold marks, slight wear to the edges of the leaf, minor aging stains, good condition.
Measurement: 29 CM
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