Letter on postcard, handwritten (over thirty lines) and signed by R. Akiva Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg. "Here, Tatra mountains", Tuesday, [Ki Tavo, 12th Elul] 1931 [with postmark: "Tatr. Lomnyca-Poprad", dated August 28, 1931].

Written in the resort town Lomnický-Poprad in the Tatras (northeastern Slovakia, on the Polish border), addressed to an important Torah scholar in Pressburg, R. Moshe David Roth. The Rabbi of Pressburg thanks him for his Torah letter, and offers him a blessing to study Torah with health and comfort as he wishes. He goes on to discuss the Torah topics brought up in the letter by R. Moshe David Roth, concluding that due to the lack of books at his current location, he would speak with him about the issue later in person, concluding with his signature, "your friend, Akiva son of R. S[imchah] B[unam] S[ofer]".

R. Akiva Sofer, Rabbi of Pressburg – author of Daat Sofer (1878-1960), son of R. Simchah Bunam, author of Shevet Sofer, son of the Ktav Sofer. Served for 33 years as Rabbi of Pressburg (Bratislava) and dean of the Pressburg yeshiva. In 1939 he traveled to his son in Lugano, Switzerland, and immigrated to Jerusalem during the Holocaust, where he established his yeshiva and community. He was a leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah.

The recipient of the letter, R. Moshe David Roth of Pressburg (1858-1936), was a disciple of the Shevet Sofer and R. Moshe Levinger of Vác. He studied Torah in Pressburg and was an expert in the laws of gittin, whose opinion was relied upon by the local Batei Din.

Postcard, 15X10.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing.