1-2. A long letter from his brother-in-law, the scholar Rabbi Mordechai Kalonymus of Pakszewnica, 1925.

3. A letter containing Chabad Chassidic teachings from his nephew, Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov. Warsaw, 1934.

4. A letter from Rabbi Yechiel Zuckerman, son of Rabbi Kalman Zuckerman, Av Beit Din of Yablonov, and son-in-law of the Rabbi of Berezhna. Kolomyia, 1938.

5. A letter from his brother-in-law, the distinguished Rabbi Yitzchak Meir of Stavnitz, 1927.

6. A letter from Rabbi Menachem Mendel Frankel of Jerusalem, 1928.

7. A postcard from Rabbi Eliezer Parnes of Gorlice regarding attempts to rescue his son, Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Parnes.

8. A postcard from his nephew, Rabbi Yitzchak Moshe Ziegler of Kraków-Podgórze, 1935.

9. A postcard from Rabbi Mordechai David Weinstock of Jerusalem, 1935.

The recipient, Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Halberstam-Rotenberg of Sanz-Widislaw: [1881–1957], a descendant of the saintly lineage of Sanz and Kshanov through his father, Rebbi Aharon of Biala-Bielitz, and his grandfather, Rebbi Yosef Zev of Kshanov, son of Rebbi Chaim of Sanz. Through his mother, he was also a grandson of Rebbi Alter Chaim of Wolbrom, adopting the family name Rotenberg in his honor. Rebbi Menachem Binyamin was descended from the great tzaddikim of Ropshitz, Sanz, Or LaShamayim, Belz, and Apta. He later emigrated to the United States, where he led his community and served as president of the Council of American Rebbes.

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Collection of Letters from the Family of the Admor Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam

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