Letter from the great Gaon Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Halevi, with the Rabbonim of Jaffa, calling on philanthropists to support a precious “poor man, full of piety and worship, who has two aging daughters dependent on him”. Jaffa, 1903.
Handwritten by a scribe and signed by the leaders of ‘Kehal Adas Bnei Yisrael in Jaffa’: Rabbi Simcha Bunim Nawalsky, Betzalel Hakohen Lapin, and Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Halevi Rubinstein – Mashgiach in the ‘Sha’arei Torah’ Cheder in Jaffa.
[1] pg. with seal of the congregation and signatures of three honorable members. Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Halevi adds a few lines in his own hand, giving additional encouragement to help this poor man, and blessings for the donors, signs and stamps it.
Please see the Hebrew listing for biographical information on the various people mentioned here.
Fold mark. Stains. Fair-good condition.
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