1. Letter from Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Aub, Rabbi of Munich, to Rabbi Chaim Schwartz, Rabbi and Head of the Rabbinical Court of Hirben.
Munich, 1852. Mostly written in Judeo-German.
Rabbi Naftali Hirsch Aub (died 1875) served as Rabbi of Munich, a graduate of the Fürth Yeshiva and loyal follower of its path. He was a close disciple of Rabbi Avraham Binyamin Ze’ev (Wolf) Hamburg, head of the Fürth Yeshiva, a prominent rabbi of Ashkenaz, and author of Sha’ar HaZekeinim. Rabbi Aub continued the path of the Orthodox rabbis of Ashkenaz who opposed the Reform movement spreading at the time. One of his sermons, delivered at the inauguration of Munich’s main synagogue in 1826, was in German.
The recipient: Rabbi Chaim Schwartz, Rabbi of Hirben, who was ordained in 1827 by Rabbi Hillel Sontheim, Rabbi of Aschaffenburg. Rabbi Schwartz supported his younger brother Rabbi Yosef Schwartz in many ways, including providing financial support for his family in Jerusalem and helping publish and distribute his sefrorim abroad.
2. Responsa letter from Rabbi Raphael Ber Yitzchak Segal Brilles of Greifenberg to his teacher, Rabbi Eliyahu, Rabbi of Greiditz.
Greifenberg, 1864.
2 pages, 23 cm.
3. Responsa letter from Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro of Romin or Romik, currently in Batishan, to Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson, Rabbi of Lviv.
Batishan, 1873.
4. Letter in Torah matters from Rabbi Chaim Shimon Yehuda Herenson, Rabbi of Kletzk, to Rabbi Mordechai Friedman in Mezeritch.
Kletzk, 1883. Written during the lifetime of his father, Rabbi Shalom Dov Herenson, Rabbi of Kletzk.
3 pages, 21 cm.
5. On the reverse side, a letter from Rabbi Yaakov Natan Neta Handelsman, Dayan in Kletzk.
1 page, 21 cm.
6. Letter from Rabbi Mordechai Eliasberg, Rabbi of Bauska.
Rabbi Mordechai Eliasberg (1817-1890), Rabbi and Head of the Rabbinical Court of Bauska, was a prominent Torah scholar beloved for his integrity and dedication.
Bauska, 1889.
7. Recommendation letter from Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchak Drozd, Rabbi of Shavli.
Shavli, 1893?
2 pages, 21 cm.
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchak Drozd (1827-1904) was a student of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter in Vilna. In 1848, he became Rabbi of Shavli, his birthplace. He was one of the rabbis who helped establish the Zionist movement and the Mizrachi movement with Rabbi Reines.
8. Letter in Torah matters from Rabbi Yaakov Wilentzik, Rabbi of Pukeliai, to Rabbi Yosef Zecharia Stern, Rabbi of Shavel.
Pukeliai, 1901.
Rabbi Yaakov Wilentzik, born in 1852, authored Daltey Teshuvah and served as Rabbi of Pukeliai. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Natanson.
4 pages, 20 cm.
9. Letter in Torah matters from Rabbi Yehuda Hanochi, Rabbi of Tchekhnavtsi [Perstadt], to Rabbi Eliezer Rabinowitz, Rabbi of Minsk.
Tchekhnavtsi, 1907.
Rabbi Yehuda Hanochi was an ancestor of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel of Mir.
The Recipient: The renowned Rabbi Eliezer Rabinowitz (1859-1924), one of the prominent Torah scholars of his generation. Known as the “Prodigy of Kyiv, ” he studied in Slutsk with the Beis Halevi and in the Volozhin Yeshiva. He later served as Rabbi of Minsk and became widely respected for his wisdom and judicial acumen.
4 pages, 20.5 cm.
10. Postcard from Rabbi Meir Shalom Schaderowitzki of Bialystok, using letterhead of his father, Rabbi Meir Shalom Schaderowitzki.
Balystok, 1927.
Rabbi Shmuel Aharon Schaderovitzki (1908-1978) was a leader of Agudath Israel in Israel and deputy head of the religious council in Tel Aviv. Before immigrating to Israel, he was close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski.
11. Letter from Rabbi Avraham Ze’ev Bernstein, Rabbi of Ananiev, son of Rabbi Yitzchak, Mo”tz of Linitz. Letter requesting the dispatch of etrogim.
Ananiev, 1928
Rabbi Avraham Ze’ev Bernstein served as Rabbi in Linitz (1897-1908) and later in Ananiev.
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