Lengthy letter (two leaves, 4 pages, approx. 60 lines), handwritten and signed by Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Mayer-Teitelbaum of Sassov, after the passing of his first wife, Rebbetzin Chayah Roiza daughter of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Location and date not indicated. [New York, Nisan 1954].

Written on the Rebbe's official stationery, and addressed to his step-uncle in Jerusalem, Rebbe Yehudah Zundel Hager of Savran. He begins by blessing Rebbe Yehudah Zundel upon the marriage of his daughter Rebbetzin Matil [to R. Moshe Yosef Miletzky, later a dayan in Jerusalem].

The main part of the letter discusses the establishment of a gravestone for his wife, who had passed away a short time earlier, on 11th Cheshvan 1953, and was buried in Tiberias. He asks Rebbe Yehudah Zundel and his brother-in-law R. Aharon Bernstein to ensure "there is no slackness" among the Torah scholars studying in his wife's memory. He goes on to discuss the arrangements necessary for establishing the gravestone for the Rebbetzin, and the appropriate text and honorifics, and asks to receive the precise formula before its engraving.

The Rebbe continues with an announcement that R. Mordechai Williger would be sent as his representative to the unveiling of the gravestone and asks to have the gravestone ready by that time, and apologizes for not being able to do so himself.

He goes on to inquire about the payment to the Chevra Kadisha of Tiberias and to the Torah scholars of Jerusalem to study in her memory.

Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa goes on to discuss his home situation after the passing of his wife, which is being managed by "my daughter" [apparently referring to his half-sister Matil Mayer, who survived the Holocaust and was raised as his adopted daughter (see enclosed material)], and asks for help finding a match for her.

Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa concludes the letter with blessings for the upcoming holiday of Pesach, and with his signature.

Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa (Lipale) Mayer-Teitelbaum (1906-1966), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Mayer of Sassov-Keretsky and Rebbetzin Esther daughter of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet. Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa married his cousin Rebbetzin Chayah Roiza in Irshava in 1924, after which time he lived near his father-in-law and uncle and was his close assistant in directing the yeshivas in Irshava, Carei and Satmar. He served simultaneously as Rabbi of Szemihaly (Bűdszentmihály) and head of the Satmar Beit Din. Both husband and wife were active in rescue efforts for the Satmar Rebbe during the Holocaust. He later established the Yitav Lev yeshiva in Jerusalem, and served as rabbi in the Ohel Rachel Satmar Beit Midrash in Jerusalem. In 1946 he immigrated to the United States along with their father Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, where they lived until Rebbetzin Chayah Roiza's death, with no surviving children, on 14th Cheshvan 1953. Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa remarried in 1955 and reestablished Sassov Chassidut in the United States. In 1963 he returned to Eretz Israel and built the Yismach Moshe neighborhood, where his son Rebbe Yosef David Teitelbaum now serves as rabbi and rebbe.

[2] leaves (4 handwritten pages). Official stationery. 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Large dampstains and fading of ink. Folding marks. Wear and creases. Inscriptions in pen.

Eight letters handwritten and signed by Rebbe Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch, Rabbi of Helmetz (Kráľovský Chlmec; the "Helmetzer Rebbe"). Cleveland, United States and elsewhere. 1954-1963.

Addressed to R. Yosef Ashkenazi – attendant and confidant of Rebbe Yoel of Satmar for over fifty years.

The letters discuss various issues, including directives of the Satmar Rebbe regarding halachic issues, kosher food and mikveh issues in various countries; names to be mentioned in prayer; and other topics. Some of the letters also relate to purchase of books and mitzvah objects from R. Yosef Ashkenazi, including his own book Taharat Yom Tov, and other interesting topics.

Enclosed: A lengthy letter from his brother, R. Ytizchak Tzvi Deutsch, Rabbi of Vienna and Szendrő, who held a rabbinical position in Detroit in 1961, mainly discussing a mikvah established in Detroit at the instruction of the Rebbe of Satmar.

R. Chananiah Yom Tov Lipa Deutsch (1908-1990), senior Chassidic rabbi in the United States. Son of R. Shmuel Aharon Deutsch of Miskolc, author of Shem Aharon, and son-in-law of R. Meir Yosef Abeles, Av Beit Din of Nagysalló (Tekovské Lužany). Studied under the Levushei Mordechai during his youth. Served as Rabbi of several Hungarian and Slovakian communities. Moved to the United States in 1949, settling in Cleveland and later in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He was renowned for his expertise in mikvaot, and took action to improve the halachic standard of mikvaot in the United States and worldwide, together with his relative and teacher Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Corresponded with rabbis worldwide. Author of Taharat Yom Tov (20 parts).

His brother,
R. Yitzchak Tzvi Deutsch (1913-1987), a distinguished rabbi of the United States, disciple of the Levushei Mordechai and Rebbe Yoel of Satmar. After the Holocaust he served as Rabbi in Szendrő and Vienna, and in 1958 his teacher, the Rebbe of Satmar, appointed him rabbi of the Orthodox community of Detroit.

9 letters. Varying size and condition, good to fair. Mostly on official stationery.

Letter (approx. 9 lines) from Rebbe Shalom Moskowitz of Shotz. [London, February 1950].

Aerogram handwritten and signed (calligraphic signature) by Rebbe "Shalom Moskowitz of Shotz".

Addressed to R. Shneur Zalman Eilbaum in Safed, with a pound, apologizing for the small amount. He consoles him for his loss and gives him blessings for the coming holiday of Purim.

Rebbe Shalom Moskovitz of Shotz (1877-1958), a descendant of R. Michel of Zlotchov and R. Meir of Premishlan; foremost rebbe in the previous generation. He was proficient in all areas of Torah, and a great posek. In his youth, he was ordained by the Maharsham of Berezhany and even lived in his home for nine months to attend to him. He served G-d devotedly and was a kabbalist, known for working wonders by his awesome prayers, like a son beseeching his father. He was a disciple of the Rebbe of Shinova and the Belz rebbes. He served as Rabbi of Suceava from 1903, and he was the teacher of R. Meir Shapiro of Lublin, the founder of Daf Yomi.

From 1927, he served as rebbe in London. He authored many books on the Talmud, Torah, Chassidut and more. He was highly esteemed by the great rebbes of his generation and word of his greatness and holiness spread all over the world. His diligence was rare; he would study Torah for hours and hours, stopping only for meals or mitzvah purposes. At the same time, his London home was wide open and people from all circles came to seek his blessing, ask for guidance and request halachic rulings. In his will, he pledged to arouse Heavenly mercy upon anyone who would visit his gravesite, light two candles in his memory, and undertake to strengthen himself in a mitzvah or in Torah study (at his request, this promise is printed at his gravesite in three languages: Hebrew, Yiddish and English).

Aerogram. Approx. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Marginal tears. Reinforced with strips of tape.

Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, [29th Sivan] 1953.

Typewritten on official stationery, with signature of the Rebbe: "Shlomo Halberstam".

Addressed to the philanthropist R. Yechiel Reinhold. The Rebbe thanks him for his donation and blesses him with "bountiful life and peace and complete health… may you succeed in all your endeavors… with much happiness and wealth in great abundance… lengthy days and years… forever…".

Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov. Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.

The philanthropist R. Yechiel Reinhold (1881-1970) was a distinguished Bobov Chassid. Born in Sanz, he was a follower of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam the first of Bobov and his uncle Rebbe Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova.

[1] leaf, official stationery. Approx. 24 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.

Over thirty letters by Rebbe Menashe Klein ("HaKatan"), Rabbi of Anshei Liadi, dean of Beit Shearim yeshiva and Rabbi of Ungvar community. Brooklyn, New York, 1963-1977.

Lengthy responsa letters discussing various halachic topics, sent in answer to questions of R. Ephraim Greenblatt, author of Rivevot Efraim, then serving as rabbi in Memphis, Tennessee – a close disciple of R. Moshe Feinstein.

The letters are typewritten, with his handwritten signatures: "Menashe HaKatan", and many corrections, additions and deletions in his handwriting. Most letters feature his original signatures (in two letters, a photocopy of the original letter was originally sent).

Rebbe Menashe Klein ("HaKatan") of Ungvar (1923-2011), a leading American posek. Born in Ungvár (Uzhhorod) to a rabbinic family, descended from R. Amram Blum, author of Beit Shearim, Rabbi of Khust and Berettyóújfalu. He studied in the yeshiva of R. Yosef Elimelech Kahana, Rabbi of Ungvár, becoming one of his leading disciples. After surviving the Holocaust, he reached the United States, becoming an intimate associate of the Rebbe of Sanz-Klausenburg. He served as rabbi in the Anshei Liadi community in New York.

He became known as a leading posek who responded to halachic queries in all fields of Jewish law. He established the Beit Shearim yeshiva and Ungvar community in the United States, where he served as rebbe and rabbi, and later established Kiryat Ungvar in Jerusalem with a Beit Midrash, yeshiva and community offices. He is best known for his 19-part responsa series Mishneh Halachot.

36 letters, comprising 96 leaves. First leaf of letters on official stationery. Original signatures on 28 letters. Varying size and condition. Overall good condition.